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Battle over school tax hike in Lower Merion to be heard in state court
In a case with potential statewide ramifications, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided a legal fight over school taxes in Lower Merion Township will be heard on its merits. The case stems from the district’s 2016 decision to boost taxes despite h...
Americans spend 10 hours a day with media (but it’s not as bad as you think)
U.S. adults spent more than 10 hours a day with media in the second quarter of 2018, but that’s because at least some of that time they’re juggling more than one device. “With the vast amount of time Americans spend using their devices throughout the ...
Kraft creates smart device to catch double dippers
Kraft Heinz Co.’s Philadelphia brand of cream cheese spreads has created a smart device to catch those committing the major party foul of double dipping. The “Double Diptector” is made up of a smart chip-and-dip bowl that pairs with the Diptector app ...
Morgan Stanley raises $1.4 billion for new fund
Morgan Stanley has raised more than $1.4 billion for a new fund. Dubbed the North Haven Tactical Value Fund, the New York-based investment bank plans to invest in a wide range of asset classes and industries. That includes private, long-term and ill...
Beacon Business Bank CEO to retire
Beacon Business Bank President and CEO Bob Lussier said he plans to retire at the end of the month and return to Chicago.
Grant works to add physicians in rural, urban settings
The University at Buffalo’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is using a New York State Department of Health grant to support the expansion of primary care residency and medical student training in ambulatory settings throughout Western...
Dallas-Fort Worth leaders making most of losing Amazon HQ2, lessons learned
If you learn more from your failures than you do from your successes, then losing Amazon HQ2 is a giant opportunity for Dallas-Fort Worth, local leaders say.
This is the most popular brand in Texas
Texas is among eight states that counts the United Parcel Service as its most popular brand. In addition to the Lone Star State, UPS (NYSE: UPS) was cited as the single-most popular brand in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Maryland. UPS tied with...
Dallas-based insurance company acquired by Illinois public company for $405M
Addison’s National Teachers Associates Life Insurance Company is being purchased by an Illinois-based public company for $405 million. Horace Mann Educators Corp. (NYSE: HMN) announced Monday its acquisition of NTA, which specializes in developing, m...
Year-old Cinemark Movie Club hits 500,000 subscribers
A year after launching its own movie subscription service, Cinemark Holdings Inc. said that the program has doubled its initial expectations. Cinemark Movie Club has surpassed 500,000 active members — or 1,400 members per theater in the circuit. The ...
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, market president Charles Bowman on what’s next in 2019
Chief Executive Brian Moynihan paid a visit to the Queen City for the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance's economic outlook conference on Monday. Moynihan and Charlotte market president Charles Bowman sat down with CBJ to discuss plans for BofA's fut...
The US schools enjoying a boom in applications
Tech and a global outlook make Colorado and Miami appealing to future MBA students.
Frank Hodge is named dean of the UW Foster School of Business
Hodge will replace James Jiambalvo, who has been dean of the business school since 2005. Jiambalvo will return to the faculty.
How this family-owned business has lasted 100 years
What started as a small Dallas company selling mops, brooms and waxes today is a $1 billion global direct sales provider of industrial maintenance and cleaning solutions.
Dallas esports team to get home games for first time
The Overwatch League is hitting the road. The global city-based esports league, with the exception of its inaugural Grand Finals, has been based at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles in Burbank, California. OWL will still play the majority of its tournaments ...
Cable One to rebrand with a new name in 2019
Cable One Inc. is getting a new name. The Phoenix-based broadband communications provider said it will rebrand as Sparklight in summer 2019. One of the country’s 10 largest cable companies, Cable One (NYSE: CABO) is coming off another solid three mont...
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How Walt Disney inspired an ambitious idea to transform Oregon health care
Portland Democrat Mitch Greenlick thinks competing nonprofit health care systems can create the "experimental, prototype health care of tomorrow.”
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Dallas esports team to get home games for first time
The Overwatch League is hitting the road. The global city-based esports league, with the exception of its inaugural Grand Finals, has been based at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles in Burbank, California. OWL will still play the majority of its tournaments ...
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Steel Valley teachers get new five-year contract
The teachers of the Steel Valley School District have a new contract. According to a report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steel Valley school board approved a new five-year contract withe the Steel Valley Education Association on Wednesday. T...
Battle over school tax hike in Lower Merion to be heard in state court
In a case with potential statewide ramifications, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided a legal fight over school taxes in Lower Merion Township will be heard on its merits. The case stems from the district’s 2016 decision to boost taxes despite h...
Meet Regeneron’s corporate problem solver
Christine Childrose’s human resources career has taken her from General Electric and Albany Molecular Research Inc. to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, one of the region’s fastest-growing companies.
How this family-owned business has lasted 100 years
What started as a small Dallas company selling mops, brooms and waxes today is a $1 billion global direct sales provider of industrial maintenance and cleaning solutions.
Dallas esports team to get home games for first time
The Overwatch League is hitting the road. The global city-based esports league, with the exception of its inaugural Grand Finals, has been based at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles in Burbank, California. OWL will still play the majority of its tournaments ...
Cable One to rebrand with a new name in 2019
Cable One Inc. is getting a new name. The Phoenix-based broadband communications provider said it will rebrand as Sparklight in summer 2019. One of the country’s 10 largest cable companies, Cable One (NYSE: CABO) is coming off another solid three mont...
Study suggests razing, rebuilding Pimlico Race Course for $424M
Keeping the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore may require razing Pimlico Race Course, a new Maryland Stadium Authority study scheduled to be unveiled Thursday suggests. A summary of the findings released Wednesday recommends demolishing all existing struc...
How Walt Disney inspired an ambitious idea to transform Oregon health care
Portland Democrat Mitch Greenlick thinks competing nonprofit health care systems can create the "experimental, prototype health care of tomorrow.”