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Exclusive: Concordia CFO discusses a rebound for the struggling university
A week after freezing enrollment in six degree programs and a year after posting an $8 million loss, Oregon's largest private university says it's positioned to return to profitability and duck the turbulence ripping through higher education.
Navy Pier awards advertising account to New Zealand-based agency
Sources say the Pier's new communications director Cory Jobe precipitated a shakeup in advertising agency vendor for the state's most popular tourist attraction.
Stratacache to add 300 new jobs in downtown Dayton
Stratacache will create at least 300 new jobs and invest $30 million in the properties it has acquired in downtown Dayton, CEO Chris Riegel said Wednesday.
Fast-growing fintech will hire 150 for new Lenexa office
San Fransisco-based TrueAccord, a fintech company focused on transforming the debt recovery industry, will spend $1.34 million setting up an office in Lenexa that eventually will employ 150 people. TrueAccord was founded in 2013 by Silicon Valley tech...
River City Bank opens San Francisco office
Sacramento-based River City Bank has opened a new office in San Francisco to offer financial services and loans and also to house the bank’s growing clean energy division. The branch, at 201 Mission Road, Suite 1300, is River City's second in the Bay ...
Here’s who has applied for the USF presidential spot
Meet the 11 applicants who want to lead USF.
Signs of the times: Transportation, workforce take center stage as region markets Carolina Core
The Piedmont Triad Partnership is working with the N.C. Department of Transportation on an initiative to install N.C. Carolina Core signage on county line markers along the corridor.
‘Famous is famous’ — how millennials and Gen Z view celebrity in the digital age
For millennials and Gen Z, it doesn’t matter whether a celebrity makes blockbusters movies or YouTube videos.
With the launch of Disney+ on the horizon, Netflix ends all Marvel shows
The move follows the cancellation of “Daredevil,” “Luke Cage” and “Iron Fist” last year.
Diversity pays dividends in driving financial performance, Fidelity expert says
Diversity in the workplace is more than a matter of fairness. It’s a driver of innovation and performance and it factors heavily into employers’ ability to attract and retain top talent,
How Fifth Third Bank CEO Greg Carmichael will target the Orlando market for growth
The Cincinnati-based bank is also looking at expanding its fintech and online service capabilities.
40 Under 40: Dominick Rolle
Rolle is an ambassador and advisor for Service2School, a nonprofit that helps veterans pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees.
40 Under 40: Mary Lesa Pegg
Pegg says she's passionate about telling the story of Greensboro.
Times Square billboard blasts Ocasio-Cortez for Amazon exit from NYC
The Job Creators Network (JCN), a conservative advocacy group, slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday via a billboard in Times Square after Amazon decided to cancel plans for a second headquarters in the Big Apple. “The Amazon pullout is ...
Boeing’s first 777X jet will roll out of Everett factory in March (Photos)
Boeing is planning a global media event and celebration to mark the completion of its first flying 777X, which will become the largest twin-engine jet in the world with 406-seats and its trademark retractable wingtips.
Biotech firm to lay off St. Louis-area workers as it sells drug portfolio
The changes are because of the sale of seven hematology and oncology products, the company said.
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Houston health tech company acquires API Healthcare
Houston-based Symplr, a software-as-a-service platform for health care organizations, has agreed to acquire Hartford-based API Healthcare. API Healthcare makes software for health care workforce management. The acquisition allows Symplr to expand its...
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Stronach Group, Pugh spar over Pimlico’s future
Mayor Catherine Pugh lashed out at the owners of Pimlico Race Course in an attempt to push the Maryland General Assembly to back her bid to rebuild Pimlico and keep the Preakness in Baltimore. She said the Stronach Group's proposal to use state money ...
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Wim Wiewel talks small college issues, entrepreneurship and Lewis & Clark’s community connections
President Wim Wiewel believes in the value of good handwriting, as well as reconnecting his college to the community.
Exclusive: Concordia CFO discusses a rebound for the struggling university
A week after freezing enrollment in six degree programs and a year after posting an $8 million loss, Oregon's largest private university says it's positioned to return to profitability and duck the turbulence ripping through higher education.
This fast-growing VR startup’s hiring secret: gaming engineers
Chicago startup InContext Solutions is building a virtual reality platform that lets retailers like Walmart and Walgreens simulate in-store shopping experiences, allowing them to test things like shelf displays and store layouts before building their s...
Times Square billboard blasts Ocasio-Cortez for Amazon exit from NYC
The Job Creators Network (JCN), a conservative advocacy group, slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday via a billboard in Times Square after Amazon decided to cancel plans for a second headquarters in the Big Apple. “The Amazon pullout is ...
Boeing’s first 777X jet will roll out of Everett factory in March (Photos)
Boeing is planning a global media event and celebration to mark the completion of its first flying 777X, which will become the largest twin-engine jet in the world with 406-seats and its trademark retractable wingtips.
Biotech firm to lay off St. Louis-area workers as it sells drug portfolio
The changes are because of the sale of seven hematology and oncology products, the company said.
Houston health tech company acquires API Healthcare
Houston-based Symplr, a software-as-a-service platform for health care organizations, has agreed to acquire Hartford-based API Healthcare. API Healthcare makes software for health care workforce management. The acquisition allows Symplr to expand its...
Companies settle with State of Texas for record $235.9M
Former Xerox subsidiaries, including Conduent Inc., agreed Tuesday to a record $235.9 million settlement with the State of Texas, according to the Texas Attorney General's Office. It was the largest single Medicaid fraud-related settlement in a case ...