In late 2013 Meritain filed a Richmond County Superior Court lawsuit against the city after Blue Cross Blue Shield was awarded the contract with an annual estimated value of $20 million. The change gave Blue Cross Blue Shield an unfair advantage over Meritain, which until that point was deemed the best company for the job, Roper found. City commissioners again…
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July 29– A woman wading in Ashland Creek above Lithia Park suffered fractured vertebrae and ribs and a punctured lung after a tree branch fell on her. Christine Boyd, who lives near Sams Valley, was recently released from the hospital after undergoing surgery to fuse vertebrae following the July 19 accident at Ashland Creek’s Fairy Pools. The remote pools are…
July 28– In Illinois, heroin addiction is a growing problem. Today, towns such as: Stewardson, Beecher City, Altamont, St. Elmo, Herrick and Cowden to name a few, have joined traditional larger cities like Decatur and Springfield where exposure to heroin use is commonly known. Powder, tar-like or hard are the preferred and most common forms of heroin available for sale…
July 29– A Beckley Correctional Center inmate who escaped in May, but was recaptured last week after riding a bicycle with no tail light reflectors, may be facing more charges including first-degree arson. Chad Edward Cook, 40, who was recaptured on July 20 in Roanoke, Va., after being on the run since May 23, is among four Mountain State residents accused of…
The volunteer project is a collaboration among the Times-Union, the University of North Florida, the United Way of Northeast Florida and HandsOn Jacksonville. The award is given to companies of various sizes that demonstrate an outstanding year-long commitment to volunteerism, an increase in employee engagement, and a dedication to increased…
July 29– A district judge ordered a bonding company to forfeit the $10,000 surety it posted for a man released on bond after neither the man nor a representative from the bonding company appeared for a hearing Monday in Des Moines County District Court. District Judge Michael Schilling ordered Free Bird Bailbonds and its insurer, Universal Fire and Casualty…
Bail Hotline is the fastest growing bail bonds company in all of California, with a robust organizational structure that allows it to serve an ever-expanding population of clients–thousands of people and families every month. Already the company has 32 locations and more than 300 employees, plus an around-the-clock service line. “Our sophisticated…
July 29– WATERLOO– The city has settled legal claims brought by a longtime Center for the Arts employee fired in April. The Waterloo City Council voted 6-0 Monday to approve an agreement with Mike Guild, who worked for 34 years as facilities manager at the arts center before he was fired for reasons which have not been disclosed. Guild’s firing April 21 prompted…
July 29– Ventura, Calif.– County Executive Officer Mike Powers’ pay is set to go up $30,000 to almost $270,000 if the Board of Supervisors approves a new contract Tuesday. Powers, 51, of Ventura, is being recommended for a 7 percent increase in base pay by board Chairman Steve Bennett. Bennett tied his recommendation to Powers’ performance, not comparisons showing the…
July 29– CHESAPEAKE– A jury awarded $150,000 last week to a former employee of a Chesapeake animal hospital who was mauled at work three years ago by a Rottweiler. Erinn Booth Dukeman, formerly of Hickory Veterinary Hospital, claimed David Dixon and his wife, Gretchen, did not do enough March 25, 2011, to protect her from their dog, Harley. According to documents filed…
July 29– TOMPKINSVILLE– Tompkinsville City Commissioners have hired a new city clerk. Leslie Page of Tompkinsville was hired by the commission during their July 24 regular monthly meeting. Page fills a vacancy left by John Buford of Celina, Tenn. who was terminated in June after having worked as city clerk since October 2013.
–Genworth Financial, Inc. today announced that James R. Boyle, the company’s executive vice president and chief executive officer of its U.S. Life Insurance Division, is leaving Genworth. Tom McInerney, Genworth president and chief executive officer, will also serve as CEO of the U.S.
So are most of the hundreds of thousands of items that once were packed into Porter Furniture’s Columbia Avenue store. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, said John A. Porter, who worked with his father, John L. Porter, and brother, David A. Porter, in the business for decades. The brothers closed the 626 Columbia Ave. store at the end of 2010 after their father, the founder,…
The Board of Governors of the State Bar of Nevada has reappointed Holland& Hart LLP’ s Connie Akridge to serve as a trustee of the Nevada Bar Foundation. Akridge served as President of the State Bar of Nevada from 2011-2012.. About the Nevada Bar Foundation The Nevada Bar Foundation is established by the State Bar of Nevada as a 501 (c) non-profit organization,…
About his claim of malnourishment in particular, he should read PA Department of Corrections Policy Number DC-ADM 610, Food Service. Two of the three meals will be hot meals that satisfy the nutritional requirements of the facility population, as established by the National Academy of Sciences and the Department’s Food Service Procedures Manual; and,…
The private Lancaster Farmland Trust is considering legal options to try to protect preserved farm owners in Lancaster County against a proposed 35- mile natural gas pipeline. Some 53 farms in Lancaster County preserved by the trust or the Lancaster County Agricultural Preserve Board were impacted by the Central Penn Line South’s original route.
BMW is the first one to publically announce their plans this year. BWM Car Insurance will then offer the drivers of these cars one of two further insurance products: BMW FlexiMile and BMW Car Insurance– Unlimited miles. There has been much debate over the nature that these automaker relationships will take, with many insurance carriers concerned about…
This is Monica Wehby’s amiable response to people who wonder whether she will be able to bear the pressures of office if she wins her race as a Republican Senate candidate. “She is trying to take a Senate seat from freshman Democrat Jeff Merkley, who was elected in 2008 with 49 percent of the vote when Barack Obama carried the state with 57 percent.
Steve Paddon joins the firm as Head of Institutional and Ned Dane joins as Head of Private Client, Trust Bank& Family Office. Before that, Paddon led Institutional Sales and Relationship Management for the Americas at Credit Suisse Asset Management. He also held leadership roles with State Street Research& Management and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
