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1 month, 1 week ago

New Jersey is using buyouts and barriers to battle flooding

New Jersey is using a mix of buyouts and barriers to tackle flooding in two vulnerable locations. Officials this week announced funding to buy and demolish homes in flood-prone sections of Cranford, a Union County community about 20 miles southwest of New York. The state Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are allocating $3.5 million for …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why North Carolinians probably won’t take the federal buyouts after Hurricane Helene

Politico

“There was a western North Carolina that existed before this and there’s the one that comes after,” Smathers said in an interview. There’s not many other places nearby for people to go, he said, since Helene brought “apocalyptic” damage to all corners of western North Carolina, where housing affordability is a top concern. “There was a western North Carolina that …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

BBB leader will quit if compulsory farm buyouts are brought in

Dutch News

Farmers party leader Caroline van der Plas has said she will quit as an MP if the cabinet presses ahead with compulsory farm buyouts, as hinted at by the Telegraaf on Thursday. The paper says that farm minister Femke Wiersma is planning drastic cuts in the number of livestock on Dutch farms in an effort to reduce the size of …

Farm Van Der Plas Plas

3 months, 4 weeks ago

BBB leader will quit if compulsory farm buyouts are brought in

Dutch News

Farmers party leader Caroline van der Plas has said she will quit as an MP if the cabinet presses ahead with compulsory farm buyouts, as hinted at by the Telegraaf on Thursday. The paper says that farm minister Femke Wiersma is planning drastic cuts in the number of livestock on Dutch farms in an effort to reduce the size of …

Farm Van Der Plas Plas

6 months, 1 week ago

Wild add grit with Trenin as dead cap space for Parise-Suter buyouts keeps them on bargain hunt

Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild are almost done with their dead weight. With the upper limit of the 2024-25 salary cap set at $88 million per club, the Wild carried a charge of more than $14.7 million into the beginning of free agency on Monday for buying out the contracts of stalwarts Zach Parise and Ryan Suter three …

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8 months ago

LAist staffers offered buyouts ahead of possible layoffs at public radio station

LA Times

Stickers are on display inside the facilities department at Southern California Public Radio headquarters in Pasadena, home of LAist. Journalists at LAist have been offered buyouts ahead of a potential round of layoffs at the local public radio station that broadcasts under the call sign KPCC-FM. In March, the Long Beach Post laid off nine staffers after newsroom employees moved …

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10 months, 1 week ago

UK government to tighten regulation of football team owners but won’t rule out more state-backed buyouts

The Hindu

Plans to tighten regulation of English football club owners will not rule out more state-backed takeovers, a U.K. government minister said on Thursday. The government’s Football Governance Bill would give an independent regulator powers to safeguard the future of clubs and ensure their financial sustainability. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said the government did not propose to block state-backed investment, such …

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10 months, 1 week ago

UK government to tighten regulation of soccer owners but won’t rule out more state-backed buyouts

Associated Press

LONDON — Plans to tighten regulation of English soccer club owners will not rule out more state-backed takeovers, a U.K. government minister said on Thursday. The government’s Football Governance Bill would give an independent regulator powers to safeguard the future of clubs and ensure their financial sustainability. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said the government did not propose to block state-backed …

Financial Club Clubs Frazer

1 year, 1 month ago

Washington Post staffers launch 24-hour walkout

Politico

“We still lack a contract that keeps pace with record-level inflation and guarantees workers a living wage,” the union posted in a statement online, blaming previous leadership at the Post for the company’s current financial woes. A spokesperson for the Post said in a statement to POLITICO that “we respect the rights of our Guild-covered colleagues to engage in this …

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1 year, 1 month ago

The buyouts for coaches at the top of college football are generous, totaling tens of millions

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Some of the current buyouts for coaches at public universities at the top of college football, totaling $585.5 million: Kirby Smart, Georgia, $92.5 million — Contract expires 2031. James Franklin, Penn State, $64.5 million — Contract expires 2031. Matt Rhule, Nebraska, $62 million — Contract expires …

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1 year, 2 months ago

The Washington Post plans to cut 240 jobs through voluntary buyouts

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The Washington Post plans to cut 240 jobs through the offering of voluntary buyouts, the newspaper announced Tuesday. In an email sent to staff, interim CEO Patty Stonesifer said that The Post had been “overly optimistic” about growth projections for the past two years and into 2024. She added that the company was taking the voluntary buyout …

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1 year, 3 months ago

'The Washington Post' will cut 240 jobs through voluntary buyouts

NPR

'The Washington Post' will cut 240 jobs through voluntary buyouts Enlarge this image toggle caption ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images The Washington Post plans to cut 240 jobs, or almost 10% of its workforce, through voluntary buyouts. The Post had been "overly optimistic" about its growth in readership, subscriptions and ads for the past two …

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1 year, 8 months ago

General Motors lays off ‘several hundred’ full-time contract workers

Live Mint

General Motors Co on Monday said it had cut several hundred full-time contract workers over the weekend including at its engineering hub in suburban Detroit, the latest effort by the U.S. automaker to streamline operations. GM said in April that about 5,000 salaried workers had opted for buyouts to leave the company. CEO Mary Barra said in a memo to …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Stellantis to offer buyouts amid electric vehicle transition

Associated Press

DETROIT — Another automaker is trying to cut its workforce to trim expenses and stay competitive as the industry makes the long and costly transition to electric vehicles. Stellantis on Wednesday said it’s offering buyouts to groups of white-collar and unionized employees in the U.S., as well as hourly workers in Canada. The company has another 8,000 union workers in …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Nearly 5,000 General Motors salaried workers take buyouts, avoiding layoffs

Firstpost

The buyouts come at an uncertain time for the auto industry, which is in the midst of a transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles. GM has a goal of selling only electric passenger vehicles by 2035 Detroit: About 5,000 white-collar workers at General Motors took the company’s buyout offers, which the automaker says is enough to avoid layoffs at …

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1 year, 9 months ago

About 5K GM salaried workers take buyouts, avoiding layoffs

Associated Press

DETROIT — About 5,000 white-collar workers at General Motors took the company’s buyout offers, which the automaker says is enough to avoid layoffs at this time. At a Bank of America conference Tuesday, GM Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said the company will take a $1 billion first-quarter charge because of the buyouts, but said it will save $1 billion …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch farmers on collision course with Brussels over compulsory farm buyouts

The Telegraph

Brussels has warned furious Dutch farmers that compulsory farm buyouts are the only way for the Netherlands to meet its EU climate targets. Climate chief Frans Timmermans said the European Commission would explain the green laws to Caroline van der Plas, the leader of the Farmers-Citizen Movement. Farmers oppose prime minister Mark Rutte’s plans to reduce livestock numbers and buy …

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1 year, 10 months ago

GM offers buyouts to most US salaried workers to trim costs

Associated Press

DETROIT — General Motors is offering buyouts to most of its U.S. salaried workforce and some global executives in an effort to trim costs as it makes the transition to electric vehicles. The $2 billion in cost cuts, announced with GM’s fourth-quarter earnings, also are being made to prepare for any potential economic downturn or recession, Chief Financial Officer Paul …

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1 year, 10 months ago

General Motors offers buyouts to most US salaried staff to trim costs

Firstpost

The decision to offer buyouts comes at an uncertain time for the auto industry, which is in the midst of a transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles. GM has a goal of selling only electric passenger vehicles by 2035 Detroit: General Motors is offering buyouts to most of its US salaried workforce and some global executives in an effort …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Inside the perks of new college football coach contracts: Cars, buyouts, country clubs and more

New York Times

The first major battle of Deion Sanders’ college head coaching career wasn’t a game or a recruit. “During the term of this Agreement, as long as the above-described existing sponsorship and endorsement deals are deemed not to conflict with University sponsorship/endorsement deals, Coach shall have the right to renew or extend the existing deals without restriction.” Sanders hasn’t been seen …

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2 years, 4 months ago

FEMA buyouts fail communities battling climate change.

Slate

On Monday, President Biden visited Kentucky communities devastated by recent flooding—which has left at least 37 dead and more than 500 homeless—and promised the federal government would commit significant resources to recovery efforts. “There’s a possibility for government-funded buyout programs” to address the need for climate relocation, said Anna Weber, a policy analyst at the Natural Resources Defense Council who …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Smaller airlines pursue buyouts to bulk up amid recovery

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Smaller airlines are looking to bulk up to take advantage of an expected recovery in air travel. Fleet size is a key motive for JetBlue’s recent bid to woo budget carrier Spirit Airlines and break up that company’s deal with rival Frontier. Adding Spirit’s current fleet would boost JetBlue’s by 60% to more than 450 planes. “The …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Communities consider ‘managed retreat’ from climate change

Associated Press

ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. — Ricky Wright points to the bank of a creek to show one way his hometown has been affected by climate change. “I would say depressing to lose places like that, especially if you grew up there,” said the 65-year-old fisherman, who noted other changes, like the great white shark migrating to waters off St. Helena …

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55 years ago

The Long U.S. History of Relocating Communities Because of Flooding

Slate

This article originally appeared in Issues in Science & Technology. A new era for flood mitigation During the summer of 1993, severe flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers and their tributaries—the Great Flood of 1993—marked a milestone for flood relocation projects. Local residents identified several goals for the new town: a “Main Street” feel, a new school, a designated …

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New Jersey is using buyouts and barriers to battle flooding

Why North Carolinians probably won’t take the federal buyouts after Hurricane Helene

BBB leader will quit if compulsory farm buyouts are brought in

BBB leader will quit if compulsory farm buyouts are brought in

Wild add grit with Trenin as dead cap space for Parise-Suter buyouts keeps them on bargain hunt

LAist staffers offered buyouts ahead of possible layoffs at public radio station

UK government to tighten regulation of football team owners but won’t rule out more state-backed buyouts

UK government to tighten regulation of soccer owners but won’t rule out more state-backed buyouts

Washington Post staffers launch 24-hour walkout

The buyouts for coaches at the top of college football are generous, totaling tens of millions

The Washington Post plans to cut 240 jobs through voluntary buyouts

'The Washington Post' will cut 240 jobs through voluntary buyouts

General Motors lays off ‘several hundred’ full-time contract workers

Stellantis to offer buyouts amid electric vehicle transition

Nearly 5,000 General Motors salaried workers take buyouts, avoiding layoffs

About 5K GM salaried workers take buyouts, avoiding layoffs

Dutch farmers on collision course with Brussels over compulsory farm buyouts

GM offers buyouts to most US salaried workers to trim costs

General Motors offers buyouts to most US salaried staff to trim costs

Inside the perks of new college football coach contracts: Cars, buyouts, country clubs and more

FEMA buyouts fail communities battling climate change.

Smaller airlines pursue buyouts to bulk up amid recovery

Communities consider ‘managed retreat’ from climate change

The Long U.S. History of Relocating Communities Because of Flooding