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May 7, 2021 By Jim Myers Washington, D.C.—A review panel has been conducted on the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB), possibly a key step in returning the suspended board to active status. That zero-based review of the IWUB and other Department of Defense advisory committees was directed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin three months ago. In the same January 30 memorandum to senior Pentagon leadership and others, Austin also di...

The Current with Matt Galloway Big brands take aim at state of Georgia’s new voting laws; Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Cafe: Tree of Heaven; teaching the regent honeyeater how to sing; and bringing Harry Hibbs’s accordion home to Newfoundland Play Episode1:14:29 Critics say new voting laws in the U.S. state of Georgia will make it more difficult for Black people to cast a ballot — and some big corporate brands are joining the condemnation. We talk to Carol Anderson, professor of Af...

SCOTS are being warned of a staycation rip off - with concerns about holiday prices doubling in some cases as the UK eases restrictions on travel in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. Holidaymakers have revealed the "nightmare" of seeing prices soar from the day Boris Johnson announced on February 23 of an easing on coronavirus restrictions in England with domestic overnight stays and self-contained accommodation allowed no earlier than April 12. Those who wanted to holiday abroad would ha...

HomeCo lifts guidance for Daily Needs REIT as foot traffic surges Save Share Fund manager Home Consortium upgraded full-year earnings guidance 9 per cent for its newly spun-out Daily Needs REIT as shoppers returned in droves to its hyper-convenience-style malls. The trust, which owns almost a $1 billion of mostly metro-based assets anchored by supermarkets, large-format retailers and healthcare services, floated in November after raising $300 million. Logging its maiden half-year results, the t...

Sir Frank Lowy’s former retail empire Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has warned investors it will not pay a dividend until 2023 and will exit its US-based assets in the coming year as its works through the impact of the global pandemic.

Lendlease boss Steve McCann will retire after 12 years in the top job at the listed property developer.

Lombardo gets top job at Lendlease as McCann retires We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Lendlease’s new boss Tony Lombardo will have the task of simplifying a sprawling $8.24 billion global business when he takes over the top job from long-serving chief executive Steve McCann at the end of May. Mr McCann said on Wednesday he would retire after a dozen years at the helm of Lendlease and hand over to the former ac...

Tim Martin offloads further £50m in JDW shares As reported by  The Morning Advertiser’s (MA)​ sister title  MCA​, JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has sold 4.37m of ordinary company shares – at a price of £11.50 – netting him £50m and reducing his company stake to 21.88%.  The news comes after Martin sold £5m worth of company shares in December​, which at the time left him with a 27% stake in the business – a move which itself followed on from another £5m sale in the s...

“Through these evenings we have provided peacefulness, laughter and loved-filled times in our Christmas season. We distributed the proceeds from the free-will offering at the door to our local Family Resource Centre and Filling the Gap Christmas hamper programs. We hope you will still support those causes this Christmas and send a donation as you are able, just as you would have done if sitting with us in person in the church," said Russell. This year the readers were Sheila Ivanochko and R...

Article content This has been a year of learning for me. I don’t know that I’d call it a luxury, but it feels that way. For example, I learned about cancel culture, why “all lives matter” is a poor response to “Black lives matter,” what white privilege really is (and why I should care), and why it’s more respectful to hold space for others to speak for themselves than it is to speak for them. I love learning things that shift my perspective. We apologize, but this video has failed...