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KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University students Julia Mills of Portage, Madeline Paciorek of Grand Rapids and Erin Richter of Gurney, Illinois, took second place at the 2021 National Grocers Association Student Case Study Competition, held virtually March 8 to 10. The business case for the competition focused on trends associated with the COVID-19 pandemic's massive disruption of the economy, supply chain and store operations, and how retailers with local supply chains are better equipped to adapt to widespread shortages of high-demand products. Students addressed the following con...

Labour denies 'secret plan' to close Weston Mill recycling centre It was suggested by Conservative councillors that Covid restrictions could be used as a cover to permanently close the centre in the north of the city Weston Mill Recycling Centre in Plymouth (Image: Google) Politics, environment, farming and more in your new free Western Morning News newsletter - direct to your inbox every dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for...

Labour hits back at Tories who first approved spending on Plymouth's Look II statue The entry of £764,038 spending for a ‘Mayflower 400 Monument’ this year in the five-year capital programme was highlighted by Conservative councillors during a discussion of next year's spending plans Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The Labour leadership on Plymouth City Council has hit back at Tory criticism about spending on the Look II statue by pointing out it was the Conservatives who approved it in the first place. Senior Tories argued at a meeting of the council last week that...

Backlash over 'Rusty Reg' LOOK II statue as full cost revealed The 12ft cast-iron statue called Look II by Sir Antony Gormley was installed at West Hoe last year Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The total cost of the Look II statue on the waterfront at Plymouth has appeared in a city council document listing a ‘Mayflower 400 Monument’ at more than three-quarters of a million pounds. The entry of £764,038 was highlighted by Conservative councillors who criticised spending under the city council’s Labour administration at an online public meeting to set next year’s...

The government is expected to take forward all twelve recommendations made in a landmark report on flood insurance, including four where local authorities will be required to play a significant role. In the independent review, commissioned by Whitehall in the aftermath of the 2019 South Yorkshire flooding, Aviva chief executive Amanda Blanc explored the extent to which people in the area were adequately protected by insurance. It has already led to a consultation, launched earlier this month, around changes designed to reduce insurance costs for households on low incomes. The proposed reforms...