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2019 C-Suite Awards: Jana Schmidt of Harland Clarke
Harland Clarke CEO Jana Schmidt took the top spot in 2019 when she was promoted to CEO after 30 years with the company.
2019 C-Suite Awards: Elizabeth Fauerso of Pearl
Chief Marketing Officer Elizabeth Fauerso oversees marketing, public relations and community affairs for Pearl and its brands and companies.
What’s Wichita missing? You have your ideas
It was a simple question. The answers range from simple to extremely complex. What's Wichita missing? You have your opinions. More than 110 readers chimed in with their opinions to our WBJ survey. Some responses were age-old problems that the city ei...
Sandra Doran named president of nation’s oldest women’s college
With the interim tag has removed from her title, Sandra Doran has been named president of Salem Academy and College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. On Wednesday, the school’s board of trustees voted to make Doran its 21st president. “Our board’s ...
Honeycomb Credit enters Detroit
Pittsburgh-based crowdfunding website Honeycomb Credit on Thursday said it has launched operations in Detroit. Michigan is now the fourth state in which Honeycomb operates, joining Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York. The first campaign in the newest re...
Fintech firms see ‘massive opportunity’ for growth
Of the 16 firms that have appeared in the two most-recent versions of the BBJ's Largest Fintech Firms in Massachusetts list, 10 reported year-over-year increases in their local head count — and all by double digits.
How to optimize your marketing strategy for entrepreneurial success
Creating a marketing strategy for your business is only the first step in driving sales and brand awareness for your company. If you want marketing to work for your business honestly, you must learn how to optimize your marketing strategy for success. ...
New Mexico unveils free college proposal for state residents
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham proposed a plan Wednesday that would make college free for New Mexico residents. Lujan Grisham announced her proposal for the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship, which would cover 100 percent of tuition and fees for eligibl...
Former Arizona governor Janet Napolitano stepping down from University of California post
University of California President Janet Napolitano said Wednesday she will be stepping down as head of the 10-campus system. Napolitano, 61, made the announcement at the UC regents meeting at UCLA that she will be resigning next August. “My time at U...
Record number of women fill CMO roles
The first half of 2019 brought encouraging news when it comes to gender parity at the executive level. Almost half of open chief marketing officer positions were filled by women in the first six months of the year, which is a record, according to ex...
With new owner on deck, Royals sign broadcasting contract
With a new owner on deck, the Kansas City Royals have extended their broadcasting agreement with 610 Sports Radio. The five-year extension with the Entercom Communications Corp. channel includes the broadcast of all 162 Royals regular season games, p...
HPU announces 10-year growth program
High Point University announced a "transformational" growth plan Tuesday night, including a "major investment for the next 10 years, new academic programs, facilities and more." The announcement was made in front of students, faculty, local political ...
ASU gets $4.7 million grant for one-of-a-kind molecular laser
ASU has received a $4.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support the creation of a groundbreaking X-ray device. The compact X-ray free electron laser — CXFEL for short — is being built at ASU's Biodesign Institute in Tempe. It's ...
Olmsted Center for Sight undergoes rebranding
With a stronger focus on how it can enable people with vision problems to achieve more, the Olmsted Center for Sight will adopt a new name and mission. Via: Pathways for the Visually Impaired will be the agency’s new name. Tamara Owen, CEO, announced ...
Arizona Cardinals-branded rooms unveiled at Gila River hotels
As part of the recently extended partnership between the Arizona Cardinals and Gila River Hotels & Casinos, fans can now stay in team-branded rooms at the tribe-owned resorts. For 15 years, the Cardinals and the enterprise arm of the Gila River Indian...
Paper paychecks becoming an antiquated notion, payroll processors say
Buffalo-area payroll services companies say clients are increasingly relying upon electronic services. Some services like day-of payments, though, may not be such a good thing, they say.
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How your watch could save your life
The watch you wear every day can do more than make sure you are on time for your appointments. If you are wearing an Apple Watch, it can also detect a life-threatening irregular heartbeat. Apple has been promoting the wearable technology as a health-m...
Sports
Arizona Cardinals-branded rooms unveiled at Gila River hotels
As part of the recently extended partnership between the Arizona Cardinals and Gila River Hotels & Casinos, fans can now stay in team-branded rooms at the tribe-owned resorts. For 15 years, the Cardinals and the enterprise arm of the Gila River Indian...
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Paper paychecks becoming an antiquated notion, payroll processors say
Buffalo-area payroll services companies say clients are increasingly relying upon electronic services. Some services like day-of payments, though, may not be such a good thing, they say.
How your watch could save your life
The watch you wear every day can do more than make sure you are on time for your appointments. If you are wearing an Apple Watch, it can also detect a life-threatening irregular heartbeat. Apple has been promoting the wearable technology as a health-m...
Sen. Ron Wyden to headline Health Care of the Future event
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden has championed health care reform for years. Most recently, The Democrat's Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, which he co-sponsors with Republican Chuck Grassley, is an attempt to rein in prices by requiring drug companies t...
AWS Educate broadens its partnership with Virginia schools
Following this summer’s unveiling of two four-year degree programs centered on cloud computing, Amazon Web Services upped the ante Friday, extending its curriculum to select universities, community colleges and even four K-12 school districts in the co...
Here are the 19 top executives and board members now leading Global Payments
Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) and Total System Services Inc. (TSYS) on Sept. 18 completed their merger, forming a company that provides payments and software services for approximately 3.5 million predominantly small to mid-sized merchant locations,...
FitBit considering sale to investment bank: Report
San Francisco-based wearable device maker Fitbit Inc has been communicating with an investment bank regarding a sale, Reuters reported Friday. Qatalyst has been seeking to persuade Fitbit to consider sale options for several weeks, arguing it could at...
Cal State East Bay President Leroy Morishita to retire in June
Leroy Morishita is just the fifth president in Cal State East Bay's 60 years.
Why Tinder is swiping right on content
The new initiative falls in line with a broader strategy at Tinder to draw younger users, in this case Generation Z.