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Meritor, Inc. today announced it has donated $10,000 to the disaster response organization Team Rubicon to help with relief efforts in areas of North Carolina hard-hit by severe flooding caused by Hurricane Florence. The company's contribution from...

Entravision Communications Corporation , a diversified global media and advertising technology company serving Latino consumers, today announced that its special news coverage, "A Un Ano De Maria," a year after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico,...

On Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, Teamsters Joint Council 13 loaded trucks with hurricane relief supplies for communities hit by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. The five trucks departed from the USF Holland terminal in Edwardsville, Ill. and headed...

Hill Country Holdings, licensee for the 14 Ashley HomeStores in Houston and one of the retailer's largest independent owners, has been recognized with Progressive Business Media's Innovator Award for the company's yearlong effort to refurnish homes...

Today, Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following updated statement on the tornados that hit Quebec and eastern Ontario?on Friday, September 21, 2018?and devastated countless families and communities across the region. "At...

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services, Inc. , announced the expanded launch of its IAA Tow Apptm. This enhanced technology utilizes complex data analytics and the latest mobile technology to streamline the...

WHAT: A meal-packing event with a goal of assembling 300,000 individual ready-to-cook meals for the hungry. The meals will later be delivered to food banks in the metro Washington D.C. region and to those affected by Hurricane Florence in the...

UNICEF launched today a new partnership with Microsoft Corp. to tackle the education crisis impacting children and young people affected by conflict and natural disasters, and to provide them with protection services. Under this partnership, UNICEF...

Pennsylvania's Inter-Agency Election Preparedness and Security Workgroup and county officials from across the commonwealth participated in a tabletop exercise today to train on hypothetical situations when environmental or weather-caused issues could...

InsureMyTrip, the first and only travel insurance comparison site using machine learning technology to create a personalized experience for travelers, released the latest upgrade to its groundbreaking recommendation engine today.  The newest version...

Today Spoetzl Brewery, the iconic 109-year-old Texas craft brewery and brewer of the legendary Shiner Bock, announced a $100,000 contribution to support Hurricane Florence relief efforts. The catastrophic storm, which made landfall on September 14th,...

84 Lumber is giving back to those who have been impacted by Hurricane Florence. The building materials supplier donated $10,000 to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, along with $500 to Religious Community Services in New Bern, N.C....

Restoration Management Company, a Western US-based restoration services company, is proud to announce the opening of their 13th location in Littleton, Colorado. The expansion is a direct result of the tremendous growth Restoration Management Company...

Wildfires, earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes can cause crippling devastation to affected areas, and not only in terms of property. Many natural disaster survivors are left with psychological trauma that prevents them from being able to...

September is National Preparedness Month, sponsored by the Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency, and it comes at a time when the incidence of extreme weather events seems to be growing. As a network television meteorologist, Bonnie Schneider has...

Teamsters in the St. Louis area will be loading and dispatching a convoy of trucks filled with disaster relief supplies for communities impacted by Hurricane Florence. Four trucks will be loaded tomorrow, September 26, 2018 at the USF Holland...

AT&T* is contributing $200,000 to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund (NCDRF), answering the call from Gov. Roy Cooper to the business community to help meet the urgent needs of Hurricane Florence victims. "Communities hit hard by Hurricane...

The Sempra Energy Foundation and company employees are pledging disaster-relief assistance funds, which could exceed $200,000, to help victims of Hurricane Florence in the Eastern U.S. and Typhoon Mangkhut in Southeast Asia. The Sempra Energy...

AKC Reunite, the largest pet non-profit pet identification and recovery service provider in the United States, is excited to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of the AKC Pet Disaster Relief Trailer Program. AKC Pet...

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Industrial Info recently introduced new Disaster Impact Tracker widgets. The Disaster Impact Tracker tool provides users with key insights into the impact of current natural disasters...

National Bank announced today that it is making a donation of $50,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to support efforts to provide relief to those affected by the tornadoes that ripped through the Ottawa and Gatineau areas. The Bank will also be offering...

The Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and Karen McCrimmon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister and Member of Parliament for Kanata-Carleton, will visit areas impacted by the September 21st tornadoes...

All areas of the United States can experience natural hazards, but whether or not they become disasters, or even catastrophes, is up to what we do now to prepare to survive and recover. When we consider the continuing, devastating effects of...

Samaritan's Purse Canada is helping tornado victims in the Ottawa-Gatineau region by sending one of its specially equipped Disaster Relief Units to the area, and recruiting volunteers to clean damaged homes and properties. Emergency management...

iA Financial Group announces a donation of $50,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to help victims of the tornado in Gatineau. Additionally, our subsidiary, iA Auto and Home Insurance, has put in place several measures to support our insureds who were...

As of 11:00 a.m. Monday, Hydro Ottawa has restored power to more than 165,000 customers throughout its service territory. An estimated 3,570 customers remain without power, mainly in the College and Knoxdale-Merivale wards where devastation was...

The Alterna Financial Group (Alterna Savings and Alterna Bank) is responding to the needs of Ottawa and Gatineau area residents in crisis due to sudden and devastating tornadoes that tore through the regions on Friday, September 21st. Through a...

Woodbridge and Maple, Ontario (August 20, 2009), Midland, Ontario (June 23, 2010), Goderich, Ontario (August 21, 2011), Angus, Ontario (June 17, 2014), Dunrobin and Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec (September 21, 2018). These represent just a few...

As seen during the fall of 2017, hurricane season can bring tremendous loss to all citizens and residents of affected areas as well as to tourists and travelers. On September 13, 2018, Hurricane Florence reached land as a Category 2 hurricane;...

The Gwendolyn And Joseph Straus Charitable Fund, a charitable organization founded by the Straus family, recently distributed $1.5 million to 185 families in Puerto Rico affected by last year's Hurricane Maria with the help from CareOne, a premier,...

This Sunday morning, Chef Amy Sins of Langlois will oversee the transport of thousands of meals for Hurricane Florence disaster victims. The meals were prepared by the New Orleans restaurant and food service community in the Second Harvest Kitchen....

In the aftermath of the windstorm and tornado in the Ottawa-Gatineau area on September 21, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is reaching out with tips and advice for those who are affected. "Our thoughts are with all...

This Sunday morning, Chef Amy Sins of Langlois will oversee the transport of thousands of meals for Hurricane Florence disaster victims. The meals were prepared by the New Orleans restaurant and food service community in the Second Harvest Kitchen....

Aerial and ground level inspections of Duke Energy's L.V. Sutton Plant in Wilmington confirm that conditions at the plant are stable during ongoing historic flooding caused by Hurricane Florence. The Cape Fear River...

A devastating storm that caused a tornado, heavy winds and lightning across Ottawa has left about one third of Ottawa without power. Hydro Ottawa crews are working to restore power to 147,000 customers, primarily in the central and south areas of the...

Ross Stores, Inc. announced today that the Ross Stores Foundation is making a $150,000 cash donation to the American Red Cross to support those impacted by Hurricane Florence. These funds will help provide shelter, food, and services for people...

On behalf of the Andersen enterprise, the Andersen Corporate Foundation has made a $75,000 donation to the American Red Cross to help the people and communities impacted by Hurricane Florence. "Andersen is proud to...

As the Carolinas continue to reel from Hurricane Florence, Farmers Insurance® has deployed catastrophe claims teams and its Mobile Claims Center (MCC) to provide front line claims assistance to its Foremost® Insurance and Farmers® customers in the...

Today, the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. (FLASH) named Chatham County, Georgia as the first community in Georgia, and the third in the U.S., to receive the honorary designation as a #HurricaneStrong community. The program is an...

North Carolina's electric cooperatives are continuing to make outage restoration progress in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Cooperative outages statewide have now dropped to about 23,000, down from a historic high of 326,000 on Saturday....

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) stands with the people of Puerto Rico in honoring the memories of the thousands of casualties caused by Hurricane Maria on the one-year anniversary of this disaster. "One year after Maria wreaked havoc, we remember...

As access to impacted areas are opened, Nationwide's catastrophe response teams are moving in armed with resources, experience and a focus on helping people rebuild and recover from the devastation Florence has left behind....

Compare-autoinsurance.org has issued a warning to all car owners affected by Hurricane Florence, Pay attention to car repair scam and work only through your trusted car insurance provider.  The damage caused by Hurricane Florence exceeds even the...

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., announced today an additional commitment of at least $1 million in mattress donations to support recovery efforts in the Carolinas following Hurricane Florence. This is in addition to more than $4 million in...

Acacia Network today issued the following statement reflecting on Hurricane María:   One year ago this day, we discovered the best in us. We discovered solidarity, courage, love, commitment, and thousands of unsung heroes...

Staff at the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee, South Carolina prepared delicious "monkey treats" for their primate friends prior to the expected arrival of Hurricane Florence. The monkeys calmly went about their monkey business...

Duke Energy crews today continued restoring power to North Carolina and South Carolina customers impacted by Hurricane Florence in hard-hit coastal and inland counties. Crews have restored power to 1.7 million customers...

Piedmont Natural Gas today announced plans for financial assistance for North Carolina customers affected by flooding, winds or downed trees. These temporary measures will apply to customers in areas that experienced significant property damage...

Today, United Airlines reaffirms its commitment to lifting up communities in need, launching a Crowdrise fundraising campaign for those affected in the U.S. and around the world by hurricane and typhoon season. United is expanding its disaster relief...

Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is proud to bring Flood Factor, an important consumer education initiative to raise Canadians' level of awareness of flood risk, to Fort McMurray, AB. As an industry leader on adapting to...