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The startup had previously raised about $5 million in funding.

Commercial bankruptcy filings that have been following a downward trend since the recession seem to have leveled out.

More than 3,300 commercial entities across the nation filed for bankruptcy in May. That number is slightly up from the previous month when 3,250 were filed, but filings appear to be fluctuating between the 2,000s and 3,000s month-to-month in the past couple of years.

The American Bankruptcy Institute reported 8,277 commercial bankruptcy filings in May 2009, during the height of…

BetterDoctor co-founder Ari Tulla is taking over as CEO of the combined company.

“This is an important transaction for Crawford that allows us to further concentrate our attention and resources on high-growth business segments where we have established leadership,” said Harsha V. Agadi, president and CEO of Crawford & Co., in a statement.

HomeStreet said the layoffs and office closures are due to a lack of housing for sale on the West Coast.

Two Dayton area communities emerge as most tax-friendly places to retire, according to a recent study.

SmartAsset, a personal finance company based in New York City, conducted its fourth annual study to determine which locations across the nation would be the most tax-friendly for retirees.

Carlisle came in at No. 4 and Oxford came in at No. 6 on the retirement tax friendliness index.

To compare the cities, the study analyzed sales, property, income, fuel and Social Security tax data in locations…

Central Ohio is home to many giants of the insurance business – Nationwide, State Auto, Grange, Motorists and Safe Auto, just to hit a few highlights.

Our seven-county region also boasts a large number of independent insurance agencies – those that sell insurance from many different sources to suit their clients’ needs.

Some independent agencies specialize in a single segment of the insurance market, but many sell a mix of personal and business lines, including property/casualty, health and…

M&T Bank is once again atop the Business First Mortgage Bankers and Brokers List. It and other lenders are seeing the most activity within Buffalo's city limits.

Sequoia Capital and a Palo Alto company that Ford Motor Co. bought earlier this year are getting behind a company founded by former Apple and Uber mapping and navigation engineers.

San Francisco-based rideOS (sort of rhymes with iOS) came out of stealth on Friday to say that it raised $9 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia and joined by Graph Ventures and SV Angel. Sequoia partner Mike Vernal has joined the startup's board.

At the same time, the company said it is partnering with Autonomic,…

A wealth management firm has picked German Village for a new office.

Signs posted on the 571 S. 3rd St. building show The Chaddock Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial, is preparing to open an office on the ground-floor space of the building.

That space had been home of Caterina Ltd., an eclectic shop that sold housewares, handbags, candles and other items before it closed its doors last spring after 14 years in business.

The Chaddock Group has offices in Gahanna,…