06:00 PM EDT, 07/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- VirTra ( VTSI ) said Tuesday it appointed Chief Executive John Givens as chairman of its board, effective Friday. The company said Bob Ferris will step down from his position as executive chairman while continuing to support VirTra ( VTSI ) as a member of its advisory board. ...

July 9 (Reuters) - Blackstone Inc ( BX ) has hired Tyler Dickson, the former global head of investment banking at Citigroup ( C/PN ), to lead client relations for its credit and insurance unit, the private equity firm said on Tuesday. The new role will oversee Blackstone Credit & Insurance's (BXCI) Institutional Client Solutions team, and more broadly partner...

LOS ANGELES, July 9 (Reuters) - The state of Ohio on Tuesday joined oil companies and business groups asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse decisions that underpin California's ambitious plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. The Midwest state joined Valero's Diamond Alternative Energy and other plaintiffs in challenging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authority under the...

July 9 (Reuters) - Wildfires raging in the Canadian province of Alberta triggered an immediate evacuation order and fire restrictions in two forest areas, the province's wildfire agency said on Tuesday. The Fort Nelson First Nation ordered an immediate evacuation for the IR#3 Kahntah Reserve, British Columbia authorities said. Anyone in the affected area must leave immediately, they said in...