WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Venture Construction Group of Florida (VCGFL) was a Grand Club Sponsor at the Autism Speaks Palm Beach Walk held on March 7. Registrants walked individually or in teams throughout the county, while respecting social distancing guidelines. Participants walked 1.54 miles, representing the […]
Amazon, JP Morgan, Berkshire Hathaway health care venture to disband
A high-profile joint venture from three of the country’s biggest-name companies aimed at lowering health care costs is disbanding after three years, a sign of how complex and difficult to disrupt the U.S. health care system is. The company, called Haven, was a joint venture of Amazon, JP Morgan Chase […]
Amazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan Will End Joint Health Care Venture
“Haven worked best as an incubator of ideas, a place to pilot, test and learn — and a way to share best practices across our companies,” Mr. Dimon added. Business & Economy Updated Jan. 4, 2021, 3:39 p.m. ET Haven named Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon affiliated with Harvard Medical […]
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan End Health-Care Venture Haven
Haven Health, originally sparked by an idea from JPMorgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and supported by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Berkshire’s Warren Buffett, sought to reduce health-care costs for hundreds of thousands of workers at the three companies by pooling resources and technology. Haven’s stated aim at its 2018 launch […]
Kellogg Grad Student, Booth MBA Turn Love Into A New Venture
Raj Kamaria, a Kellogg MBA student, and Manali Shah, a Chicago Booth Class of 2020 grad, want to revolutionize South Indian wedding planning with their new venture. Courtesy photo In 2018, Raj Kamaria met his now fiancée, Manali Shah, on the dating app Coffee Meets Bagel. They agreed to meet […]
How to promote your own post-retirement business and consulting venture
Dear Sam: I am a recently retired design engineer. I created an LLC to do freelance design engineering in retirement. In this era of COVID-19, I feel that it’s not practical or safe to get out there and make contacts face-to-face. So, I thought that a better idea would be […]
BitClass raises $2 million in seed funding led by Venture Highway
© M Saraswathy BitClass raises $2 million in seed funding led by Venture Highway Bengaluru-based startup BitClass, which offers a platform for independent teachers to conduct online classes, has raised $2 million in seed funding led by Venture Highway. This seed funding round is led by Venture Highway with participation […]
Aston Martin Pivots to Electrification and a Venture in New York Luxury Living
The living room and dining room at 130 William have commanding views. Aston Martin photo Text size Sean Connery ’s passing has refocused attention on the James Bond films and, inevitably, the co-starring Aston Martin cars—some equipped with water cannons and flamethrowers. But Aston Martin isn’t resting on its laurels—it’s […]
How an L.A. auto legend’s China venture crashed
An S1 sports car is parked at the entrance to the Jiangsu Saleen auto plant in Rugao, China. (Saleen Automotive Inc.) Last July, Steve Saleen, the Southern California designer of souped-up Ford Mustangs and eponymous supercars, walked onto a strobe-lit stage at Beijing National Stadium to launch a new line […]