Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information a staunch Trump supporter known for his subprime car-loan empire is listing his Florida mansion for $43.85 million a nearly 50% markup from his 2021 purchase price 20 miles (32.2 kilometers) south of Palm Beach a movie theater and a 3,000 square-foot (279-square-meter) sky deck AVBOB celebrates a milestone by rewarding its members on a large scale HANKEY - Teachers at Hankey High School have vowed to continue their strike until their safety concerns are addressed Gang violence in the area has spilt onto the school grounds in recent weeks READ: GANG VIOLENCE SPILLS ONTO EC SCHOOL GROUNDS Teachers have been protesting since Monday, demanding officials address their safety concerns. Parents are concerned about the effects on their children's education. They say an agreement for classes to resume from Monday was reached, while police closely monitor the situation. Following an oversight visit to the Sarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance in Hankey the DA is appalled by the state of the centre three different contractors and R247.3 million the centre remains nowhere near completion The manner in which this project has been executed displays a complete disregard for the people of Hankey and the legacies of Khoe and Coloured people that it seeks to honour and social cohesion—none of which has been realised The contractors have employed security guards from outside Hankey to protect the site There is clearly no political will to complete the centre and to do justice to the legacy of Sarah Baartman Contractors have been paid for services rendered despite shoddy workmanship being the order of the day This brings into question the integrity of those auditing and approving payments for poor workmanship the local Khoe community has not been extensively consulted in the completion of the centre as initially promised No clearer example of this exists than the removal of significant stones from the burial site This act reflects a deeper negligence being shown towards Khoe The DA once again reiterates our call for a forensic audit on the financials of the centre proper consequence management for financial negligence and a cleansing ceremony led by the local Khoe community registered non profit organisation in South AfricaReg No: 011-895 NPO senior research scientist in the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute at Virginia Tech (VTTI) has been conferred the title of Senior Transportation Fellow Emeritus of Research by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors The emeritus title may be conferred on retired faculty members who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tech President Tim Sands in recognition of exemplary service to the university Nominated individuals who are approved by the board receive a copy of the resolution and a certificate of appreciation A member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 27 years Hankey served as the associate director of VTTI for 14 years as the director of research for eight years with most of the researchers reporting directly to him and ultimately served as a senior transportation fellow for the past five years guiding the next generation of researchers and administrators During his tenure he was awarded $103 million in sponsored research from private and government sponsors serving as the principal investigator or co-principal investigator the highest credited award amount of any research faculty in Virginia Tech’s history Hankey generated an additional $1.7 million in Virginia Tech Foundation funds Hankey directed the National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence This industry and government affiliates program provided approximately $800,000 in annual funding to conduct critical transportation safety research in support of safety goals broader than those of any individual stakeholder Hankey held leadership positions in professional organizations including the International Standards Organization where he led a committee that produced guidelines for annotating naturalistic driving data to allow common coding of this safety data on an international scale Through his work in naturalistic driving research Hankey brought international visibility to Virginia Tech by conducting the largest naturalistic driving study in the world for the National Academies of Science This groundbreaking research resulted in mechanisms that continue to be leveraged by researchers worldwide to use the data generated enabling improvements to transportation safety Hankey served as a mentor and advisor for numerous junior researchers and graduate students and postdoctoral research associates and helped them develop successful careers in both academia and industry Hankey earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Idaho and a Ph.D a senior and a student writer for Virginia Tech Marketing and Communications Virginia Tech demonstrates impact as a global land grant – progressing sustainability in our community Get Directions  See All Locations  Contact Virginia Tech  © 2025 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application son of the late Charles Clarence Hankey and JoAnn Marilyn Gregg Deisher Keith was a member of the Gem City Rollers Scooter Club; attended the Faith Lutheran Church and enjoyed spending time shopping for cars on Facebook Marketplace Keith recently became an avid fisherman and liked to hunt mushrooms He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren Cheryl Lynn Hankey whom he married July 20 A memorial service will be held at Hickory Overlook Group Camp (Caesar Creek) 2025 at 1:00 pm with Pastor Joel Richter officiating A Celebration of Keith's Life will follow the service until 4:00 p.m Contributions in Keith's memory may be made to the Glen Helen Nature Preserve Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors By MICHAEL PAVITT Former world darts champion Ted Hankey was released from prison in 2023 despite having been handed a two-year sentence was jailed for two years in May 2022 after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a teenage girl Chester Crown Court heard Hankey had pinned the young girl down and with the court hearing that the victim was aged between 16 and 18 the judge said he would have 'denied it to the bitter end' if the attack had not been caught on film Judge Everett told him: 'You genuinely believed nobody would believe her Ted Hankey was sentenced to two years in jail in May 2022 pictured arriving at Chester Crown Court in May 2022 had pleaded guilty to sexual assaulting a teenage girl in September 2021 Hankey won the BDO world title twice in his career You treated her as an object for your own disgusting and deviant sexual desires 'Your self-pity about the loss of status and ability to earn money - I'm sure you will never play darts again on television.' After being arrested on September 16 in 2021 Hankey had denied during questioning committing the offence He subsequently answered 'no comment' after being shown the video footage Upon appearing at Warrington Magistrates' Court on Thursday Hankey was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders' Register for 10 years as well as being handed a two-year sentence Mail Sport understands that despite Hankey being jailed in May 2022 was reported to be in the process of being divorced by his wife at the time he was jailed Hankey strongly denied the sexual assault but answered 'no comment' when he was shown the video evidence  was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders' Register for 10 years when he was given a two-year sentence Hankey was known as The Count during his playing days having arrived at games dressed as a vampire He first qualified for the BDO World Championship in 1998 and went on to win the prestigious event in 2000 and 2009 Hankey also finished as the runner-up in 2001 His net worth had been estimated at between £1million and £8m but he was declared bankrupt in 2017 after failing to qualify for tournaments The comments below have not been moderated By posting your comment you agree to our house rules Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- New Energy Equity, a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE) will be promoted to Chief Executive Officer as part of a planned transition effective June 1 Matt Hankey will be taking on a new role at ALLETE as Emerging Technologies Officer focusing on broad initiatives across the ALLETE family of companies while remaining on the New Energy Equity Board of Directors Kunkel joined New Energy Equity in 2020 as Vice President of Business Development and was promoted to President in 2022 "Matt has built a truly special company here at New Energy and our steadfast resolve all starts with Matt although I am glad he will continue to be part of our ALLETE family I am honored to step into this role and continue building on the strong foundation that Matt and the team have created," said Kunkel "New Energy Equity has a bright future ahead and I'm excited to lead this talented team as we expand our impact in the renewable energy industry." Hankey co-founded New Energy Equity in 2013 leading the company through multiple stages of rapid growth prior to being acquired by ALLETE in April of 2022 Under Hankey's leadership the company has grown to over 125 employees and implemented over 270 solar projects across the country totaling 600MW and more than $1.5 billion in project investment "Matt has built an outstanding organization and a dynamic team at New Energy Equity His leadership and vision have shaped the company into a national leader in distributed renewable energy development," said ALLETE CEO and New Energy Equity Board Chair Bethany Owen "We are excited for Matt to bring his expertise to ALLETE's broader emerging technologies directives we are thrilled to have Josh step into the CEO role and with his deep commitment to the company's culture I have great confidence in his leadership as the company enters its next phase of growth." "Building New Energy Equity with my incredible colleagues is by far the most significant accomplishment of my professional career I am so proud to have had the opportunity to lead this incredible team over the last 11 years The New Energy Equity team is stronger than ever and extremely well positioned for success under Josh's leadership and I look forward to seeing what they can accomplish in this next phase of the company." Media ContactKyle Wehnes(262)366-9223[email protected] New Energy Equity's Lift as We Climb Foundation has donated $100,000 to Civic Works a national leader in developing and financing community and commercial solar projects is pleased to announce a new partnership.. Utilities Alternative Energies Oil & Energy Personnel Announcements Do not sell or share my personal information: Home | South Africa Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson says there has been a growing trend of memorial projects that are left incomplete despite huge financial injections This, after rejecting a joint report by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture on the completion of the Sarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance in Hankey in the Eastern Cape. The Sarah Baartman Centre of remembrance has been plagued by delays since a construction tender was issued in 2014 The construction still remains 37% completed Macpherson says the goal is to eliminate wasteful expenditure “For far too long the South African state and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and their implementing agency have spent millions on memorial projects just for those to remain incomplete or fall into a state of disrepair this era of fruitless and wasteful expenditure has to come to an end I know that both Minister McKenzie and I are committed to achieving that goal together.” I rejected a joint report by the DPWI and DSAC on the Sarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance in Hankey Minister @GaytonMcK and I will meet soon to… pic.twitter.com/8wDgdgM0LC — Dean Macpherson MP (@DeanMacpherson) September 10, 2024 FORMER world darts champion Ted "The Count" Hankey was freed from jail after just one year for pinning a woman down in a sex attack The 56-year-old was locked up for two years in May 2022 after sexually assaulting the woman with an "air of entitlement" Hankey was released automatically from prison in 2023 after serving just half his sentence He remains on the Sex Offenders Register after pleading guilty to one count of sexual assault Chester Crown Court was told Hankey pinned the woman down and attacked her on September 10 The former champion had no idea the attack was caught on camera and he was arrested the same day The judge said Hankey would have "denied it to the bitter end" if the attack was not been caught on film. He added: "You genuinely believed nobody would believe her, until you were shown the damning evidence. "The nature of what you did, the fact that you pinned her down, that air of entitlement... You treated her as an object for your own disgusting and deviant sexual desires. The former darts player is famous for using the nickname "The Count" and dressing up as a vampire for tournaments He is a two-time World Professional Darts Champion after winning in both 2000 and 2009 was also runner up in the BDO competition twice He withdrew from the 2022 World Seniors Darts Championship In 2012, Hankey suffered a mini-stroke and missed the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/ This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page In a collaborative effort with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the Eastern Cape Home Affairs the Minister for the Public Service and Administration launched the voter education weekend outreach by visiting the Hankey community in the citrus-rich Gamtoos Valley located within the Kouga Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape The meeting held in Hankey drew the attention of community members all engaging with the Minister on matters concerning their civic rights and responsibilities as well as service delivery matters Minister Kiviet emphasized the crucial role residents play in strengthening democracy through their active participation in elections urging them to ensure their correct details are captured in the Voter’s Roll the right to vote is a fundamental pillar of democracy and Minister Kiviet made it clear that every eligible citizen should exercise this right By emphasizing the importance of having accurate information Voter’s Roll the Minister aimed to empower the residents to actively contribute to the democratic process This is not the first time Minister Kiviet has visited the region she embarked on a similar outreach visit to both the Hankey and Patensie communities the Minister raised awareness about the social ills plaguing the farming communities such as Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and engaged with community stakeholders to receive updates on key projects such as the progress on the construction of an agricultural school The significance of voter education outreach cannot be overstated as it plays a pivotal role in deepening citizen participation ensuring that every eligible voter understands the processes and importance of voting Minister Kiviet will further her weekend outreach by visiting the communities of Nomzamo in Humansdorp and Patensie The outreach efforts will conclude with a visit to the neighbouring town of Thornhill within the Kouga Local Municipality on Monday Minister Kiviet aims to foster a sense of civic duty The voter education outreach plays an integral role and building an engaged communities can look forward to greater involvement in the democratic process and a stronger commitment to shaping the future of their nation through active voting During her outreach in the Gamtoots Valley in the Eastern Cape yesterday Minister for Public Service and Administration told stakeholders who had gathered at the beleaguered Hankey Secondary School that the solution to resolving the challenges that the Hankey community faces lies in how they work together to address the education challenges they confront Minister Kiviet�s outreach in the Gamtoots Valley followed her working visit in April 2023 when the stakeholders agreed to take an integrated approach to the social and service delivery challenges that continue to conform schools and communities in the area during the feedback session with local stakeholders this week the Minister listened to the difficulties Hankey Secondary School continued to encounter which all entrench rather than break the community�s legacy of poverty The school itself has been classified as a �red zone� by the South African Police Service (SAPS) due to the number of violent incidents associated with it which is located within the Kouga Local Municipality and falls under the Saartie Baartman District Municipality is one of the thriving agricultural regions in South Africa It is best known for its citrus fruit as much as for its breath-taking tourist sites like many small dorpies across the country�s hinterlands giving rise to all sorts of social ills that mainly affect youth many of the community�s woes stem from the country�s agricultural sector�s dark legacy in which farm workers were paid in rations of alcohol leading to dependency and dysfunctional families and communities across several generations �The effects of the dop system are still with the communities and uprooting this scourge would require efforts from multiple angles as there is no single solution,� the Minister observed Minister Kiviet expressed the view that the combination of high teacher-to-learner ratios and poor educational outcomes at Hankey Secondary School is a perfect storm of the Gamtoots Valley�s past She added that the resolutions to the community�s many challenges would require more than raising awareness of the effects of drug and alcohol abuse or the dire consequences of teenage pregnancy Among the changes that Minister Kiviet seeks to foster within the Gamtoots Valley is the need to encourage integrated service delivery and the District Development Model approach to serving communities The approach to resolving the challenges that the school and the community faced was practically tested through the provision of �Services on Wheels� on the premises of the school in partnership with provincial and local stakeholders including organisations,� the Minister noted adding that �the problems we face are not insurmountable They need all of us to work together to benefit the community� He was a retired engineering professor from Wright State University and a former senior scientist from Wright Patterson Air Force Base He had engineering degrees from Penn State (’51) He was a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics He received the Primus Award (’64) for firsts in aviation and was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus of The Ohio State University (’94) He served in the Air Force as a Lieutenant during the Korean War at Wright Patterson Air Force Base and was proud of the fact that the Koreans never attacked Ohio during his tenure his softball team won the 1953 Metropolitan Boston Championship He played on the Dayton Victory League championship basketball team (WPAFB ’54) He was a senior All American Volleyball player (’65) and his Dayton team was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke He won the Dayton Pub Links Golf Championship (’72) and won several Ohio and several Senior Olympics golf championships (’80 He was a past member of the Twin Base Golf Club where he won club championships and was a member of the Walnut Grove Country Club He also was an Eagle Scout and was past president of the Resident Council at 10 Wilmington Place (’17 -’18) He adored his wife (Eleanor of 60 years) and family and was extremely proud of them He and Eleanor had three children: Robert Hankey Judy (Hankey) Batty (Bill Batty/son-in-law) Mary (Hankey) Scurria; seven grandchildren: Jessica and Catherine (Alex); and seven great grandchildren: Grace He was preceded in death by his sister Peggy Slack or Wright State University Anatomical Gift Program wsura@wright.edu the experience agency shaping the future of brands through craft and curiosity announces Corey Hankey as its first-ever chief operating officer (COO).  Corey will lead client relationship development for Thinkingbox’s full roster of brands He will oversee the agency’s production practice as well ensuring excellence and consistency across the offering it has become obvious that we need an operations professional at the helm to help shoulder that growth Corey is a seasoned leader with a strong strategic vision and I have no doubt he’s the right person for the job,” said Amir he has established a track record of building the trust our clients have come to expect from Thinkingbox converting one-off projects to multimillion dollar retainers in the process Corey will help our teams continue to collaborate across functions delivering top-notch creative work and stellar results for our clients.”  Corey first joined Thinkingbox in 2008 as a flash developer and quickly rose through the ranks to his most recent role as managing partner He developed the agency’s technology practice from the ground up helping deliver top-notch creative services for brands including Adobe Corey served as an executive producer for Utah-based digital agency Welikesmall where he supported enterprise-level platform projects for the US Air Force his work has garnered recognition from The Clio Awards “I’m honoured to take on this new challenge as COO at Thinkingbox,” said Corey “Innovation drives every discipline across the agency cultivating a culture of relentless creativity and craftsmanship That ethos yields solid results for our brand partners across the globe and inspires me daily I look forward to applying my knowledge of technology and operations to help grow our clients’ businesses and Samantha Hankey performed a recital with pianist Myra Huang for Vocal Arts DC Tuesday night at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater Samantha Hankey made a charismatic Washington debut Tuesday night, in a compact recital presented by Vocal Arts DC. The Massachusetts-born mezzo-soprano has been notching acclaimed American performances in recent years, at Santa Fe Opera on a fixed contract with the Bayerische Staatsoper likely contributed to her excellent German featured in this program’s centerpiece at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater Men usually sing Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe although the composer did not specify any voice in the score and dedicated the cycle to soprano Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient In the original keys there are top notes that lean these sixteen songs toward a higher voice the same year that he finally succeeded in marrying the young piano virtuoso Clara Wieck He selected the poems from Heinrich Heine’s Lyrisches Intermezzo as a young poet finds himself forced to watch his beloved marry another man who had to fight legal cases to overcome the opposition of Clara’s father could have found himself in the same painful situation Hankey did not seek to impress with blistering power and struggled at times in the high range of this cycle singing it without transpositions from Schumann’s published keys Yet she made a convincing case for a woman singing Dichterliebe because of her luscious legato tone which was heard to remarkable effect in the first two songs combined with a poet’s care in considering the words and phrasing them with just the right sensibility created an overwhelming sense of romantic wistfulness A male voice can provide more power in some of the angrier songs especially the growling “Ich grolle nicht” and the rage-filled final song the sense of Hankey as a sort of teenage Cherubino gave a surprising twist to the quick die Lilie,” with its dizzying patter of lovesick words she carried an operatic sense of acting too far as when she audibly sobbed in the silences of the postlude to “Ich hab’ im Traum geweinet.” Schumann personalized the story by opening the first song “Im wunderschönen Monat Mai,” with a tender piano prelude derived from the slow movement of Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A Minor Huang gave it the sense of relief perhaps intended by Schumann as if the narrator were waking from a bad dream to the reality that he would indeed be united with his love The program opened with an equally charming rendition of Francis Poulenc’s Trois Chansons de Federico García Lorca Poulenc set the Spanish poet’s surrealist poetry about a child searching for its voice or an orange tree begging to be cut down because it cannot produce fruit from flamenco guitar strumming to intense dissonance Hankey and Huang drew out these songs evocatively The second half of this short program (less than 80 minutes) felt comparatively lightweight Huang had fun with the calliope-like accompaniment of Erik Satie’s “La Diva de l’Empire,” which set the tone for a series of mostly insubstantial songs The one surprise of the evening was “Gigerlette,” from Brettl-Lieder an unexpected foray into cabaret songs by the young Arnold Schoenberg Charles Trenet’s vivacious popular song “Boum!” led naturally into two Kurt Weill songs “Speak Low” (from his Broadway musical One Touch of Venus) and “Youkali,” all evoking elements of jazz or tango Cole Porter’s “So in Love,” from the musical Kiss Me but fortunately Hankey had one more trick up her sleeve Her fetching rendition of “Près des remparts de Séville” from Carmen offered a preview of her role debut in that opera Countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and pianist John Churchwell will perform for Vocal Arts 7:30 p.m. February 20 in a program featuring Schumann’s second Liederkreis. vocalartsdc.org XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong> Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value"  Subscribe via RSS The online lender has thrived as it helped extend $400m in loans with its biggest individual investor Shocked by the rampage that followed efforts to overturn the US presidential election, companies at home and abroad were suspending political donations and reviewing their ties with the outgoing leader. Even Deutsche Bank – which had propped up the Trump Organization for two decades – decided it would no longer do business with the disgraced politician one midsized California-based bank was ready to fill the financial vacuum Axos Financial has since become one of Trump’s biggest financial backers With its biggest individual shareholder – the sub-prime auto king and billionaire Don Hankey – the NYSE-listed company has helped extend more than $400m (£318m) in loans to the returning president and his companies And investors are betting that Axos will thrive under the returning president, having pushed shares to a record high above $80 after the November US presidential election Axos was one of the first digital banks in the US founded at the peak of the dotcom bubble at the turn of the millennium Then known as the Bank of Internet USA (BoI) it offered customers 24/7 online access to their bank accounts even on holidays: a point illustrated by its launch on US Independence Day on 4 July 2000 After weathering the storm of the 2007-08 financial crisis BoI embarked on a series of acquisitions under the president and chief executive Gregory Garrabrants who helped expand the bank’s operations into clearing and investments the group’s assets have soared to $36bn from just over $1bn while profits have hit a record high every year since 2012 And the 53-year-old McKinsey and Goldman Sachs alumnus has been handsomely rewarded along the way Despite holding just a fraction of JP Morgan’s $3.7tn worth of assets Garrabrants briefly eclipsed the pay of its famously high-paid boss Jamie Dimon with a $34.5m payout in 2018 Axos stressed that the sum included the potential value of future share-based bonuses and could not be compared “apples to apples” with other bank executives Garrabrants’ total pay has since fallen to $10.6m, but he remains one of the 10 highest-paid bank bosses in the US. Axos said it all stemmed from a smear campaign that involved “hit pieces” and “baseless allegations” being posted online from 2015 which formed the basis of “anonymous and wholly fraudulent complaints” made to regulators It claims this was done “in the hope of instigating investigations the existence of which the short-sellers could then use to create further doubts regarding the company and a decline in the company’s stock price” The SEC investigation was closed without enforcement action in 2017 shortly before the bank rebranded as Axos in 2018 Axos said it had no remaining business with any cryptocurrency company turned to Axos as he was facing looming deadlines to repay loans on Trump Tower and his Trump National Doral hotel and golf resort in Miami Axos ended up offering $225m to the then ousted president in 2022 Free daily newsletterGet set for the working day – we'll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning The chief executive’s support clearly made an impression on the Trump family who has said he is “honoured to call Greg a friend” An Axos spokesperson said the Trump Organization has been a “model borrower meeting all its obligations in a highly professional manner” who himself made his fortune selling high-interest car loans to people with bad credit histories One of Hankey’s companies, Knight Specialty Insurance, posted a $175m bond that Trump needed in order to block a large civil fraud judgment while he tried to appeal against a $454m court ruling in which he was accused of defrauding bankers and insurers by lying about his wealth Donald Trump attends the closing arguments in the $454m civil fraud trial in New York Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/APFurther support has been given though political donations Hankey made $80,000 in political donations to Trump and the US Republican party in 2016 and Garrabrants’ donations have included $4,800 to Trump in 2020 But despite Axos’s consistent profit growth, not everyone is cheering about its success. In June, the short-seller investment company Hindenburg Research accused the group of lax underwriting standards and major issues with its portfolio of loans It said Axos was exposed to the riskiest asset classes while alleging that its customer base included “borrowers who couldn’t get loans from other banks” “The Hindenburg statement is false,” an Axos spokesperson said adding that the company had an “exceptionally strong track record in its commercial real estate lending portfolio sustaining some of the lowest loss rates in the banking industry” They added: “The report has also been proven wrong by the passage of time as many of the loans cited in the report have either repaid or While shares initially tumbled on Hindenburg’s allegations investors are clearly crawling back and betting on its prospective success Hankey did not respond to requests for comment Hankey spent the last half century building a multi-billion-dollar legacy which he began through subprime auto lending at his family’s Midway Ford Dealership before expanding operations through Westlake Financial the Mid-Wilshire-based auto lending business which now works with over 30,000 car dealerships across the country Hankey has done well for himself through operating The Hankey Group has spurred the development of numerous mixed-use housing projects across Los Angeles including the recently completed sageLA development which features 490 apartments and 35,000 square feet of retail in Koreatown Education: University of Southern California In the news: Financed former President Donald Trump’s appeal bond for a fraud case which was ruled upon in February Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative TrendingResidentialLos AngelesAHankey overcomes appeal against Koreatown apartment highriseLA Planning Commission approves eight-story project despite objection from labor group Hankey Investment Company has beat back a labor union-backed appeal trying to block a 163-unit apartment building in Koreatown The Los Angeles City Planning Commission sided with the Hancock Park-based developer led by billionaire Don Hankey in approving the eight-story building at 638-642 South Berendo Street, near Wilshire Boulevard, Urbanize Los Angeles reported The appeal by the Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility a Covina-based advocacy group tied to the laborer’s union argued that the project should face further scrutiny under the California Environmental Quality Act A staff report recommended denial of the appeal citing a lack of evidence to support its claims Plans call for 163 studio and one-bedroom apartments above parking for 103 cars most of which would serve a commercial building next door Hankey would employ Transit Oriented Communities incentives to permit a larger building than zoning rules allow in exchange for 18 affordable apartments for extremely low-income households putty and white building with rows of exterior balconies would be clad in painted plaster and include recreation rooms The project was filed in July last year by the Hankey Investment Company the real estate arm of subprime car loan king Don Hankey’s Hankey Group An affiliate of Hankey bought the Berendo Street site in March last year for $14 million a company managed by Beverly Hills-based attorney Wayne Johnson Berendo filed an application to build a 22-story You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience arriving around midnight.The two victims were among 26 innocent lives lost in the deadly attack on Tuesday "Ashok Gehlot has lost his mental balance": Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma "Ready to serve again," says Bhuj woman who served as Home Guard in 1971 Indo-Pak war Gujarat: Fire breaks out in kutcha houses in Dahod Gujarat: Four people drown in Shetrunji river in Amreli Police deports three Pakistani nationals from Navi Mumbai Congress MLAs stand like a rock with Chief Minister all well with government: Himachal Minister Harshvardhan Chauhan Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel concludes online admission allotment for over 20,000 CET-qualified students copyrights © aninews.in | All rights Reserved a singer-songwriter from rural western Pennsylvania will take the stage at the Struthers Library Theatre on Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m will be held at Sally’s Encore Theatre Bar located inside the Struthers Library Theatre at 302 W a self-described “traveling troubadour,” brings a blend of folk and rock influenced by the steel mills and rolling hills of her upbringing Her music is inspired by artists such as Bruce Springsteen Hankey began playing guitar at 12 and writing songs during high school While attending Indiana University of Pennsylvania she honed her craft by performing at local open mic nights she left her job as a graphic designer to pursue music full-time Hankey has shared the stage with notable artists earning her a reputation as a standout performer in the Americana music scene Critics have praised her ability to bridge generational gaps crafting music for “old souls who want to hear something new.” visit the Struthers Library Theatre website or follow the theatre on social media Hospice of Warren County is set to host its inaugural fundraising event The League of Women Voters of Warren County has released its updated 2025 Government Directory A county resident has been sentenced to between 21 months and four years in state prison on three separate dockets Copyright © 2025 Ogden Newspapers of Pennsylvania LLC | https://www.timesobserver.com | PO Box 188 announced a leadership transition where current President Josh Kunkel will be promoted to CEO effective June 1 Co-founder and current CEO Matt Hankey will transition to a new role as Emerging Technologies Officer at ALLETE while remaining on New Energy Equity's Board of Directors who joined the company in 2020 as VP of Business Development and became President in 2022 Under Hankey's leadership since co-founding in 2013 New Energy Equity has grown to over 125 employees and implemented more than 270 solar projects nationwide totaling 600MW and exceeding $1.5 billion in project investment ha annunciato un cambiamento nella leadership in cui l'attuale Presidente Josh Kunkel sarà promosso a CEO a partire dal 1 giugno 2025 Il cofondatore e attuale CEO Matt Hankey assumerà un nuovo ruolo come Chief Emerging Technologies Officer in ALLETE rimanendo nel Consiglio di Amministrazione di New Energy Equity che è entrato nell'azienda nel 2020 come VP dello Sviluppo Aziendale ed è diventato Presidente nel 2022 guiderà la prossima fase di crescita dell'azienda New Energy Equity è cresciuta fino a oltre 125 dipendenti e ha implementato più di 270 progetti solari a livello nazionale per un totale di 600MW e oltre 1,5 miliardi di dollari di investimenti nei progetti anunció una transición en el liderazgo donde el actual Presidente Josh Kunkel será ascendido a CEO a partir del 1 de junio de 2025 El cofundador y actual CEO Matt Hankey asumirá un nuevo rol como Chief Emerging Technologies Officer en ALLETE mientras permanece en la Junta Directiva de New Energy Equity quien se unió a la empresa en 2020 como VP de Desarrollo Empresarial y se convirtió en Presidente en 2022 liderará la próxima fase de crecimiento de la empresa Bajo el liderazgo de Hankey desde su cofundación en 2013 New Energy Equity ha crecido a más de 125 empleados y ha implementado más de 270 proyectos solares en todo el país sumando 600MW y superando los 1.5 mil millones de dólares en inversión de proyectos New Energy Equity는 ALLETE (NYSE: ALE)의 자회사로서 현재 회장인 Josh Kunkel이 2025년 6월 1일부터 CEO로 승진할 것이라고 발표했습니다 공동 창립자이자 현 CEO인 Matt Hankey는 ALLETE의 신기술 책임자로 새로운 역할을 맡게 되며 Kunkel은 2020년 사업 개발 부사장으로 회사에 합류하여 2022년 회장으로 승진했습니다 a annoncé une transition de leadership où l'actuel président Josh Kunkel sera promu au poste de PDG à compter du 1er juin 2025 Le cofondateur et actuel PDG Matt Hankey passera à un nouveau rôle de Chief Emerging Technologies Officer chez ALLETE tout en restant membre du conseil d'administration de New Energy Equity qui a rejoint l'entreprise en 2020 en tant que VP du développement commercial et est devenu président en 2022 dirigera la prochaine phase de croissance de l'entreprise Sous la direction de Hankey depuis la cofondation en 2013 New Energy Equity a connu une croissance de plus de 125 employés et a mis en œuvre plus de 270 projets solaires à l'échelle nationale totalisant 600MW et dépassant 1,5 milliard de dollars d'investissement dans les projets eine Tochtergesellschaft von ALLETE (NYSE: ALE) bei dem der derzeitige Präsident Josh Kunkel ab dem 1 Der Mitbegründer und aktuelle CEO Matt Hankey wird eine neue Rolle als Chief Emerging Technologies Officer bei ALLETE übernehmen und bleibt im Vorstand von New Energy Equity der 2020 als VP für Geschäftsentwicklung in das Unternehmen eintrat und 2022 Präsident wurde wird die nächste Wachstumsphase des Unternehmens leiten hat New Energy Equity über 125 Mitarbeiter gewonnen und mehr als 270 Solarprojekte im ganzen Land umgesetzt die insgesamt 600MW und über 1,5 Milliarden Dollar an Projektinvestitionen umfassen His leadership and vision have shaped the company into a national leader in distributed renewable energy development," said ALLETE CEO and New Energy Equity Board Chair Bethany Owen Media ContactKyle Wehnes(262)366-9223kylew@newenergyequity.com View 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Login “The Hottentot Venus: The Story of Saartjie Baartman” was launched at her burial site in Hankey in the Eastern Cape The name Hottentot Venus was given to Baartman when she was taken to Europe This book holds the promise to shed more light on this tragic story who was sold into slavery in Cape Town and later trafficked to Europe where she was sexually assaulted in her teenage years Though several books about Baartman have been written by different academics this one written by Clarke was inspired by her own experiences of abuse Monica Clarke says Baartman’s story is relevant today as the trafficking of women still happens across the world “Baartman suffered what most young women are going through today Just like Baartman who didn’t have weapons to fight back The book launch was attended by family and the Khoi and San community Those in attendance said the book is important as it keeps Baartman’s story and history alive The House of Klaas and Dawid Stuurman chief We are happy about this book as it keeps Baartman’s story alive and relevant today Though Baartman’s horrific experiences happened a long time ago Clarke wants her story to inspire people and hopes it can help mitigate sexual assault and human trafficking amongst young women today “The book is written in simple English to accommodate everyone So that people understand the story and hopefully learn a lot from it.” The book launch came two weeks before Baartman’s death anniversary This article may contain graphic and/or adult content unsuitable for minors and sensitive readers Eastern Cape police have arrested two men and confiscated a getaway vehicle and two cellphone tower batteries following a high-speed chase in Hankey Sergeant Majola Nkohli says police were alerted on Saturday by someone about the alleged theft in progress of cellphone tower batteries at the Vodacom tower site in the town a white Nissan bakkie passed them at high speed Police managed to stop it on the R330 just outside Hankey and after searching the vehicle they found two cellphone tower batteries and housebreaking implements were arrested and are due to appear in the Hankey Magistrate's Court on Monday an exclusive podcast on the life of Vicki Terblanche Dive into the expansive world of motoring with Naresh Maharaj Join Mark Marshall as he shares his extraordinary encounters with everything from bees to reptiles i Friends from Great Barrington show support as Jesse Hankey returns from Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center after surviving his battle with COVID-19 in 2020 Ken Keefner and Kevin O'Rourke set up a flag in Great Barrington to show support for Jesse Hankey as Hankey returned home from Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center after surviving a battle with COVID-19 in 2020 Jesse Hankey on his beloved pontoon boat on Otis Reservoir He had survived a long stretch on a ventilator during COVID and beat the odds He started out adulthood by joining the Marines and heading to Vietnam at 18 Lifelong Great Barrington resident Jesse Hankey died on Jan Great Barrington native Jesse Hankey spent 13 months in Vietnam as a machine gun operator at the front of his platoon shown at age 18 in Vietnam after enlisting in the U.S The Great Barrington native and lifelong resident died on Jan He survived 117 days on a ventilator in 2020 after contracting COVID and continued to live his life as curious and fun-loving as ever.  GREAT BARRINGTON — After 117 days on a ventilator The Great Barrington native and lifelong resident will be remembered on Thursday with a service at Finnerty and Stevens and a burial with military honors at Elmwood Cemetery was a “perfectionist” with a penchant for nonstop learning When he awoke from his coma while on the ventilator It wasn't the first time he beat almost impossible odds Months into his time on the ventilator at Berkshire Medical Center Hankey's family had to fight for his recovery; they wouldn't let doctors “pull the plug” on him They wanted “God to decide.” Hankey had already said to them: “I’m not ready to die.” The hospital threatened the family with legal action over it With the advice of other doctors they knew like "an angel" appeared over the the outside window of his hotel room The doctors said he defied the laws of medicine There's even a published scientific paper about his case When he returned home in September 2020 with a police and motorcycle escort with over 50 friends and families cheering him on he and his wife Eleanor Hankey of 34 years spent time cruising around Otis Reservoir on their new pontoon boat cooked him lobster and other “treats.” The pair were enjoying life together and with family It was a peaceful and loving ending after beginning his adult life Jesse Hankey enlisted in the Marine Corps and rose to the rank of corporal For roughly 13 months he was a machine gun operator called a “first gunner,” meaning he was at the front of his platoon in which survival time was “3 seconds" as the soldiers began the mission “and to do that job.” The person who took his place when his tour was up did not survive when it was time for him to leave his tour the military ripped Jesse out of combat and dropped him at a base in California no chance to talk about it,” Larry Hankey said of the questions and inner turmoil arising from war He returned to Great Barrington and married Teresa “Terry” Consolini he and family owned The Village restaurant in Chatham “All that time,” his sister Juanita Hankey O'Rourke said Jesse Hankey loved to strike up informal ball games The neighborhood kids followed him to a nearby field Tom Hankey said that every day his father’s “little green van coming down the road” after he got off work was the signal for all the kids in the neighborhood to grab their baseball gloves Jesse Hankey also spearheaded baseball games for family and friends at the field next to the Mill River School — every Sunday.  “It didn’t matter how young or old,” Larry Hankey said He loved motorcycles and later got a stock car that he raced at the Lebanon Valley Dragway He bowled two nights a week at Cove Bowling which Tom Hankey and Juanita Hankey O'Rourke own Even double knee replacements didn’t keep Jesse away very long “against the doctors' orders,” Tom Hankey said He was also a welder who once made a dragon sculpture named “Puff." "It blew fire," Juanita Hankey O'Rourke said And he devised an Easter egg hunt for his grandson that involved following instructions hidden in every plastic egg until it led to a paint gun the Easter goodies would slide out and down the tree,” Tom Hankey said Juanita Hankey O'Rourke said that “it all came crashing down.” They drove every night to a chapel in New Lebanon then crossed back over the border to the hospital in Pittsfield they stood outside with binoculars and looked into his hospital room to make sure he was being cared for.  “we are going to get him through this.” Another told them she “sang to him all day.” Jesse Hankey’s mother died during a COVID outbreak at a nursing home in Lee A nurse told Ele Hankey that she could see from his heart rate that he was fading Heather Bellow can be reached at hbellow@berkshireeagle.com or 413-329-6871.  Lee voters will consider the fiscal 2026 operating budget an amendment prohibiting ADUs and the principal dwelling from becoming short-term rentals and various other items.   Mount Washington's Annual Town Meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m A fundraiser for the roof replacement will feature a documentary It's a story of Jewish perseverance — just like the old building.  Voters at annual town meeting on Saturday approved the spending of $3 million for a temporary bridge at Brookside Road Voters will consider a number of items at annual town meeting Monday including a $7,091,838 proposed budget for fiscal 2026.  Town officials and staff say they misinterpreted a town bylaw that requires nonresidents to get permission to "address" a town meeting Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.