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Point Broadband of Alabama, LLC has decided to relocate its headquarters to Opelika. The city council voted to approve an agreement with the company following a public hearing. The move is expected to create an additional 25 jobs in Opelika, and the city will provide financial incentives to the company which may cash incentives, performance incentives, tax abatements and tax exemptions.
Chief General Council for Point Broadband, Chad Wachter said that the company discussed the significance of the acquisition of the OPS One in November 2018. “It was a really early significant milestone when we reached the agreement with Opelika to purchase OPS system,” Wachter said. He was complimentary of the support that Point has received from the city over the past few years. “Frankly, the city of Opelika does a tremendous job of supporting us and we try to support them.” When asked about why the decision was made to relocated to Opelika, Wachter said, “A lot of our people ar
City of Huntsville reveals how much it has spent to defend police officer convicted of murder
Huntsville Police Officer William Darby no longer is on paid administrative leave
Posted: May 20, 2021 1:10 PM
Updated: May 20, 2021 1:19 PM
Posted By: Josh Rayburn
The city of Huntsville on Thursday released information about the status of Huntsville Police Officer William Darby that WAAY 31 has been asking for since his murder conviction earlier this month.
City leaders initially said they were still calculating how much, if any, of the $125,000 pledged for Darby’s legal defense had been spent.
On Thursday, the city said it “has paid $89,132.39 in legal fees for Mr. Darby.”
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30 Apr 2021
The USAID- funded Leveraging Investments for Transformational Water and Sanitation Systems (LIFT) project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, implemented by Mercy Corps in coordination with Tetra Tech International Development is currently accepting expressions of interest for an Administration and Finance Manager. This position will be based in the Mercy Corps office in either Goma or Bukavu. This position is open to candidates interested in part-time or full-time work.
The Administration and Finance Manager will have the primary responsibility of ensuring the timely provision and delivery of all required project financial, administrative, compliance, and procurement support to Tetra Tech in the execution of the LIFT project.
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Minnesota employers will be heading back to the drawing board to revise their handbook disclaimers. The Minnesota Supreme Court now requires specific language in policies that set out the terms and conditions for payment of certain employee benefits such as payouts of vacation and paid time off (PTO). In
Hall v. City of Plainview (No. A19-0606, February 3, 2021), the court held that a general provision in a handbook stating that the handbook is not a contract of employment does not prevent an employee from seeking to enforce the terms of an employer’s PTO payout policy.
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Donald Hall was the manager of the City of Plainview’s municipal liquor store. Under the city’s PTO policy, he had accumulated nearly 1,800 hours of unused PTO, and the balance of his PTO was reflected in his payroll statements. In 2017, the city terminated Hall’s employment and later refused to pay any of his unused PTO.