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Humana names next CEO: Jim Rechtin of Envision Healthcare
The successor is a Kentucky native who comes to Humana from Envision Healthcare.
Start planning now for 2025 tax changes, Grant Thornton leader says
It’s never too early to start planning for the future when it comes to taxes.
Doreen Griffith, a tax partner at Grant Thornton LLP and the firm’s Dallas office managing partner, does not expect any sweeping changes to tax laws this year or next year. However, she told the Dallas Business Journal in a recent interview that companies should start preparing for 2025, when many of the provisions of the Trump-era Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 begin to sunset.
Companies can make an assumption that…
Vanderbilt University launches $12 million research and commercialization hub in partnership with 4 schools
The hub “will focus on accelerating real-world impact of biomedical innovations through education, mentorship and financial support for entrepreneurs.”
Drone ship startup Saronic raises $55M
Austin-based Saronic Technologies said it has raised tens of millions from an extensive list of VCs, including Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, Caffeinated Capital and Ensemble VC. Click through to read more about this relatively new startup.
Emmeline Ventures, a VC firm with Phoenix ties, in documentary on women entrepreneurs
Emmeline Ventures, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm with ties to Phoenix, is featured in a new documentary that sheds light on underfunding for women-led startups. Here's how the firm started and what it is all about.
CFO Awards 2023: Katina Williams, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Team building has been a priority for Katina Williams at Hopkins — from filling the many positions vacant when she arrived to making sure the team’s work priorities and work-life balance are in good shape.
Health care startup Ounce raises $5.2M to broaden services for low-income households
Ounce, a Washington, D.C.-based community health care support organization, has raised $5.2 million in seed funding and struck up partnerships with a local insurance provider and housing nonprofit to help it improve the quality of health care for low-income households.
The funding round was co-led by New York-based Meridian Street Capital and Boston-based Flare Capital Partners, with participation from Chelsea Clinton’s Metrodora Ventures, Wilshire Lane Capital, Hilton Worldwide Holdings…
Labor and delivery services to return to UofL Health – Mary & Elizabeth Hospital as part of $20 million project
The returning services will allow patients to deliver their babies close to home instead of traveling Downtown.
CFO Awards 2023: Marisa Ehrlich, Point Breeze Credit Union
“Working up through the ranks gave me the opportunity to see how all the pieces of the credit union come together and it really gives you a sense of appreciation for what your team members do every day,” Marisa Ehrlich said.
CFO Awards 2023: Patrick DeDea, Heritage Financial Consultants
Patrick DeDea's grandchildren will now get more of his attention. So will his bees. He’s been raising those for several years.