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Venture capital for companies in the Maryland region drops nearly 27 percent
Uncertainty over the economy contributed to a nearly 27 percent drop last year in venture capital funding for young companies in Maryland, Washington and Northern Virginia, the first decrease since 2009, according to a new report from...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Technology, Marketing, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry
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Venture capital takes first fall in three years; biotech tanks
Venture capital funding shriveled for the first time in three years in 2012, with investors funneling $26.5 billion to companies over 3,698 deals, according to a new report. That’s a 10% drop in dollars and a 6% slide in deal volume, according...
Tags: Thomson Corporation, Consumer Confidence
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L.A.'s future: 'Silicon Beach'
What's the future of L.A.'s economy? That's a question that should be at the center of this year's mayoral campaign. Key to that discussion should be recognition that Los Angeles, despite all its economic problems, is an increasingly prominent home to the...
Tags: Hulu, Students, News Corp., Politics, Technology
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Insurers may prove choosy with overhaul exchanges
The leader of the nation's largest health insurer warned Thursday not to assume widespread participation from his company in part of health care overhaul's coverage expansion that unfolds later this year. UnitedHealth Group Inc. CEO Stephen Hemsley told...
Tags: Insurance
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More pressure to justify cost of cancer drugs versus benefits
Reuters(Reuters) - Medical providers have begun to think more about cost, as well as safety and effectiveness, when they decide on cancer treatments. In the past, pharmaceutical companies could launch a high-priced drug with little push back. But now, there...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Bevacizumab (drug), Colon Cancer, Medical Specialization, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Longtime PwC insider keeps company on responsible track
Special to the TribuneThe irony that the head of corporate responsibility for a Big Four accounting firm works out of the original Playboy mansion is not lost on Shannon Schuyler. Before settling in to talk about her role as corporate responsibility leader and senior...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, MF Global, Politics, Gold Coast, University of Pennsylvania
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Grant Thornton CEO spreading word about firm's Chicago roots
Special to the TribuneHe was born in England, spent a significant part of his career in Asia and cut his American corporate teeth in Dallas. But Stephen Chipman, now into his third year as chief executive of Grant Thornton LLP, is thinking a lot about Chicago. ...Tags: Asia, Business, Economy, Business and Finance, Standards, Financial Markets
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Lehigh men's basketball news, notes
The Varsity BlogLehigh men’s basketball seniors Gabe Knutson and C.J. McCollum are candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages... -
What Nate Silver Means for Politics, Life on Earth
I’m pissed that I did not write this column immediately after the election because now basically everyone on the internet has written it, but I’ll try to add my unique take (which just means more potty words). I was never all that worried...
Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Fox News Channel (tv network), NPR
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Malloy: Connecticut Will Be New Home To An Insurance Company 'Very Soon'
The Hartford CourantConnecticut will be the new home of an insurance company, and the announcement is coming "very soon," Gov. Dannel P. Malloy told a group of insurance executives gathered Friday. It was a brief mention, and nothing more about it was said, during the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Metro Hartford Alliance, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Career and Workplace
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Against Question 7
Four years ago, we endorsed the constitutional amendment that legalized slot machine gambling in Maryland, and we still support it. We think it would be wise for Maryland to eventually expand its gambling program to include table games like blackjack...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Government, Movies, Politics, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Venture capital declines in Maryland in third quarter
Young companies in Maryland, Washington and Northern Virginia raised 14 percent less venture capital funding in the third quarter than they did last year during the same period, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mid-Atlantic...
Tags: Technology, Annapolis, Marketing, Science and Technology, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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