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David Rubenstein, Bill Conway invest in Carlyle Group spinout fund focused on Africa
Alterra Capital Partners is seeking to raise as much as $500 million for its fund.
Raleigh AI startup cofounded by MaxPoint veteran raises $7.5M
Aampe is developing what it describes as an AI-native user engagement platform that has 50 million users each month.
BRP is bringing high-net-worth property insurance coverage to Florida
Property insurance has taken a big focus in BRP’s fast-growing managing general agent platform, which launched two other homeowners programs last year.
The Petri Dish: Flagship startup hires GSK leader; Biogen cuts digital health group
Also, almost two years after it agreed to buy Lexington-based Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $3.3 billion, Novo Nordisk has scored its first drug approval from the acquisition. Here's news from the life sciences you may have missed.
Black mothers in Boston have 3X the infant mortality rate of white mothers, study finds
The infant mortality rate for Black infants in Boston in 2021 was 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, according to a study by the Boston Public Health Commission. For white residents, it was 3.2 deaths.
Citadel Credit Union brings in former Citi executive as CEO
Bill Brown is best known to Philadelphians for his two years leading Citigroup's retail entry into Philadelphia, but he has also spent time at HSBC, BNY Mellon and Investors Bancorp.
Thousands of Kaiser employees in SW Washington, Oregon join massive strike
A union update said the sides remain “far apart” on wages and other topics.
U.S. Labor Secretary meets with Kaiser, unions as strike unfolds
Julie Su, the acting Secretary of Labor, has deep roots in California and has traveled to her home state to meet with Kaiser Permanente executives and union leaders.
Two Pittsburghers make the Forbes 400 richest people in the U.S.
A woman business leader is the highest-ranking PIttsburgher on the 2023 ranking of the wealthiest people in the U.S.; the other local on the list makes his third appearance.
How this physician group plans to add behavioral health to all of its primary care clinics
The move builds on similar efforts from local health systems to add mental health services at other points of care.