Biz Journals
- Inaugural Valley event smashes sales records for collectible vehicle auction house
Saturday - 03/23/2019 - 12:00 PMThe inaugural Valley auction from Mecum Auctions revved up record sales for the Wisconsin-based collector car auction house.
Mecum, which took over State Farm Stadium in Glendale March 14-17 for its show, said this week its first-ever Phoenix-area show sold more than $39 million worth of vehicles.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dayton-area's newest event center set to open this August (Photos)
Saturday - 03/23/2019 - 10:53 AMA new event center will open its doors in Franklin this year.
Stone Valley Meadows is set to open its barn doors in August. Described as a premier event facility, the business is located on 13 acres of farmland, just three minutes away from Interstate 75.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Miller Lite VP breaks down new ad responding to Bud Light
Saturday - 03/23/2019 - 08:00 AMIf you watch a lot of college basketball this weekend, you'll likely see a new beer commercial that purportedly shows the aftermath of the popular Super Bowl crossover commercial for Bud Light and hit show "Game of Thrones."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Demand grows for occupational therapy, health services
Saturday - 03/23/2019 - 07:35 AMWestern New York's occupational therapy and health providers say they are trying to keep up with demand for their services, and a lack of properly trained therapists doesn't help.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New Mitsubishi boss says MRJ jet on track for 2020
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 06:24 PMThe MRJ, if certified by aviation regulators to fly commercially, will be a future competitor of the Airbus A220 and Embraer E2; the Brazilian jet maker that Boeing has a joint venture with.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - First Look: Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 07:58 PMThe first Auberge Resorts Collection property in Hawaii, the Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection, is slated to open in November 2019 following a $100 million redesign and revitalization of the property, which formerly was Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pinterest files IPO plans with eye towards April launch
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 05:28 PMPinterest is the latest unicorn to pursue an IPO, filing Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue stock.
The San Francisco-based social media darling will be able to begin its roadshow with investors as early as 15 days from today.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- DunAn Precision to close Memphis plant, less than 4 years after getting PILOT
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 05:35 PMDunAn Precision Manufacturing plans to close its Memphis facility less than four years after receiving local tax incentives, according to documents and people familiar with the matter.
The heat exchange equipment manufacturer will close its Memphis facility at 5750 Challenge Drive, according to documents obtained by the Memphis Business Journal.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Another Voice: California can help small businesses and lower its uninsured rate at the same time
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 05:43 PMWhile lawmakers in Washington, D.C., spent the last two years doing all they could to pull apart the threads of the Affordable Care Act, California led the way in expanding access to health care.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Deer Park fire weekend updates: Fire reignites, part of Ship Channel closes Friday afternoon
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 05:51 PMHere’s a rundown of the latest news regarding the fire at Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC’s Deer Park tank farm, at 1943 Independence Parkway near Houston, as of Friday, March 22.
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- Intuition LLC signs lease at former CSX building
Saturday - 03/23/2019 - 10:42 AMBusiness services company Intuition LLC has signed a 36,299-square-foot lease at a suburban office building formerly occupied by CSX Corp.
The company will move from 9428 Baymeadows Road to Innovation Park, located at 6735 Southpoint Drive S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'No intention to leave St. Louis': Halloween trade show brings thousands to downtown
Saturday - 03/23/2019 - 11:19 AMTransWorld Trade Shows is back in St. Louis this year with its annual Halloween and Attractions Show — and it's bigger than ever.
"This is the largest growth we've seen here ever," said Rich Bianco, vice president of TransWorld Trade Shows.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Komatsu Mining wants world-class facility with new Milwaukee HQ: Slideshow
Saturday - 03/23/2019 - 09:00 AM“Unique and unrivaled” is how John Koetz, president of surface mining at Komatsu Mining Corp., described the vision for a new city of Milwaukee global headquarters.
That new $285 million campus will break ground later this year south of Greenfield Avenue, with frontage on the city’s inner harbor.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Kuleana lands on Zuckerberg's Kauai estate sold at auction
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 09:01 PMThe four kuleana parcels within Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s estate on Kauai were sold at public auction Friday to a retired University of Hawaii professor and a group of relatives, all descendants of the land’s original owner.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hawaii Convention Center names new executive chef
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 07:54 PMHans Lentz has recently joined Hawaii Convention Center as its new executive chef, the Center announced Thursday. In his new role, Lentz oversees the 20,000-square-foot kitchen, including leading the venue’s dining and hospitality team and developing menus for gathering and events at the Center.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Patti Payne's Cool Pads: $2.9M Fall City estate with famed treehouse
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 08:09 PMNot everyone can say that a part of their home has been on national TV. But entrepreneur techie James Walter can.
His grand 10-acre estate, which features an elegant 7,640-square foot manse and a luxurious treehouse chalet in a 300-year-old Douglas fir, is on the market.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Centene sued over unpaid rent in Rancho Cordova
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 05:35 PMWhile health insurer Centene Corp.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nike argues for dismissal of lawsuit against board of directors
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 05:36 PMAttorneys for Nike on Friday argued during a court hearing that a lawsuit against the company's board of directors should be dismissed because it lacks sufficient facts.
The lawsuit was the second sweeping lawsuit filed against the sportswear giant in the wake of claims about a toxic workplace.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Flick picks: ‘Hotel Mumbai’ may check viewers out with relentless reality
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 05:47 PMDev Patel and Armie Hammer star in a film that offers judicious reportage of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New Jersey to create its own state-based health exchange
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 04:14 PMNew Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced plans to create a state-based health exchange for 2021, a move that would make the state one of 12 with its own exchanges.
The exchanges, or marketplaces, were established under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, as a place where people without work-based health coverages could comparison shop for health insurance.
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- Cummer Museum announces closing events for large-scale Augusta Savage exhibit
Saturday - 03/23/2019 - 10:40 AMThe Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens will end its season-long Augusta Savage exhibition on April 7. The biggest production in Cummer history, "Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman" was curated by Jeffreen Hayes and the Cummer Museum.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How small businesses saved our job-creating, uh, bacon
Saturday - 03/23/2019 - 08:00 AMIf you’ve read my column in the past, you know that I consider the only positive to accrue to the Main Street economy during the Lost Decade (2007-2016) is the unprecedented financial strengthening of America’s small business sector.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Buffalo Bisons freshen the ballpark lineup for 2019
Saturday - 03/23/2019 - 08:15 AMTeam ready for the 2019 season with ballpark improvements and other upgrades.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mixed-use tower proposed for top of Tesla's South Lake Union building
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 06:14 PMThe height of the tower and other details are gauzy for now, though zoning would allow a building up to 280-feet tall.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Texas AG Ken Paxton sues ITC over Deer Park fire
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 07:16 PMTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC over the fire at the company’s Deer Park tank farm.
The lawsuit was filed March 22 on behalf of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and seeks injunctive relief plus civil penalties for the following alleged violations of TCEQ rules:
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - PHOTOS: What to expect from this $10M indoor skydiving facility near Charlotte
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 08:12 PMCharlotte’s first indoor skydiving facility opens Saturday.
Austin, Texas-based iFLY has invested roughly $10 million into that 5,300-square-foot building, says Trevor Thompson, its vice president of new tunnel openings.
This is iFLY’s first location in the Carolinas.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Biz Smarts: Time for a reboot: etiquette in the Digital Age
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 05:31 PMYou don’t need me to tell you that the smartphone is an amazing little piece of technology. It’s a web browser, camera, voice recorder, calendar and to-do list. With a few basic apps, you can read a book, find out what the president is tweeting (come on, you know you’re curious!), look at what your best friend from high school made for dinner, hail an Uber, and check the count on Tom Brady’s Super Bowl rings.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - OSU President sets retirement date
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 05:40 PMOregon State University President Ed Ray will step down when his current contract expires on June 30, 2020.
Ray is OSU's 14th president and he's led the school since July 2003.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amid Bay Area exodus, some companies rush into region
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 05:44 PMThe Bay Area's embrace of risk, failure and new ideas means it remains it a magnet for companies around the world eager to tap into region's innovation.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Leadership Lesson: Speak out and lead up. A 7-step presentation process
Friday - 03/22/2019 - 04:15 PMProcess. Yes, making great presentations (formal and informal) is a core skill of effective leaders. Have you ever considered building, delivering, and measuring presentations (and other spoken information as a process?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share