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Festus lottery player wins $115,000 jackpot

2 years 9 months ago
FESTUS, Mo. -- A long-time Missouri Lottery player hit the jackpot after purchasing a Show Me Cash ticket at the Express Mart on Collins Drive South. The ticket matched all five numbers in the January 10th drawing, leading to the $115,000 prize. The player told state lottery workers that she had been playing the same [...]
Joe Millitzer

Deadline extended to submit your 2024 HR Awards nomination

2 years 9 months ago
The St. Louis Business Journal has extended the nomination deadline for its 2024 HR Awards program, which recognizes the important work individuals, companies and organizations do in the field of human resources. Nominations for the program are now due Monday, Feb. 12. To nominate someone for this award, complete the nomination form here by the new deadline. All HR Awards honorees — companies and people — must be based in the St. Louis area, which includes the city of St. Louis and St. Louis,…
Veneta Rizvic

Attorney General Raoul Announces Multistate Agreement With Opioid Manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals

2 years 9 months ago
CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan group of attorneys general, today announced a $150 million multistate settlement agreement in principle with opioid manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals (Hikma) for its role in fueling the opioid crisis. Raoul’s office also announced today a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid epidemic. Hikma produces a range of branded and generic opioid products and sells hundreds of millions of opioid doses every year. The agreement in principle resolves claims that from 2006 to 2021, Hikma failed to monitor and report suspicious opioid orders from potentially illegal distributors, even as personnel knew their systems to monitor suspicious orders were inadequate and prone to failure. Once finalized, the settlement will provide up to $115 million in cash and $35 million in opioid addiction treatment

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Attorney General Raoul Reaches Settlement With Multinational Marketing Firm For Role In Opioid Epidemic

2 years 9 months ago
CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid epidemic. If approved by the court, Illinois will receive $11.4 million under the settlement to help address the continuing opioid crisis. “I am proud of the work that has resulted in this settlement with Publicis Health, which builds upon the important progress we have made in our continued efforts to hold companies accountable for contributing to the opioid epidemic,” Raoul said. “I am committed to ensuring settlement resources are equitably distributed throughout the state to help fund services that help mitigate the ongoing opioid crisis.” Today’s settlement details how Publicis’ work contributed to the opioid crisis by helping Purdue Pharma and other opioid manufacturers market and sell opioids. Court documents detail

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Orchid Show

2 years 9 months ago

The Missouri Botanical Garden’s ever-popular orchid show returns on Jan. 27. The Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one […]

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Rachel Huffman

Midwest Members Credit Union Names January Shell Of the Month Students

2 years 9 months ago
WOOD RIVER – Midwest Members Credit Union is proud to sponsor the “Shell of the Month” program at Roxana High School. Students from each grade level are selected each month by members of RHS faculty. Each student is awarded a certificate and a Subway gift card. The Seniors selected each month will have the opportunity to compete for a “Shell of the Year” scholarship at the end of the school year. January Shell of the Month winners are: Senior- Aidan Briggs & Aubrey Wiegand Junior- Maurice Sparks & Audrey Springman Sophomore- Trenton Hollaway & Alexis McMillian Freshman- Emiliano Sanchez & Elizabeth Clouse. Congratulations to all the recipients Midwest Members Credit Union has been serving your community for over 89 years. To find out more information about Midwest Members Credit Union and what they are doing in your community, please visit www.midmembers.org

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