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UAB receives nearly $50M in grants to advance research
UAB’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science has been renewed for another five years, with three linked grants totaling nearly $50 million from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science, part of the National Institutes of Health. ...
How this bizwoman fought her ‘common foes’ of ageism and sexism to become an Orlando influencer
The marketing and advertising agency celebrated 10 years as a 100% woman-owned business, finishing its second-highest grossing year ever.
Hobby Lobby founder, Danny Gokey part of Wisconsin Lutheran College’s award event: Slideshow
David Green, founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby, received the 2019 Divine Servant Award recently from Wisconsin Lutheran College. Check out the attached slideshow to see photos of the event, which also included a mini-concert from Milwaukee native and "Ame...
New BBVA Compass CEO: ‘Our biggest market in the U.S. is Texas’
The importance of Texas to BBVA’s U.S. operations is undeniable, said the new CEO of BBVA Compass. Formerly the global head of strategy and mergers and acquisitions for BBVA Group in Spain, Javier Rodriguez Soler was named CEO and U.S. country manage...
A woman of influence: Rachel Perkel finds perspective through a long career
Editor's note: The Silicon Valley Business Journal is honoring 100 Women of Influence on May 16 for their impact on their professions and in their community. This is a profile of one of the women being recognized. Click here to read all of the profiles...
A woman of influence: Mary Papazian drawn to SJSU by innovation in Silicon Valley
Editor's note: The Silicon Valley Business Journal is honoring 100 Women of Influence on May 16 for their impact on their professions and in their community. This is a profile of one of the women being recognized. Click here to read all of the profiles...
A woman of influence: Thuy Thi Nguyen’s path inspires her students
Editor's note: The Silicon Valley Business Journal is honoring 100 Women of Influence on May 16 for their impact on their professions and in their community. This is a profile of one of the women being recognized. Click here to read all of the profiles...
A woman of influence: Denise Miles goes beyond telling the story
Editor's note: The Silicon Valley Business Journal is honoring 100 Women of Influence on May 16 for their impact on their professions and in their community. This is a profile of one of the women being recognized. Click here to read all of the profiles...
Flick picks: ‘The Souvenir’ shops personal pain for familiar experience
British filmmaker Joanna Hogg has turned her lens on her own life in a romance starring Honor Swinton Byrne in a breakout debut.
With Fishel gone, WRAL to keep Maze, Gardner in same slots
Mike Maze will remain the main evening meteorologist and Elizabeth Gardner will continue to be a mainstay of the morning team as WRAL announced its new weather lineup going forward. The Capitol Broadcasting station was rocked earlier this year when Ch...
Amazon wants to foster tech talent, and it’s starting young
Amazon.com Inc. pointed to Greater Washington's existing tech talent as a big reason why it choose Arlington for its second headquarters, but that doesn't necessarily mean there's enough software developers to go around. The company is working to incr...
Say Yes Buffalo endowment receives $1M from Delaware North
Delaware North and the Jacobs family, longtime supporters of Say Yes Buffalo, have doubled that support today with a $1 million gift. The gift, which follows an initial donation when Say Yes launched in 2012, supports a five-year, $100 million endowme...
Son of California businessman caught in college cheating scandal sues Georgetown
The son of a wealthy Los Angeles businessman who was admitted to Georgetown University after his father paid a $400,000 bribe to have his son get into to the college is now suing the school. Georgetown junior Adam Semprevivo sued the university in U.S...
Broken Alliance: Inside the Alliance of American Football’s stunning collapse
“It’s a betrayal and a question of integrity,” said Jonathan Farahi, a lawyer representing the former AAF players. “It’s pulling the rug out from under people. It’s crazy.”
The Power 100: The complete list of 2019’s most influential leaders
Part of our mission at Columbus Business First is to help be a guide to the people you should know in the community through our daily news coverage and our various awards and recognition programs. Here is the complete list of our inaugural Power 100. ...
Need to know: Google’s secret, another big sale and a famed architect
Hello, and welcome to another edition of the Business Journal Untucked, where we catch you up on the week that was, and take a look at the coming week. Aerospace reporter Andrew McIntosh explores the future of electric flight in our cover story, whi...
Health
New report shows which Arizona hospitals are the safest
Arizona ranks No. 34 in the nation on a hospital safety report card issued by the Leapfrog Group. The ranking, released May 15, comes as Leapfrog found 161,000 avoidable deaths occur in hospitals nationwide each year. The report doesn't break out the ...
Sports
Scenes from the 2019 Preakness Stakes (PHOTOS)
War of Will claimed the Preakness Stakes Saturday, capping off a day of horse racing that brought in a record handle at Pimlico Race Course in what could be the penultimate year at the track for the Triple Crown's second jewel. The Preakness drew a cr...
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Global Concepts Charter School plans $1 million expansion
Global Concepts Charter School — the only charter school in Lackawanna — wants to transform a Ridge Road parcel that has been used as a parking lot into a green space dominated by playing fields and other amenities. The $1 million project, which will ...
UAB receives nearly $50M in grants to advance research
UAB’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science has been renewed for another five years, with three linked grants totaling nearly $50 million from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science, part of the National Institutes of Health. ...
Scenes from the 2019 Preakness Stakes (PHOTOS)
War of Will claimed the Preakness Stakes Saturday, capping off a day of horse racing that brought in a record handle at Pimlico Race Course in what could be the penultimate year at the track for the Triple Crown's second jewel. The Preakness drew a cr...
Broken Alliance: Inside the Alliance of American Football’s stunning collapse
“It’s a betrayal and a question of integrity,” said Jonathan Farahi, a lawyer representing the former AAF players. “It’s pulling the rug out from under people. It’s crazy.”
The Power 100: The complete list of 2019’s most influential leaders
Part of our mission at Columbus Business First is to help be a guide to the people you should know in the community through our daily news coverage and our various awards and recognition programs. Here is the complete list of our inaugural Power 100. ...
Need to know: Google’s secret, another big sale and a famed architect
Hello, and welcome to another edition of the Business Journal Untucked, where we catch you up on the week that was, and take a look at the coming week. Aerospace reporter Andrew McIntosh explores the future of electric flight in our cover story, whi...
New report shows which Arizona hospitals are the safest
Arizona ranks No. 34 in the nation on a hospital safety report card issued by the Leapfrog Group. The ranking, released May 15, comes as Leapfrog found 161,000 avoidable deaths occur in hospitals nationwide each year. The report doesn't break out the ...
How this bizwoman fought her ‘common foes’ of ageism and sexism to become an Orlando influencer
The marketing and advertising agency celebrated 10 years as a 100% woman-owned business, finishing its second-highest grossing year ever.