Ocasio-Cortez calls out State Street over gender-pay settlement
During a hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill, the company's chief executive rarely got the opportunity to say more than a sentence or two — when he got to speak at all.
Bill to tax REITS in Hawaii headed for conference committee
A bill that would eliminate the corporate income tax deduction on dividends for real estate investment trusts is headed for conference committee in the Hawaii Legislature.
Senate Bill 301 passed third reading in the House on Friday, but the Senate this week disagreed with a House amendment requiring 10 percent of revenue generated from a tax on REITs to go to the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism to fund economic development.
Supporters of the bill say REITs, which…
Cinergy Entertainment to establish entertainment anchor for Newbury Market in South Fayette
Cinergy expands eater-tainment approach to include movies, bowling, zip lines and other attractions along with dining.
Shuttered bowling alley site to be redeveloped for Native Hawaiian housing
Stadium Bowl-O-Drome operated at the site for 45 years before closing down at the end of 1999.
Why housing is now a health issue for Kaiser Permanente
Is there a direct line from housing security to better health? The Oakland-based health giant thinks so, and it’s plowing $200 million into housing preservation and homelessness prevention.
Kirkland Urban will get world’s first Topgolf Lounge
Tee up another tenant for Kirkland Urban. The city will be home to the latest concept from Dallas-based Topgolf — Topgolf Lounge.
Planned as more than the company's typical golf simulator, the lounge will be a bar and virtual golf venue that Topgolf Lounge President Ron Powers hopes will become the “forefront of the ‘eatertainment’ movement.”
“Topgolf Lounge guests will be blown away by our incredible bar, massive outdoor patio space and interactive sports games, making them feel like…
Wake Forest School of Medicine dean touts Atrium Health partnership
Dr. Julie Freischlag, CEO of Wake Forest Baptist Health and dean of Wake Forest School of Medicine, eyes a second School of Medicine campus at Atrium Health in Charlotte as a potential draw for more medical students from out of state, a solution to a growing statewide doctor shortage and a boon for clinical research and innovation.
Taylors give Wash U multimillion-dollar gift to research mental illness
Enterprise Holdings’ Executive Chairman Andy Taylor and his wife, Barbara, along with the Crawford Taylor Foundation, have committed $10 million to Washington University to improve diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric illnesses, focusing on depression.
The new gift consists of $7 million to support research, and another $3 million to endow a professorship at the Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research at the university’s School of Medicine. The institute was founded in…
Oregon lawmakers take public comments on a $2 cigarette tax hike to fund Medicaid
Gov. Kate Brown today urged state lawmakers to increase the tobacco tax in Oregon to generate $346 million for the Medicaid program and combat a public health problem.
House Bill 2270, which would raise the cigarette tax by $2 per pack, is part of a six-year revenue package for the Oregon Health Plan and one of five bills related to taxes on tobacco products and e-cigarettes pending before the House Committee on Revenue. The committee held the first of a two-part hearing on the bills Wednesday,…
Oregon Legislature 2019: Host of health care bills survive key deadline
Bills to fund Medicaid, lower prescription drug prices, tighten vaccine exemptions and more are still alive.