Jul. 3—”A thorough and complete” third-party review of the Decatur Police Department will cost at least $213,750 and is scheduled to be be completed by Jan. 1, but city officials said it won’t include a a review of the fatal police shooting of Steve Perkins. The City Council voted 4-0 at Monday’s meeting to hire […]
The family of a child who was shot by Douglas County deputy has hired prominent civil rights attorneys for their case. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed the deputy shot at a suspect trying to carjack the family’s BMW on Monday at a gas station on Fulton Industrial Boulevard. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for […]
(Bloomberg) — Abu Dhabi’s biggest wealth fund hired the finance chief of a JD.com Inc. unit to help oversee its private equity investments in China, at a time the United Arab Emirates is increasing its bets on emerging markets. Most Read from Bloomberg Former Jingdong Industrials Inc. Chief Financial Officer Hugo Hu has joined Abu […]
This story originally published June 18, 2024, at IdahoCapitalSun.com. Editor’s note: This is the second story in a two-part series on the Idaho Behavioral Health Plan contract. The first story focused on concerns that the new contractor, Magellan of Idaho, could delay payments to mental health providers. A company set to take over Idaho state […]
Jun. 13—The Connecticut Port Authority on Thursday announced it has hired U.S. Coast Guard veteran Eric Dussault of Old Saybrook to be its maritime development director, a newly created position. Dussault, who starts on Friday, will be responsible for managing the quasi-public agency’s Small Harbors Improvement Projects Program, or SHIPP, port and harbor dredging projects, […]
By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase hired former PayPal executive Sri Shivananda as its new chief technology officer (CTO), the bank said in a memo on Monday, the latest senior hire tasked with deploying some of its $17 billion tech budget. Shivananda will start later this month and succeed A.J. Lang, who […]
(Reuters) -OpenAI said on Monday it had hired Sarah Friar, the former CEO of social media firm Nextdoor, as its first chief financial officer. The artificial intelligence firm has also appointed Kevin Weil, who has previously worked at Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, as chief product officer. Friar earlier served as CFO at Square and is […]
American Airlines employs more than 15,000 pilots to fly its fleet of Airbus and Boeing planes. New hires spend 19 days doing ground and simulator training before flying passengers. Students train for everything from wind sheer and go-arounds to engine and hydraulics failures. Airline pilots, who are responsible for hundreds of lives daily, dedicate years […]
WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee has hired a prominent supporter of the pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” movement, who has since fueled conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, to help craft its 2024 party platform. Ed Martin, a former chair of the Missouri Republican Party, was a major proponent of […]
By Doina Chiacu and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is making a pitch for his re-election to Republicans who do not support their party’s standard-bearer, Donald Trump, in November’s election, a Biden campaign official said on Thursday. The Democratic president’s campaign has hired a national Republican engagement director: Austin Weatherford, who […]
Jun. 3—TIPP CITY — Eric Mack, who has been a Tipp City government employee for more than a decade, will be the community’s new city manager, effective June 29. Tipp City Council voted unanimously Monday night to hire Mack for the top management position. He will take the position being vacated with the retirement of […]
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Southeastern Grasslands Institute (SGI), based out of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, recently hired two tribal liaisons to advance its partnership with Native American tribes on regional grassland conservation and incorporate Native American ecological and botanical knowledge into its work. Corlee Thomas-Hill, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee […]