Biz Journals
- Chick-fil-A will soon have stores in 47 out of 50 U.S. states
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 01:46 PMThe Atlanta-based chicken chain is getting close to completing its conquest of the United States.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Study: Life sciences pump in $88.5B annually to state's economy
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 01:49 PMPennsylvania's life sciences industry was worth $88.5 billion to the state during 2016, according to a new report by the accounting and consulting firm KPMG.
The report said that Pennsylvania had a leading role in the life sciences industry across the U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Attorney buys out firm's co-founder, takes over as managing partner
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 01:51 PMJamie Traughber will oversee day-to-day operations and build the client base in the new role.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Defending the news media: This merger does just that
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 01:54 PMBallard Spahr LLP is merging with media law firm Levine Sullivan Koch & Shulz.
The firms will combine media practice groups and keep Ballard’s name. The marriage is official Oct. 1.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Here's the Florida law school where grads do the best on the bar exam — and how those in Central Florida stack up
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 12:21 PMHere's the passage rate for Florida's law schools
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Accenture to add about 800 jobs in major Atlanta expansion
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 12:22 PMAccenture will more than double its office and 40,000 square feet, becoming the largest corporate tenant in a 14-story tower at Tech Square that houses startups and the ATDC.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Erickson to acquire 78-acre Fairfax Co. campus for new age-restricted community
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 12:26 PMThe state of Virginia has entered into an agreement to sell the 78-acre Northern Virginia Training Center on Braddock Road to Erickson Living, which will redevelop it as an age-restricted retirement community.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What's Meghan McCain's next move?
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 10:33 AMWhere will Meghan McCain land next?
McCain, the daughter of Sen.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - PGA royalty gather for TOUR Championship kickoff celebration (Photos)
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 10:46 AMOne of Atlanta's most revered musicians and five of golf's top players opened the third annual "Atlanta Celebrates the TOUR Championship" Monday night at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Walgreens gets FTC approval for $4.4 billion Rite Aid deal
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 10:48 AMWalgreens Boots Alliance has received regulatory approval to buy 1,900 Rite Aid stores from the Pennsylvania-based drugstore chain for $4.4 billion.
The deal will make Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA) the country's largest retail pharmacy by store locations – putting the Deerfield, Illinois-based company ahead of CVS and other rivals.
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- Dayton-area defense firm to embark on $5M expansion
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 01:47 PMAn aerospace and defense technologies company is embarking on a $5 million expansion project at its Beavercreek facility.
Orbital ATK confirmed Tuesday it will expand the Greene County production facility by 40,000 square feet in 2017 and 2018.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Milwaukee Bucks, business execs hit links to raise money for community: Slideshow
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 01:50 PMSeveral hundred Milwaukee-area business executives joined current and former members of the Milwaukee Bucks on the golf course Monday to help raise money for the community.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Goodman Theatre board elects Northern Trust executive to top post
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 01:52 PMThe Goodman Theatre's board of trustees has elected David W. Fox as the group's new chairman.
Fox follows immediate past chair Joan E. Clifford in the post.
A Goodman board member since 2012, Fox is president of Chicago-based Northern Trust's Global Family & Private Investment Offices Group and a member of the Operating Group of the Northern Trust Co.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - South County bakery to close at the end of the month
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 12:20 PMLubeley’s Bakery and Deli, located at 7815 Watson Road, will close its doors at the end of September, the bakery confirmed to guests on its Facebook page.
“We have not made the formal announcement yet but we are retiring at the end of September,” a comment on Facebook said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Credit union starting construction on Andover branch
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 12:22 PMThe site is expected to be operational next summer.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Northwest Side apartments getting upgrades with new ownership
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 12:23 PMResidents of the 344-unit Pecan Springs Apartments will soon get new amenities thanks to its new owners, Electra America.
The Florida-based multifamily owner-operator recently acquired the apartment complex, which was built in 2013, and says it'll be upgrading various amenities to keep it competitive with the drove of new luxury apartment complexes being built around it at Interstate 10 and the North 1604 Loop.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - FTC OKs $4.4 billion Walgreens-Rite Aid deal
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 10:32 AMWalgreens Boots Alliance has received regulatory approval to buy 1,900 Rite Aid stores from the Pennsylvania-based drugstore chain for $4.4 billion.
The deal will make Walgreens the country's largest retail pharmacy by store locations – putting the Deerfield, Ill.-based company ahead of CVS and other rivals.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - FIRST LOOK: Pins Mechanical taking party tower to Nationwide Arena
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 10:38 AMThe competition won’t just be on the ice of Nationwide Arena this hockey season.
The Columbus Blue Jackets and Columbus-based Rise Brands have a new multi-year partnership that’s turning one of the arena’s towers into the Pins Party Tower.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 things to know today: All hail Beaverton
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 10:47 AM'Sup, Portland? Yeah, you're cool.
So cool that we wrote this swingin' version of Five Things just for you. Have a good one.
Growing up in public
It's been a long time since we've had a Nasdaq- or NYSE-listed company in Oregon.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Learfield, IMG College Close To Merger, Reshaping College Space
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 10:49 AMLearfield and IMG College have agreed to a blockbuster merger that will combine the two marketing and media behemoths in college sports, sources say. Learfield President & CEO Greg Brown will run the merged business, which will be a 50-50 split between the two companies, sources said.
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- A year after opening, Aro Bar de Tapas closes suddenly
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 01:47 PMAmherst restaurant opened in March 2016.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Now we know when L.A.'s 'bank to the stars' will open in D.C.
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 01:50 PMThe Los Angeles bank has been ramping up its lending and hiring efforts in the region too.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - EXCLUSIVE: Gourmet marshmallow and s'mores bar coming to Over-the-Rhine
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 01:52 PMExperimentation, a word from mom and an entrepreneurial streak led an archaeologist to decide to open Over-the-Rhine's newest sweets shop.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why Overton Square's proposed hotel might land a tax break meant for high-poverty areas
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 12:21 PMThe Community Builder PILOT is an EDGE program created to assist projects in neighborhoods with more than 20 percent of residents living in poverty.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - WBJ Exclusive - Chase Koch: Leadership learning is a lifelong process
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 12:21 PMChase Koch, executive vice president of Koch Agronomic Services, talks leadership and how it fits into the business philosophy at Wichita-based Koch Industries Inc.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - DFW among best places in the U.S. for single women to live
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 12:25 PMDallas-Fort Worth is one of the best metro areas in the U.S. for single women, according to a new report.
DFW ranked No. 3 among the top 20 U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ABQ tech firm merges with California-based company, paving way for more jobs
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 12:26 PMAn Albuquerque-based IT firm with a record of acquiring other companies has merged with a company in California, which officials say opens doors to more expansive services and more local jobs.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Analyst says Whole Foods business could double
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 10:42 AMThe number of households that shop at Whole Foods Market is likely to double in four years, an analyst said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. education spending drops
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 10:47 AMWhile most developed nations are spending more money on education, the U.S. is allocating less, according to an annual report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The OECD analyzed education spending in its 35 member countries, which include Canada, Australia and India.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Check out the top U.S. city for single women
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 10:52 AMCincinnati is the top-ranked metro area in the U.S. for single women, according to a new report.
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, Ky. ranked No. 1 among the top 20 U.S.
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