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Locally-Known Early-Stage Startups Pitching for $25K in Omaha

2 years 9 months ago
Husch Blackwell, a national law firm based in Missouri, is sponsoring Get Started Omaha, a premier pitch competition on April 6 that will highlight 30 seed-stage startups. Startups from the Midwest and across the country will have the opportunity to network and showcase their business to a panel of judges and attendees. These startups represent […]
EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen

Gardner's investigator in Greitens case pleads guilty to evidence tampering

2 years 9 months ago
An investigator for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner pleaded guilty Wednesday to one misdemeanor count of tampering with physical evidence, related to a criminal probe of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens that saw him resign from public office in 2018. Private investigator William Tisaby received a suspended sentence of one year of probation, the St. Louis Circuit Court said. Jury selection in Tisaby's trial had been set to begin Thursday. He had been indicted in 2019 on six counts of perjury…
Jacob Kirn

Jaime Pamatot Honored as IHSSBCA Coach of the Year

2 years 9 months ago
GRANITE CITY – Granite City High School Scholar Bowl head coach Jaime Pamatot has been named the 2021-22 Illinois High School Scholastic Bowl Coaches Association (IHSSBCA) Tom Durbin Class AA Coach of the Year, as announced by the IHSSBCA. Pamatot was one of three coaches in the State of Illinois who will be recognized joining Jorge Sanchez (Elgin Academy, Class A) and Jeff Price (Barrington, Open). "I am honored to receive this award. I’m thankful for the amazing mentors I have and the awesome students I have had the privilege to work with over the years," Pamatot said. "I’ve greatly enjoyed being the coach for the last 11 years, and I can’t wait to see what future seasons hold for us!" Pamatot recently completed her 11th season as the GCHS Scholastic Bowl coach in 2021-22, leading the Warriors to the IHSA Class AA Regional Championship for the third-straight year. She is also in her 20th year overall as a teacher, including 15th in the science department a

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Lunchtime Photo

2 years 9 months ago
This is the Hollywood/Highland station on the LA subway's Line B. I'm not sure what it's supposed to look like. Does anyone know?
Kevin Drum

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

2 years 9 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…
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