Follow developing stories and stay up to date on trending news with the Business Journals’ local business coverage in 43 cities across the U.S. Catch up on the most read articles from the week of April 8, 2018:
Columbus Business First – Here
is the 40 under 40 Class of 2018
This is the 26th year of our
longest-running awards program, and I think you’ll agree this year’s
honorees uphold the proud tradition established by the 1,040 who came
before them.
They certainly had competition. We received more than 300 nominations, and a record 236 completed applications.
Portland Business Journal – Here
are the 31 highest-paid professionals in Portland
Health care
workers continue to have it best when it comes to salaries.
So reveals the latest data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The group, which collects a variety of employment related figures, found that eight of the top 10 highest paid worker categories toil in the health services sector.
Minneapolis/ St. Paul Business Journal – Mummified
monkey found in former Dayton’s department store in Minneapolis
Crews
demolishing the interior spaces of the historic downtown Minneapolis
Dayton’s store discovered a mummified monkey in the air duct of the
seventh floor.
Boston Business Journal – Wayfair
CEO Niraj Shah’s pay was only double his median employee’s in 2017
On
paper, Wayfair Inc. co-founder and CEO Niraj Shah is a billionaire, but
his total compensation last year — not including money gained from any
sales of his personal stock — didn’t even crack into six digits.
Jacksonville Business Journal – CSX
in process of selling two Southeast rail lines
CSX Corp.
(NASDAQ: CSX) is in the process of selling more than 175 miles of rail
in Georgia and Alabama, records filed with the Surface Transportation
Board reveal.
St. Louis Business Journal – Amazon
reveals why it wasn’t interested in St. Louis
Amazon officials
told leaders here that the lack of a “blueprint for talent” was one of
the reasons the e-commerce giant didn’t choose St. Louis region for its
second headquarters, according to an economic development official.
Houston Business Journal – Houston
Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 honorees of 2018 revealed
The
Houston Business Journal’s 2018 40 Under 40 honorees have accomplished a
great many things in their careers so far — from rising to their
companies’ C-suites and starting businesses to launching nonprofits and
even creating a dating service using DNA.
Cincinnati Business Courier – Everything
but the House laying off hundreds in Cincinnati
Online estate
auction house Everything but the House, one of Cincinnati’s largest
private companies that had been on a wild growth streak, is laying off
more than 200 employees in its home city.
Cincinnati Business Courier – City
Council members strike a deal with FC Cincinnati for West End stadium
site
FC Cincinnati will build its Major League Soccer stadium
in the West End under an agreement unveiled Friday morning by key
Cincinnati City Council members that the club and council are expected
to approve.
Minneapolis/ St. Paul Business Journal – Jon
Hempel, founder of Minneapolis-based Hempel Cos., died at age 47
Jon
Hempel, who founded Minneapolis real estate company Hempel Cos, died
Thursday at age 47 after a three-year battle with brain cancer. Read
about his legacy in this article.
About American City Business Journals
For more than three
decades, ACBJ has been the nation’s largest publisher of local business
news and information, deploying more than 400 journalists across 43
major U.S. cities. ACBJ owns 40 business publications online and in
print across the country that offer exclusive, in-depth business
coverage. In addition, ACBJ owns and operates SportsBusiness Journal,
SportsBusiness Daily, SportsBusiness Daily Global, Inside Lacrosse,
NASCAR Illustrated and Hemmings Motor News. ACBJ is headquartered in
Charlotte, N.C. and is a division of Advance Publications, Inc., the
parent company to Condé Nast Publications and more than 20 daily
newspapers throughout the country.
For more information, please visit our contact page here.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180418006017/en/
Contacts:
Rebecca Ham, 800-787-8870
syndication@bizjournals.com