PHOTO: Pop & Zebra | unsplash You’ve probably seen or even visited a pop-up shop before. These temporary stores have become increasingly popular for a variety of reasons. For starters, they offer retailers the ability to test how their product or service performs in real-time, directly in front of their […]
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Goldman Sachs-backed broadband firm nears investment deal with Abu Dhabi Fund
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. An investment group that includes Abu Dhabi’s sovereign-wealth fund is close to acquiring a minority stake in CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings in a deal that would value the U.K. fiber-optic-broadband provider at more than $2.7 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The investment […]
Onslow County at odds over economic development funds
The Onslow County Board of Commissioners is at odds with Jacksonville Onslow Economic Development (JOED) after commissioners shot down a request from JOED to return $250,000 of donated economic development funds. Commissioners Chairman Jack Bright received a letter from JOED last month requesting that the county return the funds after […]
Companies Find It’s a Good Time to Push Pension Obligations Off Balance Sheets
Finance chiefs are stepping up their efforts to move pension obligations off company balance sheets through annuity purchases and other financial tools, taking advantage of well-funded plans and a respite from the scramble over the past year to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. For years, sponsors of single-employer pension plans […]
Brooke, Hancock leaders team for broadband funding | News, Sports, Jobs
A REGIONAL APPROACH — All commissioners from Brooke and Hancock counties were accompanied by representatives of the Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission and Business Development Corp. of the Northern Panhandle in lobbying the West Virginia Economic Development Office for funds for the extension of high-speed Internet to unserved […]
Bixby Knolls business association at a ‘crossroads’ as major revenue source dries up
Blair Cohn walks by The Bixby Allery, a communal dining space shared by numerous restaurants that was erected amid the pandemic to increase outdoor dining. Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Photo by Brandon Richardson. Sporting his usual black hat emblazoned with the words “Long Beach,” Blair Cohn walks the streets of […]
How Elmira will spend $14M from COVID rescue plan funds
The City of Elmira’s coffers are freshly flush with $14.1 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, the $1.9 trillion package designed to help the nation recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Elmira leaders began pondering the best ways to maximize ARPA’s local impact shortly after President Joe Biden […]
Louisville Government Announces Focus Areas For American Rescue Plan Funds
Mayor Greg Fischer and Louisville Metro Council announced six areas where the city wants to focus spending its remaining $340 million in America Rescue Plan funds. The “primary” areas are homelessness and affordable housing, workforce development and small business support, public health and public safety. The city also plans to […]
SEEDO CORP SUBSIDIARY AWARDED GRANT FROM ISRAELI INNOVATION AUTHORITY
Saffron Tech Israel Innovation Authority Israel Innovation Authority Seedo Corp. subsidiary, Saffron Tech, has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Israeli Innovation Authority to support its R&D efforts in growing saffron using vertical farming technology. Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Seedo Corp. (OTC: SEDO) […]
paytm: IPO-bound Paytm seeks shareholders’ nod to double ESOP pool
Fintech startup Paytm is planning to more than double its employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) pool, as per a letter sent to its shareholders for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) scheduled for September 2, ahead of its much-anticipated IPO. The Noida-based firm has proposed to its shareholders an increase in […]