Stay updated with breaking news from ஜிம் பெர்டுே. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Texas Trucking Association seeks tort reform in state’s current legislative session Push is on over two key issues: Admissibility of evidence and measuring cost of medical treatment Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves The Texas Trucking Association is pushing for the state legislature to make several changes in the state’s approach to vehicle lawsuits in its biennial legislative session. It won’t take long to review the list of what they’re seeking; it’s fairly short. The initiative is also viewed as a first step in tort reform that may go on over several legislative sessions. With the every-other-year schedule of that legislature, what doesn’t get done this year would need to wait for two more years to either be attempted again or to be built on further if there are accomplishments this year. ....
Last Updated: Perdue Farms Commercial - Host John Oliver Brings Back Strange Guinea Pig Commercial Perdue Farms is one of the top 4 brands in the meat industry today but did you know they owe their popularity to a nonsensical Perdue Farms commercial? In Last Week Tonight with John Oliver s latest episode, the trippy guinea pig commercial of Perdue Farms, one of the firsts of the company, saw itself going viral again. As described by John Oliver himself, nobody would have been able to guess what the commercial was for if not for the credits to the company that rolled out at the end. But that doesn t matter because the commercial eventually made it work and caused a boom in sales, too. Here s a look at the commercial. ....
Perdue Receives Corporate Culture Award Perdue Farms has garnered a 2016 Corporate Culture Award from Baltimore SmartCEO for fostering a “creative collaborative workplace culture that has helped enhance performance and sustain a competitive advantage.” The Salisbury, Md.-based poultry and pork processor was one of 50 companies that received the award at the annual Corporate Culture Awards event in Baltimore. All winners are featured in the November/December issue of SmartCEO magazine. “The 2016 Corporate Culture Award winners have realized that running a company is more than head count and the bottom line,” said Jaime Nespor-Zawmon, president of Baltimore-based media company SmartCEO, which also has locations in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. “It’s about creating a place where creativity, energy and ideas are cultivated. Through this they are able to not only enhance performance and sustain their companies’ competitive advantages, but ....
A grain elevator in Lothian run by Perdue Farms will stop accepting grain Feb. 26 and close permanently March 31, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman said. The company announced the closure earlier this month, and Pittman said he is trying to set up a meeting to urge Perdue to keep the facility open. ....