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CEMA
Monday started off strong with vendors in the hallways engaging attendees as they began to flow in (official count of pre-registrations and onsite registrations was 296). The first session started at 10 a.m, and the NORA session was standing-room only until we brought in more chairs.
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CEMA
CEMA will be holding OSHA/DOT hazmat training in October. These will be Awareness certification on Oct. 3 and 16, and Operations re-certification on Oct. 4 and 17. These seminars train employees, who may come into contact with a hazardous material such as petroleum products, on the latest requirements and regulations concerning hazardous materials.
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CEMA
The gas utility tariffs October 2018 are in. You can compare these rates to your own prices. Gas tariffs were generally unchanged, as can be seen in the chart below, for Eversource, CNG and SCG, compared to last month. These utility tariffs below are expressed in heating oil gallon equivalents, and so present gas rates on a British thermal unit (Btu) to Btu equivalent basis with heating oil.
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PMAA via CEMA
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced a final rule revising federal regulations permitting individuals with a stable insulin regimen and properly controlled insulin-treated diabetes to be qualified to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce.
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PMAA via CEMA
Visa and Mastercard reached a tentative settlement of the now 13-year-old antitrust lawsuit brought by a class of merchants challenging the "interchange fees" charged by the companies. The settlement includes a 6.2-billion-dollar fund to compensate merchants for the interchange fees charged by Visa and Mastercard, which allegedly violated the antitrust laws.
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Federated Insurance via CEMA
The devastating results of the 2018 hurricanes and wildfires are still vivid in many of our minds. Disasters present themselves in many forms. A business's ability to handle these disasters is critical not only to its future and success, but also to the success of the community. How will your business react to the challenges presented by a disaster?
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Hartford Business Journal
When it comes to transportation improvements, it could be said that Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ned Lamont is trying to stretch a dollar. Lamont, who was in Meriden Tuesday to support increased train service and better links between rail, bus and air, still supports only one new source of revenue for a state transportation program that advocates say will need billions of new dollars over the next decade.
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The Connecticut Post
The governor's race in Connecticut pits two fine people who represent starkly different cures for Connecticut's economic malaise. Democratic contender Ned Lamont wants to raise tax rates to raise revenues to fund the state, while the Republican candidate, Bob Stefanowski, wants to rely on tax rate cuts and spending restraint to restore prosperity.
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Bloomberg
Tweeting will only get you so far. After failing to cajole OPEC to pump more and lower oil prices, U.S. President Donald Trump could pursue a more direct route: tapping his nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. And just as with his tweets, that may not lead him to his goal.
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New Haven Register
Attorneys for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the authority of Connecticut government officials to raid energy efficiency and clean-power programs in order to balance the state's budget are hoping for a quick decision in the case from U.S. District Court Judge Janet C. Hall.
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Hartford Business Journal
On a recent weekday morning in Cromwell, Jeremy Dion checked in to a 7,000-square-foot area of Stop & Shop that customers never see. The second-floor "wareroom" resembles a miniature supermarket, designed so employees of the grocer's Peapod delivery service can more efficiently pick up and pack customers' grocery orders placed online or through a mobile app.
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Hartford Business Journal
Connecticut cybersecurity officials said Tuesday that utility companies have faced more frequent and sophisticated attempts to penetrate their networks over the past year, but suffered no breaches. In a second annual review of utility cyberdefenses, Chief Cybersecurity Risk Officer Arthur House and three other state officials involved in the review determined that the four companies have "adequate defense capabilities" and are continuing to make provisions to prevent future attacks.
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CT News Junkie
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont stood on the state's newly opened train platform in Meriden Tuesday and said he wants to see more frequent and regular rail service and plans to pay for it with a toll on out-of-state tractor trailer trucks. "They're taking us right now to the cleaners," Lamont said of the out-of-state tractor trailer carriers.
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