GARLAND COUNTY, Ark. – An effort by a local organization could impact the funding of the Garland County Library. A petition is aimed at decreasing the amount of property taxes people pay that go toward the county library, but those with the library say this would be detrimental to their everyday operations. Resolution in Garland
Mihoyo, a Chinese game development and publishing company and the mastermind behind the renowned cross-device title Genshin Impact, is leveling up its game by delving beyond its core focus. The subject of interest? Its investments. While investing is common practice in the gaming industry—consider Tencent’s acquisition of Riot Games to leverage the popularity of League
CenterPoint Energy shared the following power restoration update on Monday, July 15 at 8:11 p.m. CenterPoint Energy has now restored power to 92% of impacted customers and remains on track to restore electricity to approximately 98% of impacted customers by the end of day on Wednesday, July 17. The company now expects to restore power
Jenna Wright, CEO of the Anchorage Economic Development Corp., discusses Project Anchorage at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage on Monday, July 15, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) The leaders pushing Project Anchorage, an initiative to create a local sales tax to invest in the city’s quality of life, took two dozen questions
In two separate Santa Clara County workers’ compensation insurance fraud cases, a child therapist and San Jose father and son business owners will face serious sentences for committing felony fraud, according to authorities. Mark Anthony Ramos, 50, of Escondido, owner of Stars Bay Area Therapy Group and Stars Bay Area, Inc., will be sentenced in
Venture capital (VC) firm NEA has reportedly created a $540 million continuation vehicle that has drawn as investors Goldman Sachs Group’s alternatives unit, Industry Ventures, Pathway Capital Management and Goanna Capital. The transaction enables NEA to give its limited partners some liquidity at a time when alternative-asset managers are working to distribute cash to institutional
MINOT, ND (KXNET) — Technology is constantly updating, and making its way into all types of industries, including agriculture. Farmers Choice Seed employees, for example, are using drones to help them get their work done efficiently. The drones are autonomous, which means the pilots input the routes and then the drones fly those routes. However,
OneTeam Partners is seeking a general partner to help launch a $75 million fund that will “invest in growth stage and opportunistic early-stage companies that have the potential to change the athlete paradigm,” according to an investor deck prepared by OneTeam. The document, reviewed by SBJ, highlights investment opportunities in video games, sports betting, collectibles,
The simplest way to invest in stocks is to buy exchange traded funds. But you can significantly boost your returns by picking above-average stocks. To wit, the Selangor Dredging Berhad (KLSE:SDRED) share price is 45% higher than it was a year ago, much better than the market return of around 20% (not including dividends) in
SYRACUSE N.Y. (WSYR-TV)– State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. helped announce Upstate Biotech’s Venture Fund to help start-up companies grow into greatness. Upstate Medical University’s expertise in research has kept its studies growing. Kathi Duron, the executive director of CNYBAC, shared that people who want to use the facility and resources can