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FBI Agents Raid Business Owned By Mississippi District Attorney

Federal agents raided a business owned by Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, according to local reports. The raid, conducted Wednesday morning, targeted the Downtown Cigar Company in Jackson, Mississippi. FBI spokeswoman Marshay Lawson told WLBT that the bureau is serving “federal search warrants at multiple locations” but stressed that “[t]here is no threat to […]

NFL starts initiative to help teams partner with businesses owned by minorities, women

The National Football League announced a new initiative to help teams partner with more minority- and women-owned businesses. The initiative, called NFL Source, aims to “standardize how the NFL and its partners support year-round collaboration with underrepresented businesses locally and nationally” by its 32 franchises, the league said. Stated. “NFL Source is designed to amplify […]

Biden: ‘Vital’ for US Steel to remain domestically owned and operated

President Biden on Thursday pushed back against the potential sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, insisting it was “critically important” that the company remain domestically owned. “It’s important to keep American steel companies strong, supported by American steelworkers,” Biden said in a statement obtained by The Hill. “I told steelworkers I stood by them, […]

19,000 Single Family Atlanta Homes Owned by Three Corporations

Three companies own 19,000 homes in metro Atlanta. “A recent study by Georgia State University researchers found that three companies own more than 19,000 homes in Atlanta’s five metropolitan areas,” Atlanta’s WSB-TV report. The study found that “Invitation Homes, Premium Partners (which operates Progress Residential), and Amherst Holdings (which operates Main Street Renewal) own approximately […]

Company owned by WV Gov. Justice found in contempt over nonpayment

A coal company owned by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has been found in contempt by a federal judge for failing to comply with an order to pay an insurance company to maintain collateral on a financial debt. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Dillon on Monday held Southern Coal Corporation in civil contempt and fined the […]

Luxury skincare brand owned by L’Occitane signs lease at One Grand Central Place

Luxury skin care brand Sol de Janeiro USA, a subsidiary of L’Occitane, is expanding its Manhattan presence by 57,203 square feet. Empire State Realty Trust’s newly signed lease at One Grand Central Place speaks more to the vitality of ESRT’s 8.6 million square foot office portfolio than its size. The deal at One Grand Central […]

Jeffries on House Republicans: ‘Wholly owned subsidiaries of Donald Trump’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York on Sunday accused House Republicans of being “a wholly-owned subsidiary of Donald Trump.” Jeffries spoke on ABC’s “This Week” about bipartisan Senate negotiations that have been underway since late last year in hopes of reaching an agreement on border security. He told co-host George Stephanopoulos that a […]