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University of Montevallo names new provost
The University of Montevallo has a new provost and vice president for academic affairs. Mary Beth Armstrong, who has been with the university since 1997, has accepted the role. Armstrong's first role with UM was as an assistant professor in the Dep...
Warren, Sanders seek review of Sinclair buy of Disney Fox regional sports networks
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Cory Booker are teaming up to ask the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice to review Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s pending purchase of 21 regional sports networks originally owned ...
Paragon’s vision for Bulls patch sponsor wins out
Paragon Marketing won an agency shootout to handle activation behind Zenni Optical’s Chicago Bulls uniform patch sponsorship, easily the online optician’s largest marketing expenditure.
It’s official: M&T Bank’s tech hub is going to Seneca One Tower
M&T Bank's search for office space to accommodate at least 1,000 technology workers has ended at Seneca One Tower downtown. In a deal that's been in the works since earlier this year, Buffalo-based M&T (NYSE: MTB) has agreed to locate a tech hub in th...
Division of $23.8 billion Phoenix bank opens 1st Colorado office
As of March, the bank had branches in California, Arizona and Nevada.
Amazon Studios head of marketing and distribution to exit
Bob Berney has decided to leave his post as head of marketing and distribution at Amazon Studios. The move follows the expiration of his four-year contract with the Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) subsidiary. Deadline first reported the news. Berney ...
Bill Gates talks global challenges, biggest regret to D.C.-area business leaders
Bill Gates thinks he can pinpoint what specifically has set his ubiquitous tech behemoth, Microsoft Corp., back in recent years. Indeed, he described it as his biggest regret around Microsoft in a sit-down with David Rubenstein, president of The Econ...
Florida’s school funding formula to get review
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a budget-related bill that could lead to changes in a long-controversial formula for divvying up money among school districts. DeSantis signed an “implementing” bill that deals with numerous issues in the state budg...
KU selects new executive dean for medical school
The University of Kansas Medical Center named Dr. Akinlolu Ojo as its new executive dean of the school of medicine. Ojo will oversee the Kansas City, Kan., Salina and Wichita campuses beginning Aug. 26. Ojo currently serves as associate vice president...
MediaAlpha’s advertising technology leads to revenue bump
MediaAlpha posted $297.1 million in revenue last year, up from $116.5 million in 2016. With that growth, the company ranked No. 4 on the Puget Sound Business Journal’s inaugural Middle Market Fast 50 list.
A message from the billionaire’s club: Tax us
The “us” includes self-made billionaires like the financier George Soros and Chris Hughes, a Facebook co-founder, as well as heirs to dynastic riches like the filmmaker Abigail Disney.
Auburn University, President Steven Leath parting ways
Auburn University will soon be looking for a new leader. Auburn President Steven Leath and members of the Board of Trustees’ presidential assessment working group mutually decided to part ways after extensive discussions about the university’s leader...
Wright State invests $1.1M in library upgrades (Photos)
Nearly a year after receiving $13.5 million from the state capital budget, Wright State University is putting those dollars to work. Wright State has invested $1.1 million in renovations to the Dunbar Library at its main campus in Fairborn. In August...
University of Montevallo names new provost
The University of Montevallo has a new provost and vice president for academic affairs. Mary Beth Armstrong, who has been with the university since 1997, has accepted the role. Armstrong's first role with UM was as an assistant professor in the Dep...
Warren, Sanders seek review of Sinclair buy of Disney Fox regional sports networks
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Cory Booker are teaming up to ask the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice to review Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s pending purchase of 21 regional sports networks originally owned ...
Paragon’s vision for Bulls patch sponsor wins out
Paragon Marketing won an agency shootout to handle activation behind Zenni Optical’s Chicago Bulls uniform patch sponsorship, easily the online optician’s largest marketing expenditure.
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FDA asks Chester County biopharm company to pull promotional video
The federal agenecy claims the video has misleading and incomplete information about the company's skin disorder treatment.
Sports
Youth sports coaching: Calling the right play
Instruction from a trained coach can often make the difference in whether a child becomes a lifelong fan of the sport they play. It’s this imperative that has national governing bodies and leagues becoming more invested in teaching volunteers and provi...
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FDA asks Chester County biopharm company to pull promotional video
The federal agenecy claims the video has misleading and incomplete information about the company's skin disorder treatment.
With $10 million boost from Broad Foundation, UCSF aims to ‘unravel’ genetic diseases
A new $30 million stem cell research gift from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation will help UCSF find more promising early treatments, including those delivered to a fetus. The University of California, San Francisco, will receive one-third of the gi...
Alabama Community College System lands $12M grant for manufacturing apprenticeships
Alabama's community college system will enhance its focus on apprenticeships in the coming months, particularly in advanced manufacturing. Alabama Community College System was one of 23 academic institutions across the country to receive a $12 millio...
University of Montevallo names new provost
The University of Montevallo has a new provost and vice president for academic affairs. Mary Beth Armstrong, who has been with the university since 1997, has accepted the role. Armstrong's first role with UM was as an assistant professor in the Dep...
Warren, Sanders seek review of Sinclair buy of Disney Fox regional sports networks
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Cory Booker are teaming up to ask the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice to review Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s pending purchase of 21 regional sports networks originally owned ...
Paragon’s vision for Bulls patch sponsor wins out
Paragon Marketing won an agency shootout to handle activation behind Zenni Optical’s Chicago Bulls uniform patch sponsorship, easily the online optician’s largest marketing expenditure.
General Mills hits earnings marks, but sales stay weak
General Mills Inc. continues to struggle to lift sales of some of its biggest product categories, on Wednesday reporting softer-than-expected revenue even as it met profit targets. The Wall Street Journal has an early take on the company's fiscal fou...
Amazon’s influence felt larger in small cities
In just a quarter-century of existence, Amazon has grown from an online bookseller to a company valued at $1 trillion and sells pretty much anything that can be imagined. With such a hefty inventory, Amazon has had to grow beyond Jeff Bezos' garage in...