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Business digest: Taurangas Bayfair Shopping Centre wins in accessibility awards 20 Dec, 2020 10:01 PM 13 minutes to read Bay of Plenty Times For the fourth year in a row, Bayfair Shopping Centre has been awarded for having the most inclusive business practices in 2019/2020. The shopping centre also took out the New Build-Commercial category 2019/2020 for its development at the Tauranga City Accessibility Awards. Bayfair Shopping Centre has promoted social responsibility throug...

Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal: Synergy Technologies donates $30,000 to help smash foodbank record 18 Dec, 2020 06:31 PM 5 minutes to read Rachel and AJ McKean from Synergy Technologies made a thirty thousand dollar donation to the foodbank. Rachel and AJ McKean from Synergy Technologies made a thirty thousand dollar donation to the foodbank. A last-minute $30,000 donation from a Tauranga company has helped push the total raised in this years Christmas foodbank appeal to a record $190,990...

Des Ferrow remembered as Taurangas Godfather of giving 17 Dec, 2020 05:00 PM 8 minutes to read Des Ferrow left an indelible legacy in the city. Photo / Supplied Des Ferrow - a man described as "probably Taurangas greatest ever philanthropist" - has died. Called the "godfather of giving, Desmond "Des" Joseph Ferrow was one of the citys foremost property developers, who quietly ploughed millions of dollars into local causes. His death notice states he died peacefully at home ...

Software industry turns to crowdsourced security during the pandemic Among the many things that have changed in 2020 its proved to be a record year for crowdsourced cybersecurity adoption, according to Bugcrowd. Enterprises across all industries have been implementing crowdsourced cybersecurity programs to keep up with the evolving threat landscape. Bugcrowd has seen a 50 percent increase in submissions on its platform in the last 12 months, including a 65 percent increase in Priority One (P1)...

But a return to normal for Klamath County is still a long way off. Two Legacy Health facilities in the Portland area each received 975 doses of the vaccine on Monday, and two more facilities in Portland and one in Ontario will each receive the same amount on Tuesday. The Oregon Health Authority said it will distribute a total of 35,100 doses to hospitals and 10,725 doses to skilled nursing facilities throughout the state this week. Two more shipments in December will provide an additional 63,30...

cbleck@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — It is anticipated that UP Health System-Marquette will receive the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines by next week, said Dr. Robert Lorinser, medical director of the Marquette County Health Department, Dickinson-Iron District Health Department, Western Upper Peninsula Health Department and Public Health, Delta & Menominee Counties. “As soon as it’s here, we’re ready to go,” Lorinser said. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services indicate...

Its year end statistics disclosing that this past year the agency deported about 235,000 immigrants. the fewest deportations since 2006. i.c.e. officials say that of those deported in the last year, 86% were considered, quote, priority one, which means they were recent unlawful border entrants or convicted or aggravated felons. department of homeland security secretary jeh johnson has admitted his agency would be making deportation a priority next year saying in a statement, in 2016 and beyond i...

Iraqi military to get its act together in time. in baghdad, nearly 500 u.s. troops are now on the ground. including 180 military advisors, of the 300 president obama authorizeded, plus security teams and intelligence analysts already there. priority one, determine if iraqi troops can hold onto the capital or if its in danger of falling to the isis oos militants. the current assessment? the shia-dominated iraqi military will keep control. the sunni backed isis wont risk an all-out urban war but t...

bare bones bargain. if not, payments to critters, bill payments, you name it, there is not enough income to cover all that. every month we come up $125 billion short. if we cannot borrow to bridge the cap, 40% of the monthly obligations could not be paid, and that could include social security checks due to go out on august 3rd. the stakes we just laid out are monumental, so both sides have to give ground and risk their jobs for the good of the country. what is so hard about that, righ...

bridge collapses. sending a tourist bus plunging into the forest below and the death toll could get higher. clock is ticking and tensions are soaring and if you want an idea how things heat are over the debt crisis, listen to this. president obama storms out of yesterdays meeting vowing he will veto any extension of the debt ceiling that is only short term. reports say he said to aeric cantor, quote, many could bring down my presidency. the august 2nd deadline is looming and pessim...