Lobbying compensation: Mid-major firms fared well during first quarter
Here’s a rundown of how the rest of the firms in the Top 15 fared in the first quarter.
The state’s biggest lobbying firms may be scooping up $2 million-plus every quarter, but there’s still plenty of work to go around for the rest of the lobby corps.
In fact, many of the firms lingering just outside the Top 6 are putting up numbers that could go toe-to-toe with the bluebloods if team size is considered.
Here’s a rundown of how the rest of the firms in the Top 15 fared in the first quarter.
Sisters join forces to make tasty, all-natural treats for dogs
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Made in America: Company makes treats for man’s best friend
Sisters Andrea and Natalie Tovar created a company inspired by their 13-year-old dog, Bocce. They started Bocce’s Bakery, which makes all natural dog treats, and now employ more than 700 workers.Bocce s Bakery
Sisters Andrea and Natalia Tovar looked to a special friend as inspiration for their company their 13-year-old dog Bocce.
In 2010, Andrea Tovar decided to start Bocce s Bakery after noticing all of the processed ingredients found in typical dog treats.
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Sisters Andrea and Natalia Tovar founded Bocce s Bakery in 2010.
Winners and losers emerging from the 2021 Legislative Session
They all can t be winners. Here is the definitive list of who s up and who took a fall.
The ending of a Session is never a surprise. It’s like harvest season. What you get at the end is the result of months, maybe even years of tilling, planting, watering, tending, and shepherding.
Against the odds and despite many challenges, the 2021 Legislative Session ended on time. The House Speaker and the Senate President were together for the iconic dropping of the hankie. There weren’t any strained smiles or forced compliments. They stood side by side, thanking each other as much as they talked about themselves.
Miss France crowned Miss Universe
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Miss France was crowned Miss Universe on Monday in a made-for-television spectacle free of last year’s dramatic mix-up but with a dash of political controversy as the finalists spoke out on the refugee crisis and other hot-button global issues.
Iris Mittenaere, a dental surgery student from Lille in the north of France, beat 85 of the world’s most beautiful women at the event in the Philippines scheduled for primetime viewing in the United States.
Mittenaere, 24, edged out Miss Haiti, the first runner-up, and Miss Colombia the second runner-up.
In the final question round, Miss France highlighted the benefits of open borders when asked about the global refugee crisis.