Parts of Kroll "may have greater value outside" MMC NEW YORK--Marsh & McLennan is currently weighing the option of selling underperforming parts of its Kroll unit after a $425-million dollar "asset impairment" charge was assessed in the first quarter, but has plans to align Kroll's stronger core businesses within ....
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Stores given reprieve on new city law TOLEDO, Ohio—A new Toledo law requiring convenience stores to install security cameras and be licensed will not be enforced until the end of May.
An alliance of shop owners in the city have challenged the law in federal court saying it ....
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Take two: Lawmakers hear ORC testimony CINCINNATI—Today Ohio lawmakers will hear the second round of testimony from a group of Ohio retailers and trade groups on a bill that would increase penalties for organized retail crime offenders.
The bill, introduced April 15 by State Senator Bill Seitz, ....
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DHS extends TWIC deadline WASHINGTON--The U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week moved back the final compliance date for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program to April 15, 2009, which reflects a realignment of the Sept. 25, 2008, original date set in the final ....
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Take two: Lawmakers hear ORC testimony CINCINNATI--Ohio lawmakers last week heard the second round of testimony from a group of Ohio retailers and trade groups on a bill that would increase penalties for organized retail crime offenders.
The bill, introduced April 15 by State Senator Bill Seitz, ....
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Cameras could identify causes of Caltrain deaths SAN CARLOS, Calif.--Caltrain last week asked the state of California for $500,000 to purchase cameras that will enable the transit authority to gather data on why six people have died on its tracks so far this year.
The transit system will ....
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Diebold unveils preliminary revenue numbers CANTON, Ohio--Diebold last week released preliminary revenue numbers that have been long awaited by some industry watchers, the more so considering United Technology's recent hostile bid to buy the company.
Diebold estimated it took in $700.2 million in the first quarter ....
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D.C. incorporates cameras in the 1,000s WASHINGTON--The city last week launched phase one of a massive video surveillance system with nearly 4,500 cameras being installed in public schools, public housing, traffic and government buildings that will feed into a central office at the city's homeland security ....
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New Florida program keeps businesses on alert TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--The Florida Department of Law Enforcement last week rolled out the BusinessSafe program, a new counter-terrorism program that provides Florida businesses access to e-mail and cell phone alerts on security related threats.
The free, web-based initiative is accessible to ....
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10 schools trade keys for cards BRANDON, Miss.--Officials at Rankin County School District used to be able to open any door within the district with a single key but recently theft was increasing at several schools. To combat the problem, it installed a keyless solution at ....
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New bill looks at biometric ID WASHINGTON--A U.S. representative last week introduced a bill that would require the Transportation Security Administration to study the use of biometric identification credentials at U.S. airports.
The Biometric Enhancement and Airport-Risk Act of 2008 would also require the agency to provide ....
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Long Beach may see record year for CBP seizures LONG BEACH, Calif.--It's turning out to be a banner year: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport last week confiscated 18,560 pairs of fake Nike sneakers and 252 pairs of generic shoes.
As of mid-year, CBP has ....
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Security increased at three oil refineries after threats BILLINGS, Mont.--Three refineries here last week increased security after the FBI began investigating potential threats to the facilities.
FBI officials said the threat appeared to be directed to refineries in the local area, which include ConocoPhillips' facility here, Exxon Mobil Corp.'s ....
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