Purdue funds sit unused in OxyContin settlement
Purdue Pharma promised 200 million dollars for overdose victims and opioid crisis relief after its bankruptcy. More than a year later none has been spent as lawyers for the numerous plaintiffs clash over how to use the money. Ed Neiger calls the delay a travesty. The holdup is by the suing entities’ lawyers, not Purdue.
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Purdue
Ed Neiger
Duffyfield Phoenix Project seeks Giving Tuesday support
Duffyfield Phoenix Project DFPP founded in 2017 to improve the Duffyfield neighborhood in New Bern. It assists residents with home repairs, hosts town halls, and aims to bring health clinics and educational workshops on site. Partnerships help with yard care clothing and bi annual clean ups.
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Duffyfield Phoenix Project, Inc
Duffyfield Phoenix Project
DFPP
Duffyfield
New Bern
DFFP
Samaritan's Purse rebuilds home for flood and cancer survivor
Judy Stasinopoulos, a New York native living in Bridgeton, faced cancer treatment and a 2018 flood that destroyed her home. In February, Samaritan's Purse offered to build her a new house after an anonymous tip, with staff touring her home and presenting a plan. The organization and volunteers are completing the dream home, delivering relief after years of hardship.
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Judy Stasinopoulos
New York
Bridgeton
Florence
Neuse
Dionice
Stasinopoulos
Samaritan’s Purse
Boone
Samaritan’s
Samaritan
Samaritans
Small Business Saturday Boost Targets Local Retailers
Retailers seek a holiday lift from Small Business Saturday on November 28 as small, locally owned shops rebound from COVID-19 impacts. The initiative, born of American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2010, aims to steer shoppers toward brick and mortar stores with a record $19.6 billion in sales last year among 31.7 million US small businesses.
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American Express
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Small Business
U.S. Small Business Administration
USBA
United States
Todd Wetherington
SUN Journal
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