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Court Bonds 03.30.2022

Disabled Beneficiaries?

  Although estate planning is important for all families, it is especially critical to plan ahead for beneficiaries with disabilities. Failure to do so can set off an unintended chain of consequences that can be…
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Disabled Beneficiaries?
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 03.30.2022

Choices, Fees and Allegations

  When used together, these words spell bad news for retirement plan fiduciaries. Indeed, building on the precedents set over the past years, another “excessive fee” lawsuit has been filed, this time by lawyers from…
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Choices, Fees and Allegations
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 03.30.2022

Going the Extra Mile: Multilingual Materials

  Increasingly, retirement plan sponsors are going beyond above and beyond ERISA’s requirements for the provision of plan communications that a wider diversity of employees can more readily understand. Industry experts share the latest on…
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Going the Extra Mile: Multilingual Materials
License & Permit Bonds 03.30.2022

Trends: Low ABV

  Have you noticed the “hard anything” (seltzer, tea, cider), selections taking up more and more space in shops, on menus and in the picnic cooler? Nonalcoholic options, featuring complex layers of flavors are going…
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Trends: Low ABV
Contract Surety 03.30.2022

Boring in San Antonio?

  It looks that way: the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) has chosen the Boring Co. for the anticipated high speed loop that will connect San Antonio International Airport to its burgeoning downtown. As details…
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Boring in San Antonio?
License & Permit Bonds 03.24.2022

Bubbling Up: Drinks To Go

  Portability, bold flavors and bubbles (think hard seltzer) are trending way up in alcohol sales and show no signs of stopping. Convenience, complex tastes and recyclability are all striking a chord. Here are trends…
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Bubbling Up: Drinks To Go
Contract Surety 03.24.2022

​Constructing Possibilities

  Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are advancing the development of concrete substitutes that are durable and better for the climate. Newly patented Enzymatic Construction Material (ECM) is not just friendlier to the environment then…
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​Constructing Possibilities
Contract Surety 03.24.2022

Infrastructure: Funding to States?

  About $100 billion of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has already been made available. The federal infrastructure dollars will go to states via a combination of formula and grant programs….
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Infrastructure: Funding to States?
Insurance 03.24.2022

Data Breach Notification Laws?

  There are state, federal, and even international laws governing the notification processes that must be followed following a cyber incident that compromises data. Businesses of all sizes are obligated to adhere to the laws….
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Data Breach Notification Laws?