April 19, 2021

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Mountain Health Arena brings in Rapid Fired Pizza as new vendor

HUNTINGTON — ASM Global-managed Mountain Health Arena announced last week a new concession stand featuring Rapid Fired Pizza.

Rapid Fired Pizza’s cheese, pepperoni and sausage individual-size pizzas will be available at the arena starting April 19, the first day of the West Virginia High School Wrestling State Championships, according to April Bias, director of marketing and sales for Mountain Health Arena.

“We’re really looking forward to partnering with our new neighbors and selling their handcrafted pizzas. We think our patrons will be very excited to have this new option

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What is non-owner car insurance?

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It’s possible to purchase an auto insurance policy without owning a car. Non-owner car insurance works like liability coverage that is connected to an individual driver rather than a specific vehicle.

Keep reading to learn more about non-owner car insurance, including what is covered, how much these policies typically cost and recommendations for the best car insurance companies that sell non-owner auto

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Covid-19 prompted new financial aid to Americans. Could it continue?

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Millions of Americans have received some form of financial support from the government to help them get through the Covid-19 pandemic.

The coronavirus has prompted the federal government to send three sets of stimulus checks, increase federal unemployment benefits and extend the duration and eligibility of those benefits, provide forgivable loans to small businesses and implement new tax credits for families.

It started with the CARES Act that Congress approved in March 2020, and continued with follow-up legislation in December and American Rescue Plan Act that was put through in March.

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How much money is really at stake if Austin ISD doesn’t meet TEA attendance goals?

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — There have been a lot of different numbers and percentages thrown around when discussing “Hold Harmless” funding for the Austin Independent School District as students close out the 2020-21 school year.

Along with those figures came a push from the school district, encouraging families to send their children to school for the final weeks of classes.

“There are six weeks left in the school year,” read a boilerplate letter sent to families across the district. “Six

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SB 379 is bad for business

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Senate Bill 379 is a bill that is anti-jobs and anti-economic development. For a legislature supposedly focused on the Governor’s rightful concerns for entrepreneurship, it’s a real step backward. Higher electricity bills will harm efforts to attract businesses to Montana. 

I support helping Colstrip, but not at the expense of every other business in Montana. I have been part of the Billings’ business community for more than 40 years and have served a half dozen Governors, both Republicans and Democrats. In the early ’80s, I was Montana’s first Director of the Department of Commerce. We had the sixth lowest cost

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Micron, United Insurance Holdings, Western Digital Corp and Levi Strauss highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – April 16, 2021 – Zacks Equity Research Shares of Micron Technology, Inc. MU as the Bull of the Day, United Insurance Holdings Corp. UIHC as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Western Digital Corporation WDC and Levi Strauss & Co. LEVI.

Here is a synopsis of all four stocks:

Bull of the Day:

Micron beat its already-raised outlook for its second quarter fiscal 2021 results on March 31. Wall Street drove the stock to new highs following the release as the memory chip maker looks poised to

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