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Constellation Software sees revenues rise in Q1, earns US$94 million

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:36:26 GMT

TORONTO — Constellation Software Inc. says its net income attributable to shareholders was US$94 million, down four per centfrom US$98 million a year earlier. The Toronto-based company says earnings per diluted share were US$4.44, down from US$4.63 a year earlier. Constellation, which reports in U.S. dollars, says revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was US$1.9 billion.That’s up 34 per cent from US$1.4 billion the same quarter a year ago. The company says the higher revenue was primarily attributable to growth from acquisitions.After adjusting for changes in foreign exchange rates, the company says its organic revenue growth was five per cent.This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 15, 2023.Companies in this story: (TSX:CSU)The Canadian Press

Cook Medical to cut 500 jobs globally under plan to refocus efforts

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:36:26 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Cook Medical will cut 500 jobs under a plan to refocus efforts on product innovation, the Indiana-based maker of medical devices said Monday.The cuts affecting about 4% of its global workforce will include about 223 workers in the U.S., including about 123 in Indiana. Cook Medical said the layoffs will affect sales representatives and other workers dealing with customers. No hourly workers in manufacturing or distribution will be laid off, the Bloomington-based company said.Cook announced the layoffs to all of its more 10,000 employees in an email from company president Pete Yonkman on Monday afternoon. Employees who are laid off will receive severance packages ranging from 10 weeks to nine months, depending on their positions and length of service, the Indianapolis Business Journal reported.The Associated Press

Skilling: Partly sunny, warmer before cool dip in Chicagoland tomorrow

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:36:26 GMT

Chicagoans come off a cool Mother's Day weekend. High temps averaged 3.5-deg below normal Sat & Sun—but when low temps are included, the weekend was actually finished close to normal. What made it feel so much cooler was the fact the weekend average more than 10-deg cooler than the weekend which preceded it.Tuesday is to throw some thermal curves at Chicago—warming into the low 80s in the afternoon. But a windshifting pneumonia front—so labeled because of the jarring temp changes it produces—will sweep through the city from the north passing in the evening hours Tuesday.Within a matter of hours, temps will crash up to 30 degrees—falling from the low 80s into the low to mid 50s. Current indications are the front will pass the city 6 to 7 p.m.—earlier North Shore areas and that NNE winds will sweep in gusting 25 to 30 mph along the lake.This will introduce building waves and the onset of possible rip currents Tuesday night—something swimmers and area mariners should be aware of.La...

13 new Chicago City Council members sworn into office

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:36:26 GMT

CHICAGO -- More than a fourth of the Chicago City Council are new members after being sworn in Monday morning.They range from alderpeople who have no city government experience at all to those who’ve worked within city hall for years. As all 50 alderpeople swore an oath on Monday, 13 are doing it for the very first time. WATCH: Brandon Johnson sworn in as Chicago’s 57th mayor 46th Ward Alderperson Anglea Clay, 31, is now the youngest member of council. She’s also one of six new women of color and one of at least seven Democratic Socialists on what will be the most progressive city council in Chicago history."We’ll see what kind of influence they exert as we look at programs and spending and that sort of thing," WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek said.Lisnek said it may play well with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s progressive agenda. The key will be to get to 26 votes, including some of the moderates. New Chicago mayor pledges commitment to progressive strategy, asks for unity Like new ...

Newly released court doc provides details on Jackson Mahomes case

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:36:26 GMT

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (WDAF) - A newly released court document shows police responded to a restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas after a report of a battery involving Jackson Mahomes, but it turned into much more serious allegations.According to the case affidavit released Monday, police responded to Aspens Restaurant on Feb. 25, 2023, after a man said Jackson Mahomes shoved his son, who works at the restaurant.The employee had just entered the key code to unlock the restaurant office to retrieve his water bottle when Jackson Mahomes shoved him, according to the document.Investigators reviewed surveillance video of the incident and said it shows Jackson Mahomes pushing the employee. Jackson Mahomes arrested, charged with sexual battery According to the affidavit, Jackson Mahomes tried to apologize to the employee later but the star quarterback's brother added that if he is in a room at the restaurant it is off-limits.The allegations against Mahomes became more serious when police inte...

Scattered downpours continue Tuesday, then drier weather returns

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:36:26 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Some areas of Central Texas have recorded 7-8 inches of rain in the last week, while others have seen just 1-3 inches. Additional on-and-off rain and thunderstorms continue on Tuesday.The highest rain totals have come near Mason, where over 8 inches of rain has fallen. Parts of Fayette County have seen more than 7 inches in the last 7 days.Observed 1-week rainfall totalsWhile rainfall has been welcome and added some moisture to the soil, it has thus far failed in producing significant runoff into the lakes. Lake Travis is up 6 inches in the past week, but is still more than 30 feet below its average May level.Scattered rain continuesShowers and thunderstorms decrease after dark Monday night, but a slight chance of additional rain continues overnight.A cool front moving through the area on Tuesday will produce another round of afternoon and evening downpours, some of which could produce 1-3 inches of additional rain. Some areas will unfortunately not receive addition...

Vandegrift takes 3-shot lead into final day of 6A girls golf tourney, defending champ Givens tied for 1st

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:36:26 GMT

GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — The Vandegirft girls' golf team has a 3-stroke lead after the first day of the UIL Class 6A tournament Monday held at Legacy Hills Golf Club.The Vipers shot a 1-over-par 289 to take the early lead over Kingwood. Lake Travis shot a 9-over-par 297 and is in fourth place.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersVandegrift has two players in the top five going into Tuesday's final round. Vipers junior Sydney Givens, last year's 6A champ, is tied atop the leaderboard with Lake Travis senior Kate Pickrell. Both fired rounds of 4-under-par 68 and they have a 2-shot lead over Katy Seven Lakes senior Maelynn Kim. Six players shots under par in the first round, including Vandegrift junior Danica Lundgren. She's tied for fourth with two other players at 1-under 71. Vandegrift finished second last year to San Antonio Reagan, who is currently tied with Lake Travis...

Gophers men’s golf: Stillwater native Ben Warian tied for fifth after first round of NCAA Regional

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:36:26 GMT

Stillwater native Ben Warian is in a great position to contend after the first round of the NCAA Bath Regional men’s golf tournament. The Gophers junior shot a 4-under 67 on Monday at Eagle Eye Golf Club in Bath, Mich.That leaves the Hill-Murray grad in a tie for fifth overall with two rounds to play. Georgia’s Ben Van Wyk leads the tournament after shooting a first-round 65.More importantly from Warian’s perspective, he’s currently tied for the one-and-only individual qualifier spot. The top finisher on a non-advancing team qualifies for the NCAA Championships. That qualifier spot will be in flux throughout the tournament, as not only individual scores change, but so do the teams advancing.Warian, who entered the week ranked 131st by GolfStat, played bogey-free golf through his first 16 holes of the day before recording a four on the par-3, 17th. But Warian bounced back by closing his round with a birdie on the par-5 18th. He’ll tee off to open his sec...

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine no longer available in US

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:36:26 GMT

By Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily NewsJohnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, a single-shot alternative to other pharmaceutical companies’ two-dose series, is “no longer available” in the United States, health officials said.The last of the government’s J&J vaccine stock expired May 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.“Dispose of any remaining Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations,” the CDC says on its website.About 19 million Americans received the J&J vaccine, according to CDC statistics. That’s far less than the nearly 367 million Americans who received Pfizer’s original vaccine and the 232 million who got Moderna’s, both of which required two shots for their initial series.More than 31 million doses of the J&J shot were delivered in the U.S., the CDC says.In April 2021, the CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended pausing the use of the J&J vaccine after it was linked to a...

Man fatally shot in St. Paul’s Dayton’s Bluff ID’d as 35-year-old

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:36:26 GMT

A man who died after a weekend shooting in St. Paul was identified by police Monday as Michael Martin, 35.Multiple people called 911 at 2:38 a.m. Saturday to report that someone was shot in the Dayton’s Bluff area. Officers found Martin in a house in the 1000 block of Pacific Street. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died at the hospital, according to police.No one was under arrest as of Monday and police said they are investigating the circumstances of the shooting, including where it happened. Investigators asked anyone with information to call them at 651-266-5650.Martin’s homicide was the 14th of the year in St. Paul. There were 15 at this time last year.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Antoine Suggs sentenced to more than 100 years in St. Paul quadruple murder Crime & Public Safety | How was the Heidi Firkus case closed after so long? Meet the trio who did it. Crime & Public Safety | Peace Officer ...