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After 60 years as IHOP, the International House of Pancakes is changing its name to IHOb. The company announced on Twitter that starting June 11, “IHOP” would now be “IHOb.” It ended the tweet with, “Find out what it could b on 6.11.18.” On social media the firm is holding polls that allow people to guess what the “b” stands for. Responses have included biscuits, bacon, butternut squash and barnacles.

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In Vermont, Governor Phil Scott has signed into law a bill that will pay new residents who work remotely for an out-of-state employer up to $10,000 over a period of two years in an effort to attract younger people to the state. “Vermont isn’t just a place to ski and try craft beers, it’s an ideal state for raising a family and growing a business,” Department of Tourism and Marketing commissioner Wendy Knight said, according to the Associated Press. The Remote Worker Grant Program would cover relocation expenses and other costs. It takes effect Jan. 1, 2019. The law defines a qualifying worker as working primarily from a Vermont home office or co-working space and employed full-time by an out-of-state based company. The state would award grants on a first-come, first-served basis and has allocated $500,000 for the next three years to the program.

In Flint, Michigan, authorities say police impersonators have been fooling police, firefighters and the public for three years.  The Flint Journal reports the impersonators are members of a group calling itself the Genesee County Fire and EMS Media-Genesee County Task Force Blight Agency. They were acting as police at parks, house fires, vehicle crashes and crime scenes. Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton authorized charges against three people. Court records say there are at least five other potential defendants. Leyton says the individuals sometimes were the first to arrive at crime scenes and “real police would ask them to perform tasks.” An investigation started after a complaint about rude Genesee County park rangers who turned out to be impostors.

In Bay County, Florida, Bush’s Baked Beans doesn’t just have a secret recipe, they’re a secret weapon. Law enforcement personnel responded to a grocery store after receiving inaccurate emergency calls from inside the store that an armed man was holding hostages inside and that someone had been shot. They soon realized the weapon the man was waving at store employees was a hammer. According to ABC News, one officer slipped behind the suspect, grabbed two cans of Bush’s Baked Beans and pelted the suspect. This was enough to subdue him until other officers could apprehend him.

In Salina, Kansas, a man left a winning lottery ticket on the counter at a convenience store. Fortunately for him, a store clerk and the store owner are good men. The man bought three tickets and went to his neighborhood convenience store to check if they were winners. The clerk checked two tickets and the winner accidentally left the third on the counter, The Salina Journal reported. When the clerk saw the ticket, he checked and found it was a $1 million-winner. The clerk called the owner who recognized who the man was from the clerk’s description. The owner drove around the man’s neighborhood once but couldn’t find the man’s house. When he decided to give it another try, he saw the man and his brother driving away and was able to stop them to give the man the ticket and tell him he won. KWCH reports that Wichita law firm DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers gave the owner a $1,200 check to reward him for his good deed.
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Securian Offers Open MEP for Small and Mid-Sized Employers

The Platinum 401(k) assumes the role of the ERISA 3(16) Plan Administrator, and Fidelis Fiduciary Management serves as the ERISA 3(38) Investment Manager.

Securian Financial introduced MEPconnect, its open multiple employer plan (MEP) designed to expand access to employer-sponsored retirement plans in the small to mid-sized business market.

The company explains that an open MEP is a type of retirement vehicle maintained as a single plan while allowing multiple, unrelated employers to participate, achieving economies of scale typically only attained by larger plans.

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Securian Financial provides recordkeeping services and an investment platform for MEPconnect, along with easy access to account tools and resources through a secure website. The company also teamed up with two other industry professionals to complete the retirement plan for employers:

  • The Platinum 401(k) assumes the role of the ERISA 3(16) Plan Administrator and principal fiduciary for administrative functions of the plan; and
  • Fidelis Fiduciary Management serves as the ERISA 3(38) Investment Manager, taking full fiduciary responsibility and discretion regarding the selection and monitoring of investments offered under the plan.
“As much as they’d like to offer it as a benefit to their employees, many small business owners know that sponsoring a retirement plan can take specialized knowledge and add time-consuming administrative and fiduciary obligations to their already busy workload,” says Rick Ayers, Securian Financial’s vice president of retirement solutions. “MEPconnect incorporates the key features of an effective plan while transferring the bulk of the work and risk to third-party retirement professionals—making it easy for employers to stay focused on running their businesses.”

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