Biz Journals
- New investment firm Venture 53 aims to help startups solve supply chain issues
Wednesday - 01/26/2022 - 10:59 AMA new logistics-focused venture capital fund has launched in Richmond and Atlanta to help solve America’s supply chain problem through innovation.
Venture 53 was co-founded in November by Richmond-based Pat Martin and Atlanta-based Dan White.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - This Falls Church firm began as a phone provider for corrections facilities. It recently rebranded — and expanded its services.
Wednesday - 01/26/2022 - 11:02 AMAbout the business: ViaPath Technologies of Falls Church provides communications products and services for people who are incarcerated, as well as their loved ones. The company employs nearly 1,400 full-time workers and 1,400 subcontractors globally, including at a warehouse in Dallas.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. Steel announces partnership, investment in Carnegie Foundry
Wednesday - 01/26/2022 - 11:08 AMTwo Pittsburgh companies are teaming up to advance supply chain technology and industrial automation.
United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) announced that it has invested in Carnegie Foundry LLC, a venture studio that transforms robotics and artificial intelligence-centered intellectual property produced out of Carnegie Mellon University into products that can spin off into startup companies.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - COPT sells Northern Virginia data center for $222.5 million
Wednesday - 01/26/2022 - 11:18 AMThe sale comes more than a decade after the Baltimore real estate firm bought the facility.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - BNSF Railway looks to bid on 3,500 acres for massive intermodal, logistics center in Arizona
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 08:21 PMOn the site, BNSF is proposing a logistics park along the north portion, a logistics center through the middle section and an intermodal facility at the southeast segment, according to an Arizona appraisal of the site conducted in July.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amazon moves into Sansone Group's Florida industrial park
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 08:51 PMThe St.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Popular video game streamer behind 30,000-square-foot content creation hub coming to Cedar Park
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 09:49 PMThe company behind a popular Austin-based e-sports gamer is underway on the construction of a multimillion dollar, 30,000-square-foot production facility in the northern suburbs that it hopes will serve as an incubator and hub for content creators in the Austin metro.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Google is shutting down 'Cameos,' its celebrity Q&A app
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 11:06 AMCameos, a video app from Google that lets celebrities answer questions about themselves — and shares a similar name to a Chicago breakout consumer startup — is shutting down.
Google said in an email to participants that it's shuttering its Cameos app on Feb.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Bourbon bar opens, short-term rental units underway in the Highlands
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 11:08 AMThe bourbon bar recently opened, but that's just one part of a larger development along Bardstown Road.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Valencia College takes steps toward next skills training facility
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 11:13 AMIt would be the college's seventh center dedicated to accelerated skills training programs.
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- Milwaukee airport sees a 72% traffic increase from 2020 to 2021
Wednesday - 01/26/2022 - 11:01 AM2021 was a year of travel recovery and that included Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ohio's Hollywood: Cincinnati ranks among top cities to make a movie
Wednesday - 01/26/2022 - 11:04 AMLights, camera, Cincinnati!
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Boom Supersonic identified as aircraft manufacturer coming to PTIA as NC approves incentives
Wednesday - 01/26/2022 - 11:18 AMGuilford County, Greensboro and the NC Commerce's Economic Investment Committee approve incentives for startup supersonic aircraft maker, and official announcement coming this afternoon.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - AFC Fitness to open location in former Philadelphia Sports Club space in Radnor
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 08:05 PMThe 42,000-square-foot space will be redesigned and include a cafe.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Viewpoint: Moving time forward in 2022
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 08:42 PMTime is similar.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nestle 'reorganization' to impact 138 jobs at its downtown IT office
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 09:10 PMNestle said a "reorganization" of its North American operations will result in cuts to its IT office in downtown St. Louis. The company in 2016 moved its IT operations to St.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Indianapolis firm plans new West Jefferson industrial park
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 11:05 AMIndianapolis-based Ambrose Property Group is bringing a $47 million, 169-acre industrial park to West Jefferson.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 things to know: New eatery serves Korean-style corn dogs
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 11:06 AMHere's what you need to know today.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Looking to turn dirt into gene-editing gold, East Bay biotech raises $175 million
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 11:12 AMThe UC Berkeley spinout, now with 80 employees, looks to have 250-300 people within 24 months.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Just over half of Saint Vincent striking nurses returned
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 11:16 AMLittle over half of the more than 600 nurses who went on strike at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester have returned following the 10-month impasse.
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- Dual-branded Wyndham hotel to be built next to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
Wednesday - 01/26/2022 - 11:00 AMA hotel with two different brands under the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 things: Big change coming to well-known Placerville restaurant space
Wednesday - 01/26/2022 - 11:07 AMHere's what you need to know today.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Seeking to separate from cell therapy pack, East Bay biotech raises $85M to target autoimmune diseases
Wednesday - 01/26/2022 - 11:11 AMThe three-year-old company's latest round of funding includes money from Gilead Sciences.
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< - OSHA scraps mandate-or-testing rule for large employers. Here's what businesses need to know.
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 08:20 PMOSHA has withdrawn its mandate-or-testing rule for large employers after it was blocked by the Supreme Court.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Startup Spotlight: Plynth uses augmented reality to enhance marketing campaigns
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 08:28 PMThe AR campaigns "come to life like a Harry Potter painting,” the founder said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - AmerisourceBergen, J&J part of $112M in opioid settlements with Rhode Island
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 09:31 PM"When you endanger lives, and you know you're endangering them, and you do nothing to stop it, that's not good corporate behavior," Attorney General Peter Neronha said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Local entrepreneur's journey that took her from Yale to D.C. to Silicon Valley, and ultimately back to her native Memphis
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 10:41 PMWhen MBJ asked Taiwo “Tai” Stanback what stands out most about her experiences with Youdle, she took time to think — then described the feeling that comes with creating a startup.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Social media 'Renegade' Amy Jo Martin forms corporate training company
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 11:08 AMA woman who helped pioneer the use of social media in marketing has launched a training program to help corporations that want to attract, retain and grow talent.
Renegade Global is designed to propel corporate teams and independent female leaders, executives, and founders to success in a rapidly shifting workplace and economy, said founder Amy Jo Martin.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why it took 4 Hands Brewing so long to add a second location, and what the new space will look like (PICTURES)
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 11:09 AMSince its founding in 2011, 4 Hands has emerged as one of Missouri's most recognizable craft breweries. Yet it's also one of the biggest holdouts in expanding beyond its single location.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - After pro bowling and bass fishing, Guaranteed Rate expands sports sponsorships to NASCAR
Tuesday - 01/25/2022 - 11:18 AMThe Chicago-based mortgage company said it will sponsor a driver for several races during the 2022 Nascar Cup Series.
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