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Author and Modern Elder Academy founder Chip Conley shares four pathways to discover your purpose and the statement that helps him fulfill his. Early in my research about Chip Conley, I heard him share a perspective that stopped me in my tracks. Invoking Father Richard Rohr’s insight, he shared that we spend the first half of our lives serving our ego and the second half serving our soul.

With $290 million in funding and a team of industry veterans, the new company hopes to enter a category of obesity treatments that has taken the country by storm. Metsera, a clinical-stage biotechnology startup that develops drugs for obesity and metabolic diseases, launched on Thursday with what it described as a “broad portfolio” of weight-loss treatments that it hopes to bring to market.

Colorado’s spring housing season started quickly in March as the single-family listings statewide increased by nearly 18%. The Colorado Association of Realtors’ latest housing trends report shows that statewide median sales prices and pending/under-contract listings climbed while the average number of days on the market dropped from 63 to 56. “We have entered the spring buying and selling frenzy.

The city will be reviewing a request for grants and tax rebates for the project near downtown.

Portlanders representing hundreds of companies fanned out for a block-by-block cleanup.

The Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market is planned to be redeveloped as part of an affordable housing development in Manhattan's Central Harlem neighborhood.