Fatigue-Related Truck Crashes Affected by Proximity of Rest Stops
Authored By: Candace Whitman
For most people, rest stops are a place to grab a snack from the vending machine, use the rest room, and take a quick walk. For truck drivers, rest stops are safe havens where they can stop to sleep when they get too drowsy to drive safely. A recent study has shown just how important it really is for interstates and parkways t...
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Join Advocate Capital’s Marketing Team!
We are a successful, rapidly growing commercial lender looking for a Marketing Coordinator I. The successful candidate will offer administrative support to our Marketing Department including database maintenance, email and direct mail campaigns, website editing, content writing, social media monitoring, market research, tradeshow coordination, video shoot...
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Potential Fire Hazard 2011-2014 Kias and Hyundais
Authored By: Krista Kemmerly
The Center for Auto and Safety has petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to begin investigating Kia and Hyundai regarding their 2011-2014 vehicles being a potential fire hazard.
Eric T. Chaffin with the Legal Examiner states that the petition was sent on June 11, 2018 after over 120 owners reported thei...
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Goldfish Recall due to Salmonella
Authored By: Krista Kemmerly
Pepperidge Farm has voluntarily recalled Goldfish crackers due to fears there is salmonella in the product. Cameron Jenkins with NPR explains that this all began when an ingredient supplier the company uses notified Pepperidge Farm that a whey powder contained in the seasoning could potentially contain the salmonella bacteria....
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EEOC Sues Apparel Company
The U.S government is suing Fanatics Inc., a sports apparel company, for racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Bloomberg reports the company has investors like the National Football League (NFL) and the Major League Baseball (MLB).
The suit, brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, centers around claims from a former emplo...
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South Carolina Association for Justice Annual Convention Next Week
Authored By: Krista Kemmerly
Will you be heading to the Westin Resort in Hilton Head for the SCAJ 2018 Annual Convention?
The conference is coming up next week on August 2nd through the 4th.
Our Vice President of Strategic Solutions, Jeff Glueck, will be representing Advocate Capital, Inc. at the convention. We welcome you to stop by our booth (#21) to sa...
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AAJ Summer Convention in the Mile-High City
Advocate Capital, Inc. headed out west to the Mile-High City for the American Association for Justice Summer Convention. As always, AAJ put on a great conference in Denver, Colorado!
Michael Swanson, Donna Jones, Rebecca Stottlemyer and I represented Advocate Capital, Inc. where we enjoyed visiting with our clients and meeting new friends. The opening rec...
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Women awarded $4.69 billion in Talc Powder Verdict Say Justice Has Been Served
The 22 women who successfully won the lawsuit claiming Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder caused their cancers say “Justice has been served.” Reuters reports the women were awarded $4.69 billion in damages by a St. Louis jury on July 12.
The jury concluded J&J’s talc-based products contained asbestos, causing the 22 women to develop ovarian cancer. 6...
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Team Growth Continues
Our team continues its growth mode in 2018 here at Advocate Capital, Inc.!
We are currently recruiting an Executive Client Manager to cultivate positive customer interactions and act as a liaison between clients and various departments within the company, providing creative solutions to strengthen relationships and secure business.
The successful candidat...
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Excel Tips & Tricks – Save as Another File Type
During a recent client training, a client wanted to submit an Excel file to us, but their file was in Adobe PDF format. I helped them convert the file to Excel and they were super grateful. Now I’d like to share this tip with you!
Assume you are in a PDF document and want to convert it to Microsoft Excel. Follow these steps:
Go to File
Select Export To...
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