Cryptocurrency is the buzz of the business world. Dozens of Bitcoin ATM s have been popping up in the capital area, giving consumers the chance to trade in their cash for cryptocurrency.
BRAC economic indicators show consumer spending high, labor market flat
Friday, May 14, 2021
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber has released its monthly COVID-19 economic indicator dashboard that examines and assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the regional economy.
Recent data shows that while consumer spending has reached pre-pandemic levels, job levels in the region have remained relatively stagnant.
“Some of this is due to a bottleneck created by enhanced unemployment benefits,” Andrew Fitzgerald, senior director of research at BRAC, says in a prepared statement. “People are making more from unemployment than many jobs in the leisure and hospitality or retail sectors, limiting motivation to return to work. But the biggest issue is skills mismatch the residents without jobs just don’t have the right skills for the open jobs. Retraining and upskilling is an essential part of a potential jobs recovery.”
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Wyatt Travnichek
Indictment/Indicted on a federal charge accusing Travnichek of alleged tampering with a public water system and one count of alleged reckless damage to a protected computer during unauthorized access
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Russell McKeehan, Sr.
Sentencing/Sentenced to four years of probation for alleged storage of hazardous waste without a permit (including a six-month term of home confinement)
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Aaron Rochester
Plea Agreement/Pleaded guilty to one count of alleged unlawful storage of hazardous waste and one count of transportation of hazardous waste
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Beatriz Santillan
Sentencing/Sentenced to 70 days in prison and ordered to pay $20,079 restitution for allegedly smuggling illegal pesticides
Moab City Police Officer Steve Risenhoover was placed on administrative duty last week while an investigation into his conduct during a December 2020 incident is ongoing.
Salt Lake Cityâs Fox 13 released body camera footage of Risenhooverâs response to a Dec. 21, 2020 call regarding suspected domestic violence at a Moab home. In the footage, Risenhoover interviews the couple whose arguments prompted the police call, and they separately report there was no physical altercation. Risenhoover later reaches into the jacket pocket of the man involved in the arguments, and finds ziplock baggies of methamphetamines.
On March 10, Deputy County Attorney Matthew Brooks submitted a motion to the Seventh District Court for the case against the subject to be dismissed with prejudice, meaning the same charges cannot be refiled. The motion notes âthere are substantial discrepancies between the arresting officerâs report and bodycam footage.â The Moab Sun News submitted an