2016 June | Capital O

North American Real Estate Investing Still in High Demand

Jun 23, 16

The Entrust Group released its annual Real Estate Investor Market Research Report for 2015, and it shows growing interest in real estate investments in retirement savings accounts. The states with the most market interest are Arizona, California, Texas, and Colorado. According to Ris Media, the Entrust Group is a well-known...

Amazon Hit With $350K Fine for Improper Shipping

Jun 23, 16

Posted by Capital O in Featured

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to hit Amazon.com Inc. for shipping potentially dangerous goods by air. The FAA proposed that Amazon pay $350,000 in fines. In 2014, the online retail giant shipped a product called “Amazing! LIQUID FIRE” from Kentucky to Colorado by air. The container holding the product was not...

2 Minnesota Companies Fined for Vikings Stadium Roofing Accident

Jun 23, 16

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Mortenson Construction and subcontractor Berwald Roofing now face fines in the amount of $173,400 for the on-site accident that killed one worker and injured another. The accident in question took place outside the U.S. Bank Stadium, home to the Minnesota Vikings NFL team, in August 2015. Following an investigation by the state...

The Summer British Invasion Begins with Challenger’s British Soccer Camp

Jun 16, 16

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For the seventh summer in a row, the Northwest Iowa Soccer Club brought in the Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp. The purpose of the week-long camp is to help develop players on traveling Galaxy teams. According to the Spencer Daily Reporter, Challenger runs over 3,500 British soccer camps for over 120,000 children each year...

Seat Belt Traffic Stop During ‘Click It or Ticket’ Campaign Led to Drug Bust

Jun 13, 16

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The final days of a seat belt enforcement campaign has led to, of all things, a drug bust in New Jersey. The nationwide “Click It or Ticket” campaign has just wrapped up. According to Door County Daily News, the annual campaign lasts from the last two weeks of May, through Memorial Day weekend, and then ends during the...