Black Entrepreneur State Fair to host vendors, live music, business education and more next week
Starting Sunday, the seven-day Black Entrepreneur State Fair will host nearly 75 black-owned businesses alongside live music performances, dances, spoken word, a kids zone and a skating Friday.
Aldi to buy hundreds of stores from Winn-Dixie parent company Southeastern Grocers
One of the nation's fastest-growing supermarkets has signed an agreement to buy some operations of Winn-Dixie's parent company, Jacksonville-based Southeastern Grocers Inc.
Southeastern Grocers on Aug. 16 announced it is completing a strategic divestiture of its business, including selling off all operations through multiple agreements. In one deal, German discount grocer Aldi will acquire all outstanding Southeastern Grocers stock in an all-cash transaction, which includes 400 — or 75% of —…
Big Plan Holdings buys $35M stake in New England-based cannabis company Silver Therapeutics
Big Plan Holdings announced a $35M acquisition stake in a New England-based cannabis company, Silver Therapeutics, expanding its footprint in the region.
Miami-based The Salty to open first Nashville location
A Miami-based donut and cafe brand, The Salty, is opening its first Nashville location. Since its founding in 2015, The Salty has expanded to four states and been featured in national publications like Business Insider, Forbes, Thrillist and more.
Tennessee developer wants to bring Sprouts grocery store to Kyle
A Tennessee-based real estate developer wants to build a shopping center in this Hays County city that could have a location of Sprouts Farmers Market. That would fulfill a dire need for more retail options and fresh produce, according to a local politician. Click through to read more about the plans, including the incentives requested by the developer, and to access a data-packed list of retail centers in the region.
Here’s how CEOs of Triad’s largest hospital systems are tackling serious financial, labor headwinds
The panel covered a variety of issues, with competition being the most contentious aspect, but the health system execs found common ground in many of the financial and workforce concerns they're tackling.
vTv Therapeutics reports $5.6 million net loss as prepares for reverse stock split to remain on Nasdaq
After a rocky few years of leadership changes and net losses, including $5.6 million in Q2, High Point's vTv Therapeutics is in danger of being delisted from Nasdaq.
Pig kidneys show life-sustaining function in human at UAB
UAB President Ray Watts called the achievement an indicator of a possible future with a sustainable supply of organs.
CVS near shuttered Atlanta Medical Center to close
The CVS closure is part of a nationwide consolidation effort.
MD Anderson Cancer Center CEO says Austin expansion can bring research benefits to Houston
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston is taking a big leap forward in Austin, but its president and CEO, Dr. Peter Pisters, said that Houston could reap some of the benefits of its new expansion.