Latest news with #Wold
Business Insider
23-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Texas Capital Securities Initiates a Buy Rating on Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND)
Texas Capital Securities analyst Eric Wold initiated coverage with a Buy rating on Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND – Research Report) today and set a price target of $16.00. The company's shares closed today at $10.07. Confident Investing Starts Here: Wold covers the Consumer Cyclical sector, focusing on stocks such as Malibu Boats, MasterCraft Boat Holdings, and Lindblad Expeditions Holdings. According to TipRanks, Wold has an average return of -16.5% and a 30.66% success rate on recommended stocks. Currently, the analyst consensus on Lindblad Expeditions Holdings is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $17.00. Based on Lindblad Expeditions Holdings' latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $179.72 million and a net profit of $1.16 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $153.61 million and had a GAAP net loss of $3.98 million Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 34 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of LIND in relation to earlier this year.
Chicago Tribune
15-05-2025
- Health
- Chicago Tribune
Homer Glen board votes to ban nitrous oxide to prevent recreational use
The Homer Glen Village Board voted Wednesday to ban nitrous oxide sales after village officials learned some people buy the product in tobacco and vape stores for recreational drug use. Nitrous oxide is a colorless, nonflammable gas that is used as an anesthetic, such as laughing gas, or to dispense whipped cream. But flavored nitrous oxide canisters have become popular and offer a variety of different sized containers to purchase, village officials said. When inhaled, the user can get a euphoria or high. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning earlier this year that intentional misuse or inhalation can lead to serious problems including asphyxiation, blood clots, loss of consciousness, palpitations, paralysis, psychiatric disturbances and other adverse health effects. Regularly inhaling nitrous oxide can lead to prolonged neurological effects, including spinal cord or brain damage, even after stopping the use, the FDA said. It can also lead to death, the FDA said. 'We don't need it in our village,' said Homer Glen Trustee Curt Mason, chair of the village's Public Services and Safety Committee. 'It's another addiction. It's another method for people to make money off the demise of our children, and it's not going to happen here.' Nitrous oxide is sold under multiple brand names such as Galaxy Gas, MassGass, and Whip-it!, according to the FDA. Village Manager Joe Baber said because of way it can be misused, it's concerning. Flavored nitrous oxide containers appear to be marketed to children, he said. 'We are trying to nip it before it becomes a problem in Homer Glen,' said Baber, who also chairs the village's Behavioral Health and Addiction Recovery Committee. Homer Glen officials modeled their ordinance on the village of Manhattan, whose officials banned the sale of nitrous oxide containers last year. Manhattan Village Administrator Jeff Wold said officers were concerned seeing nitrous oxide cartridges or canisters in cars during traffic stops, including teenaged drivers. Officials found that the products were sold online on retailers such as Amazon and also next to cigarettes and vaping products in stores that aren't selling whipped cream, Wold said. The Manhattan Village Board approved the ban on nitrous oxide sales in February 2024. Wold said the village sent tobacco and vape shops certified mail, and he spoke personally with the managers of the stores to let them know of the ordinance. The village gave the stores a few weeks to remove the product from their shelves, and the village has not had an issue with compliance in the past year, Wold said. The Will County Health Department does not have data on nitrous oxide usage. 'Nitrous oxide containers sold in tobacco/vape stores allows for easier access and this poses a threat to young people,' Dr. Kathleen Burke, the program coordinator for substance use initiatives at the Will County Health Department, said in a statement. 'They are able to purchase the containers and use the nitrous oxide to get high. Without preventing vape/tobacco stores from selling the product, it is very difficult to stop the misuse.' In Homer Glen, liquor, tobacco and vape shops caught selling nitrous oxide would face a maximum fine of $500 for the first offense and could have their business license revoked if they were caught a second time, Baber said. The Will County sheriff's office conducts compliance checks on liquor and tobacco stores to ensure they aren't selling items to underaged consumers, and officers could check they aren't selling nitrous oxide as well, Baber said. Homer Glen Trustee Nicholas Muller, a sergeant with the Oak Forest Police Department, said banning the sales of nitrous oxide makes sense for the public health and safety of the village. It was only recently that a man in his 20s who had used nitrous oxide was involved in a crash and hit a bus shelter near 159th Street and Cicero Avenue, Muller said. A few years ago, a teenager who had used nitrous oxide crashed into a tree, Muller said. 'You don't know what it will do to someone's mental state,' Muller said.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Driver injured after striking deer on Highway 23 near Roscoe, Minnesota
Apr. 16---- A 77-year-old driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries after his vehicle struck a deer on the roadway on Minnesota Highway 23. According to a from the Eugene Allen Wold, of Cold Spring, was traveling northbound in his 2020 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck when it happened near mile post 179 on Highway 23, south of Roscoe, in Wold was transported to the CentraCare — Paynesville Hospital for treatment. He was the only listed occupant in his vehicle. Wold was wearing a seat belt, and alcohol is not involved, according to the report. Road conditions were reported as dry at the time of the accident around 8:36 p.m. Tuesday. Paynesville Fire Department, Paynesville Police Department and CentraCare Ambulance assisted the Minnesota State Patrol at the scene.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Yahoo
‘There's no crime there.' Wold case is civil, not criminal: Scott County Attorney
'This is a civil case all day long.' Scott County Attorney Kelly Cunningham made it clear Wednesday: The building collapse case is a civil case, not a criminal matter. She explained in more detail with Our Quad Cities News, again emphasizing that landlord Andrew Wold's actions before the partial collapse of his apartment building May 28, 2023, are a civil matter. Cunningham said a civil arena affords the opportunity to collect civil damages that you can't get through a criminal prosecution. That may include compensatory damages, which break down to what would be economic losses and non-economic losses. In non-economic loses, the plaintiff's attorney would ask for money damages associated with emotional pain and anguish. If an individual were married, and they had children, the family members could seek money damages for loss of consortium, she explained – loved ones can recover for the loss of a loved one. The second major category of damages in civil cases is punitive damages. That means that the jury can punish what they believe to be bad behavior, she said. If the nature of the claim involves negligence, the plaintiff must prove the negligence of the main respondents, or those accused. They have to prove their case by a preponderance of the evidence. If a determination is made that negligence existed, then a jury will determine a respondent, and sometimes a plaintiff, for percentage of responsibility or fault. On the criminal side of proceedings, legislators pass laws that define what constitutes a crime. The Iowa Code defines what that crime consists of. In her role as prosecutor, Cunningham then must prove her case beyond a reasonable doubt – not beyond all doubt, but beyond a reasonable doubt. The statutory definition is broken down into jury instructions that set forth elements of the crimes charged. With the collapse of the building, some people pushed for the criminal prosecution of Wold, Cunningham said, with some wanting a homicide charge. But criminal charges were not appropriate in this case, Cunningham explained. You have the structure built in 1901 that was 124 years old, and you have the west wall of the building that give way in 2023. Cunningham said. Wold had not owned the building very long – he bought it in June 2021. 'No level of a homicide charge applies,' Cunningham said. 'You don't deal with negligence in the criminal arena.' 'This does not fit homicide or manslaughter charges,' she said. 'There s' a lot of misinformation out there in the public.' Some bricks had fallen off the west wall, and a structural engineering company was hired to come in and look at the building. A structural engineer examined the building, and then very specific steps were developed to repair it. The repair project was moving forward, with portions being completed then moving on to the next phase. The report says Wold had four people working on the job, she said. At some point, he reached out to a local business to get more masons on the project, but a representative of the business said the project was too large for the company. Wold, she said, was actively communicating to get additional workers. 'There's no crime there. This is a horrible tragedy,' she said. 'The facts in this case do not constitute a crime.' The DCI report The Iowa Code deals with public records requests. Investigative reports are confidential by statute. In criminal cases, reports are provided to the defense counsel. Those records can be made public by a court order if the custodian of that record would determine it is appropriate. If there is an open case, these reports are not subject to release, and a civil case is pending. A number of people in the community will have formed opinions about what happened., but they don't know the facts, Cunningham said. 'People want to emotionally react to something. They want to draw conclusions. They don't have the facts, but they don't care,' Cunningham said. 'It takes a situation that's very tragic, and makes it worse. ' Some people, she said, would go through the report and, rather than assess the entirety of it, would want to focus on one piece of information. 'If there are concerns about public safety, that is a reason for not making these reports discoverable,' she said. 'At the outset, it came to my attention threats were being made – even threats to kill,' she said. 'I was also apprised through legal counsel that individuals were leaving this community out of concerns for their personal safety.' 'Taking all those variables into consideration,,' she said, 'I have determined that the Scott County attorney's Office will not release that report.' More community reaction John Uhl, who has filed a suit against the City of Davenport in another case, posted a letter on the Whistle Davenport Facebook page late Wednesday: 'To the People of Scott County, Our community deserves transparency, accountability, and above, all the truth. Yet, the Scott County Attorney's Office refuses to release the DCI report—despite the fact that we, the taxpayers, paid for it. This is unacceptable. The County Attorney has decided not to pursue criminal charges, but that does not mean we should be left in the dark. Their claim that this is a 'civil matter' is nothing more than an excuse to withhold critical information from the very people they are supposed to serve. This is not just a legal issue—it is a matter of public trust and community safety. If there was no wrongdoing, why keep the report hidden? If there was misconduct, why is it being covered up? Either way, we, the citizens of Scott County, have a right to see the findings for ourselves. Government secrecy breeds distrust, and our community will not stand for it. We demand the immediate release of the DCI report. The Scott County Attorney's Office works for us, not the other way around. If they continue to ignore our calls for transparency, we must take action—through public pressure, legal avenues, and at the ballot box. The truth belongs to the people. Let's make sure we get it.' A synopsis of the report The Iowa DCI provided Our Quad Cities News with a report synopsis, which you can READ HERE: 23-014262-Case-Report-Synopsis-KedleyDownload Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
