Shaw Group says SEC probe into accounting practices ended with no
CNBC - BATON ROUGE, La. - The Shaw Group Inc., an engineering and construction services company, said Friday a probe into the company’s accounting practices by the Securities and Exchange Commission has ended. Shaw said the SEC doesn’t plan any further

Hiking: Danger lurks amid the highs
Miami Herald - Allison Wood, gear editor of Washington Trails magazine, is right on when she says, ”The most important piece of safety equipment you need for winter travel is your brain.” Unfortunately, too many hikers are not using their noggin when it comes to

1967 death of Coral Gables police officer remains a mystery
Miami Herald - Walter Stathers would be 85. He would have retired from Coral Gables police with a pension. Weekends might have included fishing with son Wayne or time spent with his two granddaughters and two great grandsons. He didn’t live to see such days. A

Student Stockpickers $25,000 endowment enables UMass Lowell club to
Lowell Sun - LOWELL — UMass Lowell accounting and finance students are eager to show that they’re the top amateur investment managers in the university system. And this fall, they received the funding that will give them the chance to prove it. The UMass

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