UC Davis launches World Food Center for second time
The University of California Davis is bringing back its World Food Center concept, with a goal making promising campus research known off-campus for potential commercialization.
“We want to go out externally to let people know what we have here at Davis. Even a lot of our faculty here don’t realize what resources we have here,” said Kent Bradford, interim director of the new World Food Center. Bradford is a professor in the department of plant sciences, and also director of the UC Davis Seed…
Column: How Oregon restaurants are sorting out new tip pooling rules
Removal of the rule means newfound flexibility and relief for certain segments of Oregon’s restaurant industry. However, in other cases, it’s still unclear.
Coca-Cola plots a Fresca comeback
Coca-Cola wants to introduce a new generation of soft drink lovers to Fresca.
The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) announced on its website Monday that its Fresca soda brand is “plotting a comeback of sorts, even though it never left the marketplace.” The brand refresh includes a makeover to the no-calorie soft drink’s can and packaging for three new flavors: Original Citrus, Black Cherry Citrus and Peach Citrus. The goal, Coca-Cola said, is “reeling in a new generation of drinkers unfamiliar with the…
Using blockchain, Denver company tracks exactly where your coffee came from
A Denver company's technology will enable coffee drinkers to find out exactly where their coffee's beans were harvested, down to the coffee farmer who harvested the bean.
Denver startup bext360 designed technology that when used at the Ugandan coffee farm, tracks the coffee from the farmer right down to when it's sold at one of Coda Coffee's locations around Denver.
Consumers scan a unique QR code provided on each 12-ounce bag of coffee sold at Coda Coffee to find out the coffee's history.
It's…
Livongo acquires Chicago weight-loss startup Retrofit
Livongo Health, a startup led by Chicago entrepreneur Glen Tullman, has acquired Chicago startup Retrofit.
Livongo announced Tuesday that it has bought Retrofit, maker of weight-management and disease-prevention programs, for an undisclosed price. The acquisition comes on the heels of Livongo’s $105 million fundraise last week.
The consumer digital health company helps people manage diabetes and other chronic health conditions. Founded in 2014, the startup is based in Mountain View but has…
M&T Bank keeps waiting for the right deal
It’s been nearly six years since Buffalo-headquartered M&T Bank Corp. announced a bank acquisition, and there's no indication from bank officials that the dry spell is nearing an end.
Developer to break ground on $11.2M residential community for adults with special needs
This new community in north Phoenix will focus on adults with special needs
CBRE nabs new tenants, S.F. office rents up, what the tax bill means for real estate and more in our real estate digest
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CBRE Global Investors is on the prowl for more office…
Suburban Atlanta home sales increase
There are more sold signs on houses in Gwinnett than in other close-in counties. The Atlanta Realtors Association reports in March Gwinnett had 980 home sales.
It was followed by Fulton (952), Cobb (802) and DeKalb (634).
Across all 11 metro area counties combined, realtors sold 4,838 houses. That was a 10.2 percent decline from March 2017.
“The expanding economy and job market are generating a healthy local demand,” Atlanta Realtors President Bill Murray said in a statement, “but the challenge…
Arizona Forward pivots with new leader and focus on statewide projects
The statewide environmental organization has four projects to work on this year to bring Arizona together.