Only days before its commercial leases expire on a warehouse in Schertz, TX, San Antonio-based CST Brands Inc. is unveiling a 365,000-square-foot distribution on the city’s Northeast Side. According to local news sources, the company plans to use this big change to fuel a significant expansion plan throughout Texas.Located at 19500 Bulverde Road, the new…
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OSHA Rejects Arizona’s New Set of Fall Safety Standards
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has rejected a new set of fall safety standards drafted by the Arizona state legislature, saying the standards don’t take adequate measures to protect workers. According to the Phoenix Business Journal article, workplaces, such as residential construction sites across the state, must now adhere to OSHA’s…
West Virginia House of Delegates Hammers Out Details of Aboveground Storage Tank Act Amendment
West Virginia’s House of Delegates recently held public hearings to seek input from citizens on a proposed bill that would make amendments to the Aboveground Storage Tank Act. On March 6, many of the same people who had advocated for last year’s Aboveground Storage Tank Act to be passed returned to the podium in the…
Woman Cheats Death With Her Husband’s Volvo
With the severe winter weather the Northeastern United States has been experiencing this year, it is no surprise that buildings have been collapsing under the weight of all the snow. One such building was a garage in Pepperell, Massachusetts, which recently collapsed — with its owner inside. Jennifer Ellars was leaving her home to run…
More Money, More Problems: When Home Remodeling Doesn’t Pay Off
Although more than half — 53 % — of homeowners feel that now is a good time to renovate a home, you may not want to follow the crowd in this instance. The 2015 Cost vs. Value Report, a survey published by Remodeling magazine, revealed that major home remodeling projects don’t always pay off. As…
Kate Winslet Weighs in on the Impact Her Two Divorces Have Had on Her Children
Despite two divorces and three children by three different husbands, actress Kate Winslet claims that divorce is actually good for children, stating that “it’s very important to teach your children to struggle on some level.”The 39-year-old Oscar-winning star, who rose to fame for her role in the blockbuster movie “Titanic” had been married twice before…
Could HIV Cause Hearing Loss?
A recent study by San Diego State scientist Peter Torre and colleagues from Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University, and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) found that adults who are HIV-positive tend to have significantly more hearing loss than those who are not. The risk for hearing loss was the same,…
New Home Sales Reach Highest Level in More Than Six Years
Over the past few years, the American housing market has recovered from the housing bubble in fits and starts, surging in some areas while lying dormant in others. However, the Wall Street Journal recently revealed some encouraging news: in December 2014, new home sales rose to their highest level in more than six years, suggesting the industry…
New Fitness Wearable and App Combination May Be Able to Decrease Lower Back Pain
Fitness apps with a wearable component are popular at the moment, most targeting general movement or weight loss. But the Valedo device, showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show held earlier this month in Las Vegas, NV, has a more specific goal: reducing lower back pain. “There is a medical layer and a gaming layer,” Robert…
Activists Disrupt Inaugural Proceedings in Vermont Over Healthcare Grievances
As the newly re-elected Gov. Peter Shumlin gave his inaugural address Jan. 8, more than 100 activists protesting a lack of progression on universal healthcare and measures to protect the working poor packed the Vermont Statehouse, and police removed 29 demonstrators from the House chamber Thursday evening. Shumlin decided in December to abandon Act 48,…