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News roundup: Louisiana ban on switchblades could be lifted … Court rules ExxonMobil must provide documents in climate ...

On the books: Louisiana would remove its little-known ban on switchblade knives from the books if the Senate agrees to a bill that won overwhelming support in the House. Lawmakers voted 83-0 today for the proposal by Rep. Mark Wright, R-Covington. Current …

Harvey victims turn to crowdfunding for recovery help

She lived through Hurricane Rita in 2005. She lived through Hurricane Ike three years later. But never has she experienced waters like what Hurricane Harvey brought down on her Friendswood, Texas rental home this week. The initial rainfall wasn't too …

Donate to Louisiana flood victims, and you could win a trip to Las Vegas to meet Britney Spears

× Donate to Louisiana flood victims, and you could win a trip to Las Vegas to meet Britney Spears Louisiana’s own Britney Spears is teaming up with Live Nation and a crowdfunding website to help the Louisiana School Boards Association rebuild their …

Celebs raise millions in crowdfunding to help Harvey relief - CNET

The Houston Texans' JJ Watt has raised more than $14 million for Hurricane Harvey relief.   Bob Levey / Getty Images Football star JJ Watt is known as a crowd pleaser, and now he's directing that popularity to help victims of Hurricane Harvey. …

DonorsChoose Unveils Recovery Fund to Help Texas & Louisiana Teachers Rebuild Classrooms Affected by Hurricane Harvey

August 29, 2017 @ 8:57 am By Samantha Hurst On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform for classrooms DonorsChoose announced the launch of its Hurricane Harvey Recovery Fund, which is aiming to help Texas and Louisiana teachers that are affected by the devastating …

GoFundMe reaches out to Louisiana officials amid threat of Hurricane Harvey

GoFundMe's security team has reached out to state officials in Louisiana and Texas, in anticipation of the landfall of Hurricane Harvey later this week, which could spawn several fundraising causes. "Our giving community always steps up in times …

Elio Motors Faces $545,000 Fine, Charged by State of Louisiana for Operating without a License

July 19, 2017 @ 10:24 pm By JD Alois   The heat is rising for Elio Motors  (OTCQX: ELIO) as the State of Louisiana has fined the aspiring vehicle company $545,000.  The Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission has accused Elio Motors of operating as a …

Louisiana girl, on mission to hug officers in 50 states, visits Ferguson

FERGUSON • A girl who has made it her mission to hug a police officer in all 50 states made it to Ferguson Thursday morning to show police officers here some love. Rosalyn Baldwin, 7, of Hammond, La., started the mission after officers were killed in …

College students use crowdfunding for tuition

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - College students are turning to the internet for tuition assistance. Nationwide since 2014, students have raised $60 million on the crowdfunding website GoFundMe. "I have seen a number of projects on GoFundMe that I thought …

Louisiana flair, Jersey coolness at new bakery bistro in Trenton

TRENTON -- How does a New Orleans native who went to college in Washington D.C. end up making pastries, pralines and mango chicken waffles in an old nightclub near downtown Trenton? "My wife," chef Bert Dumas said Thursday after closing up his …

Louisiana Kreutz's Quaker Oaths

Embarking on a long road trip with an estranged spouse falls directly under the "nope" category, right next to asking for every wedding guest's signed approval for divorce. But that cringeworthy hypothetical is precisely what inspired …

Britney Spears raffling off VMA outfit to help raise money for home state Louisiana amid flood relief 

Ten dollars can get fans a piece of Britney Spears’ wardrobe. The pop star has joined a growing list of celebs using their star power to aid with flood relief efforts in Louisiana. Spears will soon give back to her home state, offering donors a chance to …

Britney Spears raffling off VMA outfit to help Louisiana

Ten dollars can get fans a piece of Britney Spears’ wardrobe. The pop star has joined a growing list of celebs using their star power to aid with flood relief efforts in Louisiana. Spears will soon give back to her home state, offering donors a chance to …

Crowdfunding classrooms: Teachers increasingly solicit online

PHILADELPHIA — Paper? Pencils? Laptops? Robots? Teachers are increasingly relying on crowdfunding efforts to stock their classrooms with both the mundane and sometimes big-ticket items. Contributions to education campaigns have climbed on GoFundMe and …

More Teachers Turn To Crowdfunding For Supplies

Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Paper? Pencils? Laptops? Robots? Teachers are increasingly relying on crowdfunding efforts to stock their classrooms with both the mundane and sometimes big-ticket items. Contributions to education …

Beware fake charities, crowdfunding campaigns, especially in times of disaster

Giving to charity is a great way to help others, but there’s growing concern about fake charities, especially after events like the Orlando shooting and massive flooding in Louisiana. In times of need, humanity is often at its best with people giving both …

BBB: Tips for donating to Louisiana flood victims

BBB offers tips for those interested in donating to help victims of the recent flooding in Louisiana. The Louisiana Governor's office reports that over 12,000 people have gone to shelters in Southern Louisiana and thousands more are currently …

Crowdfunding Just Got More Exciting With SEC Regulation A+: Elio Motors Leads Pack

Kickstarter partly created the crowdfunding phenomenon that many product designers, inventors, and startups love. This trend of offering a soon-to-be-made product to the crowd, or consumers at large, continues to take the world by storm. The wind behind …

Feldman's Wife Reveals Truth Behind Death Threats and Pedophile Crusade

It's been a crazy couple of months for Hollywood in general. Especially this past week. Just as the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal seemed to be simmering down, the heat was turned up higher than ever, with several big name individuals in …

Financial Corporate Performance Management Solution Market Strategy Analysis, Technology Aspects – Forecast to 2023

Financial Corporate Performance Management Solution Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2017 - 2023 HOUSTON, UNITED STATES, April 25, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Financial corporate performance management …

Business Analytics Software Market Deployment Model, Application, Technological Advancements – Global Forecast to 2023

HOUSTON, UNITED STATES, April 25, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Business analytics software helps in interpretation and analysis of business data through continuous exploration and investigation of historical business performance to gain decisive …

Incredible Possibilities of Financial Services Cyber Security Systems And Service Market to Achieve CAGR of +14% By 2023

Financial Services Cybersecurity Systems and Services Market, End User - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast to 2023 HOUSTON, UNITED STATES, April 25, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Global Financial Services cyber …

BIG Blockchain Intelligence Group Inc. ("BIG") Enters Into Reseller Agreement with SHS VIVEON AG

BIG Blockchain Intelligence Group Enters Into Reseller Agreement with SHS VIVEON, for BIG's Cryptocurrency Transaction Risk-Scoring Service: BitRank VerifiedTM Big Blockchain Intelligence Group Inc. (OTCMKTS:BBKCF) VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, …

House Monetary Policy Committee Member Questions Treasury and Fed about Their Gold Activities

Representative Alex Mooney asks questions of the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve about America's gold and the Fed's policies of inflation targeting. WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES, April 25, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A Member of …

Global Ship Loading/Unloading Systems Market 2018 Share, Trend, Segmentation And Forecast To 2023

Ship Loading/Unloading Systems -Market Demand, Growth, Opportunities and Analysis Of Top Key Player Forecast To 2023 PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, April 25, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Ship Loading/Unloading Systems Industry Description …

Global Smart Gensets Market 2018 Share, Trend, Segmentation And Forecast To 2023

Smart Gensets -Market Demand, Growth, Opportunities and Analysis Of Top Key Player Forecast To 2023 PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, April 25, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Smart Gensets Industry Description Wiseguyreports.Com Adds “Smart Gensets …

Companies Get Creative To Win Back Trust

New Actor-in-Residence program helping companies build cultures of trust through authentic communication MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, April 25, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In a climate where trust in organisations is severely lacking and claims of ‘ …

Western Canadian Cannabis Use: Proprietary Study Indicates Half of Western Canadians Are Cannabis Users, Lapsed Users, ...

EDMONTON, Alberta, April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Modern Leaf, an industry leading cannabis education and e-commerce platform, recently commissioned a research study of 2,005 Western Canadians from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. …

Sundance Energy Australia Limited Announces Acquisition of Eagle Ford Assets, Equity Raise and Debt Refinancing

DENVER, April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sundance Energy Australia Limited (ASX:SEA) (NASDAQ:SNDE) (“Sundance” or the “Company”), a U.S. onshore oil and gas exploration and production company focused in the Eagle Ford in South Texas is pleased to …

Halitron, Inc. (OTC Pink: HAON) Lands 425+ Store Retail Account – Audit & Up list to OTCQB

Halitron is forecasting year-over-year sales growth and cost reductions. Halitron, Inc. (OTCMKTS:HAON) MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA, April 25, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- (EmergingGrowth.com NewsWire) – EmergingGrowth.com, a leading independent small …

Methanex Corporation – Notice of Cash Dividend

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX) (NASDAQ:MEOH) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.33 per share. The dividend will be payable on June 30, 2018 …

Student Transportation Obtains Final Order Approving Plan of Arrangement

TORONTO, April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Student Transportation Inc. (TSX:STB) (NASDAQ:STB) (“STI” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has obtained a final court order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving its previously …

The DevOps Agile Skills Association (DASA) Announce two DASA Ambassadors for Finland and the Nordics.

Enterprises globally are embracing the DASA DevOps Competence Model. DASA Ambassadors provide them a local resource as they transform to a DevOps way of working RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES, April 25, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- " …

Washington Prime Group Reports First Quarter 2018 Results

- Completes acquisition of Southgate Mall, a dominant town center - Completes acquisition of Sears properties located at four Tier One properties - Company reaffirms fiscal 2018 guidance COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Washington Prime …

Mullen Group Ltd. Reports First Quarter Financial Results including Record Revenue in our Trucking/Logistics Segment

OKOTOKS, Alberta, April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX:MTL)  Mullen Group Ltd. ("Mullen Group", "We", "Our" and/or the "Corporation"), one of Canada's largest suppliers of trucking and logistics services …

Northfield Bancorp, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2018 Results

EARNINGS PER SHARE INCREASED 4.8% TO $0.22 FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2018, COMPARED TO $0.21 FOR THE  FIRST QUARTER OF 2017,  AND A LOSS PER SHARE OF $0.04 FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2017, INCLUDING $0.02 and $0.04 per share in additional tax benefits …

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Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Announces Uplisting to Nasdaq and Pricing of $50 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

WALTHAM, Mass., April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Eloxx”) (Nasdaq:ELOX) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 5,130,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $9.75 per share. The …

Willis Towers Watson announces significant investment in its Forensic Accounting and Complex Claims Team in Asia-Pacific

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis Towers Watson today announced the appointment of Peter Rink as Head of Forensic Accounting and Complex Claims (FACC) for the Asia-Pacific region. Rink joins from MSM Loss Accounting, along …