These kind of restrictions “can enhance the potential for waste reduction and reduce street litter and can enhance public education and awareness,” the staff report states. However, they may cost businesses more money to comply with and the city more to enforce. … [Read more...] about Plastic straw ban could be coming to Fremont
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Start-up for Biodigester in Fremont
NOVI Energy’s Fremont Community Digester occurred on October 10. The project, which will convert 100,000 tons of organic waste to electricity annually, will sell 3 MW of electricity to Consumers Energy. The levelized price for the electricity will be 14.08 cents/kWh. The $22 million project secured a loan guaranty through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Biorefinery Assistance Program. This will be the first large-scale anaerobic digester in the U.S. to take organic waste from multiple waste streams. It will produce biogas as fuel for two reciprocating engine generators. … [Read more...] about Start-up for Biodigester in Fremont
Fremont Toyota Pays $400,000 to Settle EEOC’s Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
The EEOC’s lawsuit charged that Fremont Toyota’s general manager singled out four Afghan American salesmen during a staff meeting, calling them “terrorists” and threatening them with violence. After the men reported the harassment, they faced retaliation by the car dealership, such as additional verbal harassment and extra job scrutiny. Finally, the salesmen felt they had no option but to resign. An Afghan-American manager was also fired from his job after he spoke up for the four salesmen. … [Read more...] about Fremont Toyota Pays $400,000 to Settle EEOC’s Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
Bull rider injured during competition in Fremont, taken to Omaha hospital
The two-night bull riding event, which has been held annually in Fremont for 24 years, concluded Saturday. The contest paused for about 20 minutes Saturday after the injury, while paramedics tended to the rider and until another ambulance arrived from North Bend. … [Read more...] about Bull rider injured during competition in Fremont, taken to Omaha hospital
Bull rider, 19, undergoes surgery after 1,500-pound bull stomps on his head at Fremont competition
The younger Wickett was injured during a ride at about 8:10 p.m. at the Christensen Field Indoor Arena in Fremont, said Lt. Kyle Woodgate of the North Bend Volunteer Fire Department, which was on duty at the bull riding competition. … [Read more...] about Bull rider, 19, undergoes surgery after 1,500-pound bull stomps on his head at Fremont competition
