Construction firm awarded contract for new resort and residences
The 18-acre resort will include 166 hotel rooms and 69 condos. Originally found on Business Observer Read More
Area media company purchases trade magazines
Sarasota-based Fuse Media+ plans to modernize the print publication of the floral industry titles. Originally found on Business Observer Read More
GOP Picks Up House Seat After Judge Rejects Democrats’ Claims of Voting Machine Irregularities
A judge in New York on Friday rejected Democrats’ claims that voting machine irregularities undercounted hundreds of votes for Rep. Ted Brindisi, a decision that means Republican challenger Claudia Tenney will be certified the winner of the election. Lawyers for Brindisi had called for a hand recount of the 325,000-plus votes cast in the House…
Bitcoin Soars to All-Time Highs After Tesla Buys $1.5 Billion Worth
In a Monday morning filing with the SEC, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) disclosed it had purchased $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. The electric car maker stated its desire is to “diversify and maximize returns” on the extra cash it had on hand. Shortly after news of the filing broke, bitcoin spiked to new all-time highs…
Once Again, the Media Misrepresents Conservatives
RANSON, West Virginia—Drive along U.S. 11 in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and here in West Virginia and you are pretty much roaming through the more conservative enclaves of the region. The road, one of the first north-south routes in the country, takes the traveler through places such as Chambersburg, Shippensburg, and Carlisle, Hagerstown and Martinsburg. The offramps…
Sam Thurgood: The NHS draft White Paper – and why most of its proposals are a move in the right direction
Sam Thurgood works with the NHS on hospital building projects, and is Deputy Chair, Political, for London South East. He was parliamentary candidate for Lewisham East in the 2019 general election. Last week, and as covered on ConservativeHome yesterday, the draft White Paper on the NHS in England was leaked, showing the proposed future direction…
Sanjoy Sen: Smart motorways need improvements. But there’s no getting away from the self-driving revolution.
Sanjoy Sen is a chemical engineer in North Sea oil. He contested Alyn & Deeside in the 2019 general election. Back in 2017, I spoke of little else than my new set of wheels. First, the smug satisfaction of trading a gas-guzzler for a hybrid. Later, the anguished howls as Sadiq Khan cancelled its Congestion…
Newslinks for Monday 8th February 2021
Coronavirus 1 ) Autumn jab to ward off mutant strains “Millions of people are likely to need a third vaccine dose this year as ministers step up plans for booster jabs against new variants of coronavirus. NHS chiefs hope that the extra doses can be given at the same time as winter flu jabs as…
Neil O’Brien: Imperfect vaccines, new variants, domestic mutations. Why there must be no rush out of lockdown.
Neil O’Brien is co-Chairman of the Conservative Party’s Policy Board, and is MP for Harborough. At last, the happy ending. As EU politicians squabble, we’re vaccinating faster than anywhere else in Europe. The Church of England is allowing cathedrals to be used as vaccination centres, and the footage of orderly queues in Salisbury and Lichfield…