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BioGenerator portfolio tops $2.5 billion in follow-on capital for St. Louis bioscience companies

3 years 3 months ago
Venture capitalists from around the world are taking note of St. Louis’ bioscience startups and contributing to an impressive $2.5 billion raised by BioGenerator’s home-grown portfolio of companies. In the past year, 94 percent of venture capital flowing to BioGenerator-backed companies came from outside of St. Louis, giving the startup arm of innovation umbrella organization BioSTL a hefty 75:1 leverage for every dollar it has invested. The nonprofit BioGenerator – the only seed or venture…
BioSTL

Lawyer 'Crowd Sourcing' Investigation of Airport Privatization

3 years 3 months ago
Fifty hours of previously unreleased audio from meetings of the St. Louis airport advisory working group have been posted online. Lawyer Mark Pedroli, whose sunshine requests led to the audio's release, is hoping to do a "crowd sourced" investigation of the dozens of hours of content for any impropriety.
Ryan Krull

Lawyer 'Crowd Sourcing' Investigation of Airport Privatization

3 years 3 months ago
Fifty hours of previously unreleased audio from meetings of the St. Louis airport advisory working group have been posted online. Lawyer Mark Pedroli, whose sunshine requests led to the audio's release, is hoping to do a "crowd sourced" investigation of the dozens of hours of content for any impropriety.
Ryan Krull

Purpose-led offices: An emerging trend shaping the future of work

3 years 3 months ago
As employers navigate the twin challenges of a talent shortage and workers’ shifting expectations, a trend in workplace design is emerging. Companies are reconfiguring their office space to create a more enticing and collaborative environment, one that focuses on facilitating high-quality work while also nurturing employees. The designs swap private offices and dedicated workspaces for more creative team zones and comfortable places to land for occasional solo work. In this new trend, offices…
Lauren Lawley Head

White House Urges Companies To Protect Data From Russian Hacks With Encryption; While Congress Looks To Effectively Outlaw Encryption

3 years 3 months ago
Earlier this week, the Biden administration urged companies to protect against potential cyberattacks from Russia, which seems like pretty good advice: The Biden-Harris Administration has warned repeatedly about the potential for Russia to engage in malicious cyber activity against the United States in response to the unprecedented economic sanctions we have imposed.  There is now […]
Mike Masnick

William Tisaby, Greitens case investigator, pleads guilty

3 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS — One day before jury selection was scheduled to begin in the perjury and evidence tampering trial for the investigator who played a key role in the legal case that led to former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' 2018 resignation, that investigator has agreed to a plea deal to forego a trial.
Gregg Palermo

Spring refinery shutdowns are back in California

3 years 3 months ago
Gasoline prices are up in California: Experts attributed the rise in local prices to recent trouble at a handful of California oil refineries. PBF Energy refineries in Torrance and Martinez as well as a Valero refinery in Benicia outside San Francisco have experienced problems in recent weeks that caused a hit to gasoline production, driving ...continue reading "Spring refinery shutdowns are back in California"
Kevin Drum