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The nation's source for local business news & events. Part of the American City Business Journals network.
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Patriots-Rams Super Bowl match-up sends ticket prices plummeting
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Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. will move its HQ out of Springfield, to Tennessee. CEO Mark Smith cited legislation pending in Beacon Hill that would bar the manufacturer from making certain types of guns in Massachusetts.
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The Cincinnati Bengals have ambitions of becoming an NFL super team. How sister scions Caroline and Elizabeth Blackburn are shaping that vision.
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Red Bull Radio partners with Atlanta rap collective, label Awful Records.
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New renderings show that the Tampa Bay Rays appear to still be working on plans for a stadium near downtown Tampa — despite the team's recent pitch to redevelop St. Pete's Tropicana Field into a mixed-use district anchored by a new stadium.
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Ocugen's quest to get a Covid-19 vaccine approved in the U.S. market has taken a new turn with the addition of another candidate to its "arsenal."
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Novavax just added some new — and familiar — faces to its executive team. The appointments are the latest in a series of additions the Gaithersburg vaccine maker has made throughout the pandemic to its leadership and board.
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You Belong With Me: @UPS adding @taylorswift13 art to the side of its Atlanta delivery vans, @AtlBizChron reports
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NOW HIRING: @LockheedMartin to interview 2,000 in Fort Worth, offer jobs 'on the spot.' @DallasBizNews has details.
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Buttigieg came to Glendale, Kentucky, where Ford Motor Co. and SK On, part of SK Innovation, are constructing twin electric vehicle battery plants, a $5.8 billion project.
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Had the region invested then the Roosevelt Boulevard line in the early 2000s it would have been completed by 2018. The region must learn from its past mistakes to move into a brighter future, writes a guest columnist.
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Philadelphia-based Audacy has more than $2 billion in debt on its books and is facing delisting from the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst who tracks the company believes it has "no future" if it doesn't aggressively cut costs.
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The well-loved California-based chain In-N-Out Burger has announced plans to expand operations to Tennessee in the coming years — the restaurant's first locations east of the Mississippi River.
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Dying Steve Jobs kept Bill Gates' letter by his bed http://t.co/KHwvUYAc via @SVSJbizjournal.
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Lucy the Elephant, one of New Jersey’s historic landmarks, may have a new hero: @PETA
http://t.co/V7cMm6xFXV
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The Houston Dynamo FC is expanding its presence in EaDo with a new headquarters office, club owner Ted Segal told the HBJ.
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The unlikely journey that @Alyssa_Milano took to head a fan apparel brand @TouchByAM: http://t.co/rrbL6Ef91L.
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A local school district is prepared to have a busy summer as it begins to embark on new construction projects.
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#Scottsdale-based Barrett-Jackson recently announced that it sold out the docket for its next event on June 17-19 in Las Vegas, with hundreds of vehicles and memorabilia items up for sale. #phoenix #lasvegas
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Everyone leaves eventually. So when should you start planning your exit from your business?
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Roblox went public in a direct listing last year with a valuation of $45 billion. Now it's growing its office space.
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Teaming Up: @ProcterGamble takes over @ABC sitcom storyline to promote campaign, @businesscourier reports
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With a new Target ad, @lilyachty and @MikeWiLLMadeIt continue flexing Atlanta rap's marketing muscle.
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#KansasCity native Jayaun Smith made his first appearance on Season 20 of "Hell's Kitchen," the reality cooking show on Fox hosted by #GordonRamsay. Smith is a personal chef that also runs two #KC restaurants and a food truck. #HellsKitchen
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Liquidators win the Sports Authority bankruptcy auction.
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R&B singer/songwriter @iamviviangreen on if R&B is losing its mainstream momentum. Full Q&A: http://t.co/ZN9OWI6nnd
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Novavax said Friday it expects its Covid-19 vaccine to remain “an important part” of the country’s immunization plan, as regulators work to develop a long-term strategy to protect the public from the virus.
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Google buys land in London for $1.6B UK headquarters http://t.co/SuRgEbVH via @svbizjournal.
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Salesforce head Benioff threatens to leave Georgia over "religious freedom" bill.
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Nikola has partnerships with Plug Power, Wabash Valley Resources, TC Energy and KeyState. #phoenix $NKLA
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Dallas Stars CEO Brad Alberts estimated that spending between $200 million to $500 million on upgrades at the 22-year-old American Airlines Center would make the arena like new again.
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UTSA hasn’t played a down of football in the American Athletic Conference yet, but amid other moves across college football, it may not be too soon to give one power five conference a call.
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A Northern Virginia cybersecurity company with local ties went public just last year via a SPAC merger. Now, IronNet is facing a delisting threat — and potentially, bankruptcy.
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Farther out of town than the Tesla plant, the neighbors who live next to Musk's Boring Company and SpaceX in rural Central Texas say they feel lied to and taken advantage of — here's what they hope will change.
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NEWS ALERT: Feasibility study delivers KC-to-St. Louis #hyperloop results. (Interestingly, it's the first time feasibility numbers have been released in the U.S. for a hyperloop system, according to a @HyperloopOne spokesman.)
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Had the region invested then the Roosevelt Boulevard line in the early 2000s it would have been completed by 2018. The region must learn from its past mistakes to move into a brighter future, writes a guest columnist.
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The draft downtown plan could make the city a significant force in the growing push to remove I-794’s east-west bridges between the Milwaukee River and lakefront.
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@LucidMotors is ramping up production, eying its now-reduced full-year goal. #EVs #SiliconValley #Lucid
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Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank is flying about 500 employees to the Super Bowl. He told us why, and more.
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Saint Joseph's University will start construction on a new residential hall in the fall which will set off a domino effect of new projects set to transform the campus over the next five to seven years.
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Bart Winkler will become the late-night host on weekdays from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Central Time effective Jan. 2.
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Tesla is taking on New York in court over the state's decision to cut Tesla out of a key incentive program for electric-vehicle charging stations. But the state has already helped Tesla in some major ways — including building a factory for the company.
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Solo Ceesay co-founded the Calaxy app with Dallas Mavericks guard Spencer Dinwiddie.
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UTSA is launching the public phase of a $500 million capital campaign, the largest in its history. Here is where some of that funded is headed.
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Morgan State University is planning to build an 8,000-10,000 person convocation center at the grounds of the old Lake Clifton High School.
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Ocugen expects to reel in more than $50 million from a stock sale this week as the Malvern biopharmaceutical firm continues its efforts to bring the Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin to the U.S.
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.@HubSpot wants to give someone $100K to quit job and start a company, @BosBizJournal reports. Will it be you?
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“We cannot accept a contract that is not fair and equitable, as this company continues to make billions of dollars each year off the backs of our hardworking members," said International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837.
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U.S. Supreme Court tells lower court to try again in UPS pregnancy discrimination case http://t.co/SHxwxA5Odt
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New York has cut Tesla out from an incentive program to build more charging stations, and Tesla argues that’s unfair. The automaker is fighting the decision in court.
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Meet the DJ who's "breaking traditions for how business is done."
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How realistic is an eventual streetcar extension into #CityofNKC? #KCStreetcar representatives and North Kansas City officials have reignited years-old efforts to find out.
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Google confirmed its plans to occupy 19 stories of the new 1105 West Peachtree office tower in Midtown.
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Major League Rugby has expanded to Chicago with its newest franchise — the Chicago Hounds.
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Northwestern Mutual plans to move 2,000 employees from its Franklin campus to Milwaukee and is seeking city support for a $500 million renovation of a downtown office building to make it happen. Find out the details of this major deal.
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The expansion announcement could come during the NBA preseason.
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Remember @HomeDepot's major data breach last year? It just hired its first chief information security officer: http://t.co/3LiSAdf1rd.
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Chick-fil-A is set to open a 6,000-square-foot innovation center in Atlanta.
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Is Atlanta rapper @WakaFlockabsm running for president? http://t.co/7BytBgzcY8
#WakaforPresident
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Siemens plans to open a software development center in Atlanta to help make railroads run more efficiently.
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You may be seeing less military salutes at NFL games next season, and there's a reason why: http://t.co/UZaGgXcxQe.
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The well-loved California burger eatery has announced plans to expand operations to Tennessee in the coming years, with a planned corporate office in Franklin and multiple restaurants throughout the region.
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The FDA's updated guidance on Covid-19 vaccines is not altering Novavax's plan to develop a new variant-specific vaccine by the fall. That work is key to the biotech's future.
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PHOTOS: @Delta is on the cusp of debuting its interior modifications for its Airbus A319s: http://t.co/f32U9RkoOv
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After "Buffy," Sarah Michelle Gellar has enjoyed some sweet entrepreneurial success.
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The Dominican Republic's largest bank Banreservas has opened an office in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. Find out why.
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Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood is making a trip to Atlanta, and it's to direct a new @tomhanks film: http://t.co/6X0VYzeLuV.
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Developer Joel Kassewitz, husband of Tampa Bay Buccaneers co-owner Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, said he sees an opportunity to create an ultra-luxury real estate market in Tampa.
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A development team plans to construct two buildings with hundreds of apartments, condos and retail space along a South Philadelphia corridor seeing a wave of a new projects.
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Q&A: @PaulaAbdul talks ‘American Idol,’ Atlanta music, American Cancer Society. @AtlBizChron has the story.
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Mercedes-Benz is going to build 12-acre campus in Atlanta: http://t.co/CC3Q79drql
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Online backup company @Carbonite embraces 'Star Wars' in its new HQ http://t.co/8ern6HxaEm
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Popeyes is sponsoring its first college football bowl game: http://t.co/tFnlvRgun9
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BBJ Editor Doug Banks spoke with Tom Sterrett, president and CEO of New England Authentic Eats, better known as Papa Gino's Pizzeria and D'Angelo grilled sandwiches.
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Is Atlanta rapper @WakaFlockabsm running for president? http://t.co/7BytBgzcY8
#WakaForAmerica
http://t.co/muCtJY1hy9.
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Russell Wilson and Ciara: Portland's growth makes it ideal for Major League Baseball
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UTSA plans to begin construction of its future Roadrunner Athletics center, which will include nearly 95,000 square feet of facility space and more than 180,000 square feet of competitive field space.
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John Buhrmaster has served as CEO of 1st National Bank of Scotia since 2014.
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Philadelphia vintage sports apparel brand @mitchell_ness has tripled its revenue in recent years and plans to open hundreds of stores internationally, CEO Kevin Wulff said.
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The XFL, along with the head coach of its new San Antonio team, Hines Ward, are taking a tactical approach to building support from the ground up that could also boost UTSA’s football business.
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The College Football National Championship is heading to Atlanta in 2018
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The family that owns the Lambert’s markets in Dorchester and Westwood has sold both properties to an entity with the same address as a Norwood Cadillac dealership.
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SPECIAL REPORT: @Bizjournals made a sweet map showing where @Amazon got most financial incentives #AmazonEffect
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The CFO who blasted Chick-fil-A over its gay marriage stance is now living on food stamps: http://t.co/AmgFXBlQ6c.
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Rumors are circulating about the potential return of the IndyCar Series, which hasn't been at the Milwaukee racetrack since 2015.
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Chick-fil-A is set to open a 6,000-square-foot innovation center in Atlanta.
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