Gov. Henry McMaster vetoed Wednesday the Legislature’s plan for the state to compensate affluent oceanfront landowners accused of violating South Carolina’s beach management law, a 36-year-old statute meant to protect the seashore for the public. At a news conference inside the State House, the governor said the effort to shield property owners from some parts […]
Geronimo’s Bakery and Burgers is pictured Wednesday on N Martin Luther King Avenue. It was among the restaurants that recently have been a part of programs through the Alliance for Economic Development of OKC. For restaurant owners in Oklahoma City, an opportunity to pair individualized help from industry experts, customized business advice, planning and more […]
The family of a man whose death has been linked to unlicensed group homes in Arlington and Mansfield is suing the owner and her company for gross negligence, according to court records. Christopher Devendorf, the brother of Steven Kelly Pankratz, filed the civil suit Thursday in Tarrant County. Pankratz’s death on Jan. 12 from mixed […]
Automotive research firm J.D. Power’s highly watched initial quality study is out — and it appears EVs are giving consumers big headaches. J.D. Power’s study tracks responses from nearly 100,000 purchasers and lessees of 2024 vehicles within the first 90 days of ownership, and for the first time in the study’s 38-year history, it incorporates […]
DETROIT (AP) — William Shaw has a message for other business owners advertising their services on illegally posted signs in Detroit: “Don’t put them up. They will come after you and your company, and they will make you pay for it.” As part of court-ordered community service for posting hundreds of signs promoting his suburban […]
A Polk County code enforcement crackdown four years ago in North River Ranch has vexed hunt camp owners who have sued the county and recently gone public with their frustration over the county’s handling of their cases. The property owners attended three consecutive Polk County Commission meetings – the two meetings in May and a […]
GRANTS, N.M. (KRQE) – Clean-up efforts are continuing in Grants following recent flash floods there. Last Friday, heavy rains forced emergency evacuations for multiple counties with populated areas being Las Vegas, Grants, and the Bloomfield areas. Grants mayor convicted of battery against city councilor The City of Grants heard from multiple business owners about what […]
Attorney General Mike Hilgers speaks during a news conference in Lincoln. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced settlements Wednesday with three of several owners targeted in 11 state lawsuits filed against vape shops selling legally murky variants of the THC-containing substance delta-8. Hilgers has prioritized closing legal loopholes around delta-8, […]
A significant share of Americans who own an electric vehicle have buyer’s remorse, according to new data. McKinsey & Co.’s Mobility Consumer Pulse for 2024, released this month, found that 46% of EV owners in the U.S. said they were “very” likely to switch back to owning a gas-powered vehicle in their next purchase. The […]
When Flash Shelton found a squatter in his mother’s home in Northern California five years ago, he figured out how to work around a system that often appears to protect the squatter and not the property owner: he decided to turn the tables on the squatter. “These people feel like the law allows them to […]
Imagine being able to charge your electric car as often as you want for less than $20 a month. That’s exactly what one innovative company in Japan is now offering to help expedite the country’s transition to clean electric vehicles, according to Electrek. Energy technology company Enechange recently launched an unlimited EV charging subscription called […]
California franchise owners and consumers are feeling the brunt of higher costs. After 30 years in business, McDonald’s franchisee and Rodrick Foods CEO Scott Rodrick had to make the difficult decision to not renew his lease at one of his McDonald’s (MCD) locations at a mall in San Francisco. “The unprecedented changes to the economic […]