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Shoes For Crews CEO Plots the Slip-Resistant Shoe Company's Next Move Under New Ownership







As the shoe deal market heats up, American Exchange Group has added another brand to its growing portfolio.


The New York-based footwear and accessories company, which in 2022 bought Aerosoles and last year purchased the White Mountain shoe brand and a creative services and digital marketing company, shared with FN on Wednesday that it has closed on another deal, this time to acquire Island Surf Company, a nautically inspired shoe brand founded in 2008. Under the deal, Island Surf Company will become a division of the White Mountain footwear brand, where it...

American Exchange Group Acquires Island Surf Company Shoe Brand

Nick Millican, CEO of Greycoat, has transformed the U.K.-based real estate development and asset management firm into a leader in London's commercial real estate sector. Since joining the company in 2012, Nick Millican has led Greycoat’s evolution from a small player to a significant force. Millican's talent for identifying and nurturing partnerships with well-established entities has been the driving factor for success — not only for Greycoat, but for the commercial real estate industry as a whole.

Nick Millican and the Art of Strategic Partnerships in Real Estate

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

German pet food maker Josera, a brand owned by Erbacher the food family, is planning to recruit some 100 new employees for its new factory in Paproć, a town in Poland’s western part. In June, the company hosted a special event at the construction site to celebrate the completion of the investment’s key phase.

Pet food maker to hire 100 employees for new Polish factory

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A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Sylvia Banderas Coffinet, who was announced as Latino Media Network’s CEO in May 2023, exited the role as of May 31, 2024, completing one year of service for the radio station owner backed by a George Soros-affiliated fund. Assuming the role of interim CEO is its President/COO and Chief...

After One Year, LMN’s CEO Quietly Departs

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NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

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Vanishing Georgia

According to Pebble Hill Plantation, “The original Piney Grove Church was organized as Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church in 1885 as a “Bush Arbor” by black families who lived and worked on the plantation. The first wooden church structure was built by Mrs. Kate Hanna Ireland Harvey for the plantation’s staff and their families. Every […]

Piney Grove Church, 1936, Thomas County

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The weather is heating up, and many Virginians enjoy a soft drink to cool off. If you will be drinking a glass of soda pop at a restaurant, you should know that there has been a recall.

Four soft drinks that are sold in restaurants have been recalled due to the ingredients

Adel, GA

Last Friday, two men were arrested on charges following a joint investigation into drug trafficking in Adel, culminating in a search at their home. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the search took place on Friday, June 28, at the residence of 28-year-old Shyiem Marquon Banks and 36-year-old Roderick Dion Collins. Investigators discovered a substantial quantity of drugs, including 210 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 3.2 pounds of suspected marijuana, 13 grams of suspected alpha-PVP (Flakka/bath salts), over 90 suspected oxycodone tablets, and 2 firearms.

Two Arrested in South Georgia Drug Bust Uncovering Methamphetamine, Marijuana, and Firearms

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Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Norfolk, VA

Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

Fiskars Group, whose tabletop brands include Waterford, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Royal Copenhagen, iittala and Georg Jensen, announced on LinkedIn that it has named Bentley Frost Hardwick as its new head of Business Area Vita in Americas. Frost Hardwick served as CEO and president of Christofle for four years, from 2018...

Fiskars Group names new head of Americas business

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful, if you were watching earlier this week when Tom Star (Clint Howard died), you know that Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) did not honor her Hippocratic Oath as a physician to "do no harm".

The Bold and the Beautiful shocker: Dr. Li Finnegan broke her Hippocratic Oath by watching Tom die

Virginia fans of The Young and the Restless have asked where Elena Dawson (Brytni Sarpy) has been. She has not been seen or mentioned in Genoa City for quite a while. There is nothing online about Sarpy's status, and Y&R spoilers for next week do not mention the character, so fans wonder if she has been let go.

Fans of The Young and the Restless are concerned about Brtyni Sarpy and Conner Floyd's status

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Have you ever met someone who is wise beyond their age? Such people are often referred to as old souls. They understand life and the world better than many zodiac signs. A soul’s age doesn’t necessarily match a person’s actual age. Instead, it advances based on the life experiences someone has.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Old Souls

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo (left) with Rogue Valley Microdevices CEO Jessica Gomez. Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker speaks amid employee unrest, AI chip veteran Simona Jankowski is leaving Nvidia, and Jessica Gomez is the first woman to lead a recipient of CHIPS Act money. Have a wonderful Wednesday!

The first woman to receive Biden’s CHIPS funding wants more peers in the semiconductor industry

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Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

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Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

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Lafayette group acquires largest ultra-luxury door and window manufacturer in the U.S.

A Lafayette group that owns a luxury door and window manufacturer acquired a New York-based company that creates the largest ultra-luxury door and window manufacturer in...

Lafayette group acquires largest ultra-luxury door and window manufacturer in the U.S.

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