PepsiCo said it’s acquiring the prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion. The acquisition gives PepsiCo a fast-growing brand in the popular functional beverage category. “More than ever, consumers are looking for convenient and great-tasting options that fit their lifestyles and respond to their growing interest in health and wellness,” PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Ramon [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning against a dangerous ransomware scheme. In an advisory posted last week, government officials warned that a ransomware-as-a-service software called Medusa, which has launched ransomware attacks since 2021, has recently affected hundreds of people. Medusa uses phishing campaigns as its [...]
COULEE DAM, Wash. (AP) — Workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply farmers with water and protect communities from floods, industry officials warn. The Bureau of Reclamation provides water and hydropower to the public in 17 western states. Nearly 400 agency workers have been cut through [...]
LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the country, he points to the one-story homes encroaching on the orange trees from all sides. “At some point, this isn’t going to be an orange grove anymore,” Murphy, a third-generation grower, said [...]
Ohio farmers reported lower corn and soybean yields in 2024 than they did in 2023 due to abnormally dry conditions during the growing season, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ohio’s 2024 average corn yield was 177 bushels per acre, down 21 bushels from 2023. Growers harvested 3.2 million acres for grain, down 6 [...]
A Tenth District Court of Appeals panel recently affirmed a lower court ruling to dismiss the appeal of a state Oil & Gas Land Management Commission decision to proceed with plans to open public land to oil and natural gas exploration and production via fracking. Among the findings of the Franklin County Common Pleas Court, [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — The first television ads dropped last week in the Ohio governor’s race that’s still more than a year off. The early onslaught by a super PAC allied with Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy drove home how quickly the former bellwether state ‘s ruling Republicans are seizing the spotlight and staking claims to [...]
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration has launched a review of organizations that provide temporary housing and other aid to migrants to determine if they may have violated a law used to prosecute smugglers. The Department of Homeland Security has “significant concerns” that federal grants used to address an increase of migration under former [...]
The Ohio State University Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence has received $1 million for a metal casting workforce development and upskilling program from the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, through funding from the Department of Defense’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program. The one-year award will establish a Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship and [...]