HousingWireHousingWire Consumers are optimistic that mortgage rates and home prices will decline, but most are still pessimistic about buying homes. Fannie Mae’s home purchase sentiment index (HPSI) — which tracks the housing market and consumer confidence to sell or buy a home — rose 0.6 points to 72 in August….
Continue reading →What do Huber Heights, Ohio (population 43,439), Cullman, Ala. (population 14,775) and Scotland, Conn. (population 1,576) all have in common? They represent a cross-section of “small town America.” They also were all victims of costly cyberattacks in 2023. Unfortunately, these municipalities are not unique in their experience with cybercrime. In…
Continue reading →On June 18, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) final regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) came into effect. The final regulations help to fill in the gaps left by the PWFA concerning definitions and applicability of the PWFA to certain workers and employers. The PWFA became…
Continue reading →An Orange-based waste management company has pleaded guilty to falsifying annual facility reports and will pay a total of $100,000 in fines, state officials announced. Hammond Grinding and Recycling, which specializes in construction and demolition debris, was charged earlier this year with exceeding the limits on unprocessed waste it was…
Continue reading →Frustrated that Burgess BioPower has not revealed plans to pay its property taxes to Berlin, the city is asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Delaware to order the immediate payment of $1.39 million in overdue tax payments for the 75-megawatt biomass plant. “After approximately six months of administration in these…
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