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The Founder of the World Food Championships Offers His Top Picks for a Weekend of Gluttony
The World Food Championships will be held on the Reunion Tower lawn on October 16–20. General admission starts at $10 per day or $30 for the weekend; kids 12 and under are free. Events include main stage demos, tastings, and competitions featuring everything from barbecue to dessert. “It’s where you’ll see food TV in action,” …
Sister Paula Marie Phelan, founder of Mercy Medical School of Medical Technology, dies
Margaret Mary Phelan was born at Mercy Hospital on July 7, 1914; her father, Patrick Phelan, was a stockbroker, her mother, Mary J. Peach Phelan, a homemaker. After completing the first grade at St. Ann’s in downtown Baltimore, she moved to Woodstock, to live with her grandmother, where she attended Little Flower School. She eventually …
Jack Ma: Alibaba begins new era as founder departs
Image copyright Getty Images Alibaba chairman Jack Ma is due to step down from the e-commerce giant on Tuesday, marking the end of an era for the firm. He co-founded Alibaba in 1999 and it has become one of the world’s biggest internet firms. Mr Ma’s success and colourful style has made him one of …
Wunderlist founder offers to buy back app from Microsoft
Wunderlist founder Christian Reber has offered to buy back the popular task management app from Microsoft to avoid it being shut down. “Still sad Microsoft wants to shut down Wunderlist, even though people still love and use it,” says Reber on Twitter. “I’m serious Satya Nadella and Marcus Ash, please let me buy it back. …
Torch CEO and Well Clinic founder Cameron Yarbrough on mental health & coaching – TechCrunch
Chad M. Crabtree Contributor There has long been a stigma associated with therapy and mental health coaching, a stigma that is even more pronounced in the business world, despite considerable evidence of the efficacy of these services. One of the organizations that has set out to change this negative association is Torch, a startup that …
AOC calls out Barstool founder for ‘likely breaking the law’ in anti-union statement
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not holding back in response to Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy’s latest tweets. Portnoy, who has previously expressed an animus toward unions, recently learned that employees of the Ringer, a sports and pop culture website founded by sportswriter Bill Simmons, wanted to unionize. He responded by tweeting a link to an old rant of his on …
Founder of Envera Health forms new venture focused on helping businesses develop healthcare innovations | Local
The founder of a Richmond-based Envera Health has created a new venture with the goal of helping startup companies bring more innovations to the healthcare sector. Dan Neuwirth said he is stepping away from day-to-day management of Envera Heath to focus on a new venture called Realize Health. The mission of Realize Health is threefold, …
