Tonight at its global headquarters in Melbourne, BHP Billiton hosted Reconciliation Australia’s 2014 Indigenous Governance Awards, celebrating excellence in governance and leadership of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations. This year marks the 10th anniversary of these prestigious Awards. A…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has named Matt Summers senior director of entertainment marketing and content development of NASCAR’s Los Angeles, Calif.-based Entertainment Marketing division. In his new role, Summers will be responsible for leading the development, sale and steering…

Nearly 500,000 Arizona Accounts may be Eligible for Refunds as a Result of Unlawful “Mobile Cramming” Phoenix, AZ -- Attorneys General from all 50 States and the District of Columbia, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Federal Communications Commission,…

Farm Bill program will benefit wildlife and outdoor recreation activity in California Bay Delta Region, Mississippi, Red River Basins and others WASHINGTON – $328 million in conservation funding is being invested to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands…

$105 Million loan guarantee provided through the Biorefinery Assistance Program LAS VEGAS - USDA has closed on a loan guarantee to Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels, LLC to build a biorefinery to produce jet fuel from municipal solid waste. USDA is awarding…

Company Agrees to Pay $52.1 Million Criminal Fine WASHINGTON — NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $52.1 million criminal fine for its role in…

10-Year Partnership Will Focus on Helping NASCAR Secure and Manage Comprehensive International Broadcast Business Beginning in 2015 Daytona Beach, Fla. — Having recently solidified the sport’s domestic television future as part of record-breaking media rights partnerships with the FOX Sports…

ST. LOUIS, MO—Cheryl Ann White was sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to create and submit numerous false documents related to Southeast Missouri Health Network, Inc. to federal agencies from 2004 to 2013. According to court documents, Southeast Missouri…

Organization will sponsor No. 95 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry beginning at Bristol Motor Speedway CONCORD, N.C. – Leavine Family Racing has announced a multi-race partnership this season with Thrivent Financial for the No. 95 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race…

Leclerc Foods USA, a North American leader in the cookies, snack bars and crackers industry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of a 166,500-square-foot building in the Freeport Business Center for expansion of its food manufacturing operations in Phoenix, Arizona.…

URBANA, IL—Sentencing has been scheduled for May 16, 2014, for Bourbonnais, Illinois businessman Gregory Yates, 54, and his son, Terrance Yates, 32, who have entered pleas of guilty to defrauding a federal business loan program of $1.7 million. Both appeared…

A former Bank of America executive has plead guilty to his participation in a conspiracy and scheme to defraud related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts. Phillip D. Murphy, the…