Latest news with #DanielThomas
Business Insider
18-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
BT in discussions to sell 50% stake in TNT Sports to Warner Bros, FT reports
BT (BTGOF) is in advanced discussions to sell its 50% stake in TNT Sports to Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), Kieran Smith and Daniel Thomas of The Financial Times reports, citing people familiar with the situation. A deal could be announced as early as next week, but the timing could still slip depending on how negotiations progress, the journal's sources added. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks straight to you inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Illinois tourism agency hit with scandal
CHICAGO (WGN) — The self-described 'face of Illinois tourism' was financially benefiting from efforts to market the state, according to findings from Illinois' executive inspector general. Daniel Thomas made frequent appearances in the media promoting Illinois through his work as deputy director of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, but the inspector general found he was still profiting from his former company that was hired to help with the marketing effort. 'Mr. Thomas received over $136,000in payments from TimeZoneOne after he began working at DCEO,' the inspector general determined. At one point, Thomas was vigorously negotiating his own payment from his former firm, TimeZoneOne, while overseeing the company's contracts with the state, 'raising serious questions regarding his ability to be independent and objective in his dealings,' the inspector general concluded. The inspector general said Thomas increased the firm's production of marketing videos and marketing materials under the 'Illinois Made' campaign during his tenure with the state. He also traveled to Europe, Mexico and the Rose Bowl in California as part of his work with the Illinois Tourism Office. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's administration said Thomas was terminated immediately following receipt of the results of the investigation. 'The department takes these matters seriously, and DCEO responded swiftly and decisively upon learning of the misconduct,' a DCEO spokesperson told WGN Investigates. 'DCEO has also taken action to address the issues identified, including strengthening internal oversight and accountability measures as it relates to contract management, employee travel, and gift ban compliance.' TimeZoneOne and another firm's contracts expire in June. A spokesperson for TimeZoneOne did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The firm's employees are listed as direct contacts on the state's website. Investigators also determined Thomas violated the state's gift ban and ethics policies by accepting free or discounted travel, meals and wine. It includes business and first class airfare, discounted hotel rooms and travel for a relative. The department's chief of staff told investigators she did not have any concerns about Mr. Thomas' ability to be objective in overseeing his former company,' according to the report. The inspector general concluded DCEO staff engaged in mismanagement by failing to take appropriate action to ensure that Thomas did not have a conflict of interest or appearance of a conflict. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Thousands to attend ‘Stronger Men' conference in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Gear up for the manliest event in the Ozarks. Thousands of men from across the world plan to attend James River Church's 'Stronger Men' conference in Springfield this week. The annual conference will feature Daniel Thomas, a safety from the Jacksonville Jaguars, for its special guest segment, according to a James River Church press release. For the conference's Friday night entertainment, there will be a 'Stronger Warrior' competition featuring a one-of-a-kind course built specifically for the conference. Those joining the course will include several American Ninja Warrior athletes. Past conferences have seen entertainment such as professional bull riding, professional boxing and motocross/BMX competitions. The church expects 34 states and 34 countries to be represented by the conference's attendance, according to the press release. Registration for the conference is still open. More information can be attained at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Ogdensburg International Bridge maintenance project to span two years, cost $16.4 million
Mar. 16—OGDENSBURG — The Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority is preparing for a two-year $16,408,000 maintenance project for the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge. They're planning to do paving this year and painting maintenance during the 2026 construction season. The paving rehab work is expected to take place from September to November. It will repave 3,900 feet of roadway on the U.S. approach, from the Proctor Avenue intersection to the U.S. abutment, including the U.S. Customs inbound and outgoing lanes. There will be no full roadway closures. "We'll be hitting everything except the concrete slabs at Customs and the toll plazas," according to Daniel Thomas. He is the project manager a senior bridge engineer from Greenman-Pedersen Inc. He narrated a Feb. 26 public hearing that discussed the project which was recorded and can be watched on the OBPA's YouTube page. "Because we're not dong anything that's touching the deck, we won't need to do any full road closures," Thomas said. The speed limit will also change from the U.S. abutment to Proctor Avenue from 35 mph to 25 mph "mostly in the interest of safety to the traveling public," according to Thomas. "Once you pass the Customs building, you're in a protected zone from the U.S. Customs to the Canadian customs building," he said. "It only adds a half a minute of travel time to go the 3/4 of a mile at 25 rather than the 35 that's there today." The timetable Thomas presented calls for design approval for the paving portion done later this month with construction approval in July and advertising and seeking bids in August. The painting portion is estimated to go from April to September next year. The goal is to repaint steel trusses and cross framing starting at span 9. They have funding to spans 9 to 11 and are looking for additional funding to do spans 12 to 14 so it can all be done under the same contractor, Thomas said. He noted in two prior maintenance projects, which went from 2010 to 2011 and 2020 to 2021, "we never had situations with huge traffic tie ups ... we're going to use the same approach here." The plan is to install temporary walkways below the bridge and to contain it all in a pressurized translucent sheathing to prevent debris from getting up on the roadway and down into the St. Lawrence River. He said they'll determine if any of the steel needs to be repaired and if so, have it fabricated and installed. The finished coat will be a sage green that matches the rest of the bridge. Thomas noted some of the current paint is 60 years old from when the bridge was built between 1957 to 1960. "After 60 years that paint has long outlived its expected life cycle," he said, which is usually 20 to 30 years at most for structural steel paint. The work builds upon the two previous maintenance projects, according to Thomas. The 2010-11 project improved suspension spans with new galvanized deck and steel stringers, upgraded railing and electrical across entire bridge, and lowered the speed limit from 35 mph to 25 mph. In 2020-21, the plate girder and floor beams were repaired for spans 1 to 8. It also repainted plate girders and cross framing, and for spans 9 to 14 added a new galvanized deck and steel floor beams installed to the existing floor truss, according to Thomas.
