Partnership Will Foster Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Job Creation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced an investment in the new Chicago Innovation Exchange, an innovative business incubator for entrepreneurs. The state’s partnership will help provide resources for University of Chicago faculty and students and local community entrepreneurs as they[Read More…]
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Study Finds Illinois Leads the Nation in Workers’ Comp Insurance Savings
Oregon Study Analyzes Rates in 50 States & Highlights Sharp Reduction in Illinois Workers’ Compensation Costs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. The administration of Governor Pat Quinn, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission and the Department of Insurance (DOI) announced today that a national study has provided additional evidence that Illinois’ historic workers’[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Breaks Ground on AAR Corporation Expansion in Rockford That Will Create 500 Jobs
New AAR Hangar at Rockford International Airport Will Service Next Generation Aircraft ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by company and local officials to break ground on a new maintenance and repair hangar for global aircraft service leader AAR Corporation at Rockford International Airport. The new facility[Read More…]
Raleigh Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support for Terrorism
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. Akba Jihad Jordan, 22, of Raleigh, North Carolina, pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Jordan and co-defendant Avin Marsalis Brown, 21, also of Raleigh, were arrested on March 19, 2014, and charged initially in[Read More…]
Omar Gonzalez Indicted on Additional Charges Stemming from Recent Intrusion on White House Grounds
Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment as Investigation Continues Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment today charging Omar Gonzalez with three additional offenses stemming from a recent incident in which he ran into the White House while armed with a[Read More…]
Ten Additional Alleged Members of the Almighty Imperial Gangsters Nation Gang Indicted
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. Ten alleged members of the violent Almighty Imperial Gangsters Nation gang have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida for their roles in various murders in Miami, Chicago, and East Chicago. Fifteen alleged members of the gang have now been[Read More…]
Offshore Oil Platform Owner to Improve Safety and Operations in Gulf of Mexico Following Unauthorized Oil Discharges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. Under a settlement agreement with the United States, ATP Infrastructure Partners LP (ATP-IP) will pay a $1 million civil penalty and perform corrective measures to resolve claims by the U.S. under the Clean Water Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) of unauthorized discharges[Read More…]
Two Former Rabobank Traders Indicted for Alleged Manipulation of U.S. Dollar, Yen Libor Interest Rates
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. Two former Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank) derivative traders – including the bank’s former Global Head of Liquidity & Finance in London – have been charged in a superseding indictment for their alleged roles in a scheme to manipulate the U.S. Dollar (USD) and Yen London[Read More…]
United States Files Complaint in False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Defense Contractors Knowingly Overcharged the Navy on Aircraft Maintenance Contract
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed its complaint in intervention in a case against defendants Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and two of its subsidiaries, Sikorsky Support Services Inc. and Derco Aerospace Inc., for violating the False Claims Act. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is a[Read More…]
UN Chief Stresses Need for Urgent Global Action as Ebola Continues Deadly Rampage
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 October 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the international community to step up its efforts to respond to the Ebola crisis and turn pledges into action, while the United Nations health agency warned of continuously deteriorating situation in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. “Ebola is a[Read More…]
