As the month of January comes to a close in Chicago and we look to the upcoming Groundhogs Day to find out whether our unseasonably warm winter will also be unseasonably short, many area cats, dogs, rabbits and other pets are spending their days waiting, homeless, in area shelters.

After one week away, HuffPost Chicago returns with another new group of pets that are ready for adoption, continuing our series of roundups featuring a number of hardworking shelters from throughout the metropolitan Chicago area. These animals all prove that the Shedd Aquariums recently adopted Cayucos, an orphaned 10-month-old otter pup, is not the only adorable animal in town.

To our knowledge, all animals...

Slough council could write off £3m of debt

A Berkshire council could write off more than £3m in unpaid council tax and other bills under new proposals.

Slough borough councillors are considering the policy which would allow the council to stop chasing debts that it considers unrecoverable.

The money includes amounts ranging from 1p to £40,000, of housing rent, non-domestic rates and council tax.

The council said, under the plans, it would continue to pursue debts that were less than six years old.

Council leader Rob Anderson said: Sometimes it is not economical to chase debts and, on other occasions, companies have gone bankrupt or council tenants have...

2012-02-07

The Economical Insurance Group has added two new members to its board of directors.
David Wilson, the past chair of the Ontario Securities Commission, and Richard Freeborough, chair of the International Order of Foresters and the board of governors of the University of Guelph, have joined The Economicals board.
Wilson also served as the vice chair of Scotiabank and chair and CEO of Scotia Capital. Economical will draw on his depth and expertise through membership on the boards investment and risk review committee, as well as the special committee responsible for the demutualization process.
Freeborough also served as the deputy chair of KPMG LLP. Economical will...

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February 8, 2012

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Indianapolis, Ind. ? The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (dba IndyGo) prepared for months to offer efficient and economical travel throughout the city for the weeks leading up to the Big Game and the results included increased ridership on fixed route and paratransit services, which were on detour January 27-February 5. In addition to the detour preparation, IndyGo offered free rides February 2 ? 5, funded by a Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) federal grant.

IndyGo?s planning included a downtown detour with Ohio Street as the main transfer hub. Working with the local organizing committee, IndyGo?s messaging...

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MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Case goods and upholstery resource Hooker Furniture has reorganized its case goods division into teams with responsibilities for various products, the company announced Tuesday.

It also has promoted four managers with added responsibilities.

Previously the case goods division was overseen by Mike Spece, a former executive vice president of merchandising and design, who retired from the company last year. Now the division will fall under two teams as part of an effort to better focus its merchandising efforts, the company said.

One team...

A high performance, cutting edge and at the same time highly efficient partner will accompany LIMO Lissotschenko Mikrooptik GmbH from Dortmund to one conference and three trade fairs this year. At the trade fairs EALA, Laser World of Photonics China, Lasys, EuroBLECH and others, the global market leader in diode laser optics will present a higher performance version of the 1.3 kw diode laser system successfully introduced in 2011.

The energy efficient 2 kW diode laser system, an extremely compact and high-performance DIOCUT laser system that – in eight hour constant operation – consumes approx. 20% less energy than a comparable fiber laser. The higher level of effectiveness...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) — The Washington, DC, Council has repealed the districts Internet gambling law amid concerns it had been approved without adequate public scrutiny.

The council voted 10-2 Tuesday to reverse the legislation that authorized online gambling, The Washington Post reported.

Internet gambling was added to the citys lottery contract more than three months after the council approved the contract in 2009. The Internet gaming, described as a non-traditional games option, was passed after being added to a 2010 spending bill.

Before Tuesdays vote, Councilman Tommy Wells, a Democrat, said some members were unaware what they were voting on when they approved...

There is a lot of illegal online gambling occurring that the National Gambling Board is not aware of, says CEO Baby Tyawa.