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JetZero Inc. announced plans Thursday to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina, a project that if successful would create more than 14,500 jobs there in a decade. The California-based startup intends to …

Greece and Britain have advised their merchant shipping fleets to avoid sailing through the Gulf of Aden and to log all voyages through the Strait of Hormuz after Israel’s large-scale attacks on Iran on Friday, documents seen by Reuters showed. …

A culture of risk aversion and mission creep among UK financial regulators is undermining trust and placing costly burdens on banks and insurers, an influential group of parliamentarians found. The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee said officials need …

As Air India Flight AI171 descended toward its doom on Thursday, Ramesh Vishwaskumar sat in the first row of economy class — headed for one of the most harrowing and luckiest moments of his life. After the Boeing Co. 787 …

Investigators have started combing the wreckage of Air India flight AI171 as they seek to determine what caused the Boeing Co. Dreamliner to crash shortly after takeoff Thursday afternoon, killing all but one of the 242 people aboard in the …

A jury has awarded more than $500,000 to five men from Guatemala who said they were exploited and underpaid by a labor contractor that brought them to Michigan to plant and harvest fruit and vegetables. Much of the verdict last …

Huntington Insurance Inc., headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Zack Feller as employee benefits senior managing director. Feller joins Huntington from Keystone, where he most recently served as president of employee benefits. Over his tenure at Keystone, he held multiple leadership …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday approved hundreds of millions of dollars of financial aid to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to remain in the state and help the St. Louis area recover …

Big ‘I’ Names Connors ACT Executive Director The Big “I” appointed Kasey Connors as executive director of the Big “I” Agents Council for Technology (ACT). Connors is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and …

A report from a climate activist group says State Farm’s rate increases, if approved, would cost the average California homeowner more than $1,000. State Farm upped its rate request in May, a week after getting the OK for a large …