New York City, NY

Private equity firm Stone-Goff Partners hired within its portfolio operations vertical in a bid to support the team’s focus on portfolio company value creation. David DeFelice joined as vice president of portfolio operations, a newly created role at the firm that invests in technology-driven business-to-business service companies. DeFelice joins from Dorilton Capital, where he partnered with portfolio companies to accelerate development and improve key performance metrics. He began his career as a strategy and operations consultant at Deloitte.

Stone-Goff adds to portfolio operations

Brooklyn, NY

CBS News

A senior banker at Moelis & Co. has quit his job after a video of him punching a woman in Brooklyn circulated on social media. "Jonathan Kaye has resigned and is no longer with the firm," a Moelis spokesperson told CBS MoneyWatch Monday. Kaye had been with the boutique bank for over a decade. In a 2013 post, the investment bank announced his appointment to managing director of the company's mergers and acquisitions group. His employment at the firm began to unravel on June 8, when he was filmed appearing to strike a woman at a Brooklyn Pride event, causing her to fall...

Banker filmed punching woman at Brooklyn Pride quits job at Moelis & Co.

Pennsylvania State

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is approaching receipt of the damages it sought from a bankrupt construction company pension plan as restitution after the agency in 2017 took over the terminated fund. The PBGC is closer to receiving the legally ordered payments following the June approval from a Pennsylvania federal...

PBGC Closer to Receiving Pension Plan Restitution Payments

Atlanta, GA

The FBI searched property management company Cortland Management’s headquarters in Atlanta in an unannounced search on Wednesday, May 22, according to several reports, as part of a multifamily rent price-fixing investigation. National apartment developer Cortland Management’s Atlanta office was searched by the FBI under a limited search warrant, a...

FBI Searches Property Management Company in Rent Price-Fixing Investigation

North Carolina State

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Charlotte, NC

Town Talks

A North Carolina woman has gone viral after finding a creepy hidden room in her cousin's new house. Noelle Pierce, a photographer in Charlotte, went to tour the property after her cousin gave her the code to enter the newly purchased home.

North Carolina woman discovers creepy hidden room in cousin's new home

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

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

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

Siemens Energy is set to significantly increase its workforce, aiming to hire over 10,000 new employees as part of a €1.2 billion expansion plan for its electricity grid business. The initiative, spanning six years, is intended to bolster the company's grid technologies division, its largest revenue driver, amidst challenges...

Siemens Energy Announces €1.2 Billion Expansion Plan to Scale Workforce Amid Electricity Grid Growth

Georgia State

Reuters

(Reuters) - Just weeks after a U.S. appeals court blocked a Black-owned venture capitalist from funding women-of-color-led businesses, the ruling has had a chilling effect across the small industry of diversity-focused venture capital funds, according to founders, investors and lawyers who spoke to Reuters.

US court decision casts shadow on diversity venture capital funding

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

WyoFile

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

West Virginia State

EPA has tightened air toxics regulations on lime manufacturing plants along the lines of an earlier proposal, rebuffing calls for major changes from West Virginia’s two senators. The final rule, signed Friday by agency Administrator Michael Regan to meet a court-ordered deadline, will add emissions limits for mercury, hydrogen...

EPA toughens air toxics limits on lime manufacturing

California State

Josue Torres

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a collaborative effort with the state legislature to restrict students’ use of smartphones during school hours. This initiative follows a warning issued on Monday from Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about the detrimental effects of social media on children’s mental health.

California governor moves to ban smartphone use in schools

Illinois State

Peoria, IL

The Illinois Police Officers’ Pension Investment Fund in Peoria named Greg Turk to the role of deputy chief investment officer -- a new position in which he will oversee the planning and implementation of private market investments. Turk joins the $10 billion pension after having been director of investments for the Teachers’ Retirement System of […]

Illinois Police pension hires deputy CIO for private markets implementation

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Buford, GA

DeanLand

There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

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

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

The global economic collapse is adversely affecting relationships. Some zodiac signs are struggling to pick partners who will stand by them when they are financially unstable. The zodiac greatly affects people’s character. However, it isn’t the only thing you should consider when choosing a lover. Select someone who is understanding and you are compatible. This might be time-consuming but it is worth it. Which reliable zodiac signs are ideal to start a long-term relationship with?

4 Zodiac Signs Who Always Stand Up For Their Partner

Jersey City, NJ

Hoboken, NJ

NewsBreak

BCI grows PE presence in the U.S.

The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) welcomed Jon Salon to its new New...

BCI grows PE presence in the U.S.

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