Director of Energy Studies Ted Kury explains how critical it is to make electric grids more resilient before the next big storm. “A key consideration with a complicated system like the electricity grid is understanding the rights and responsibilities of
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ClearingBid seeks to be the new way to IPO
The tech firm wants to bring mainstream investors—and their advisors—into the IPO process, territory once reserved for favored clients, insiders and underwriters. But to take on Wall Street’s reliable revenue generator, many moving pieces will have to fall into place.
California Faces Loss of IPO Crown as Tech Startup Plans Stymied
California has been generating the most initial public offerings of any US state every year since 2003. That streak could end this year unless the Golden State picks up the pace. California’s change of fortune is explained largely by the
SPAC Sponsors Were Winners Even on Losers
Money managers who oversaw blank-check companies kept making profits even in the face of significant losses to stock investors. “There is no question that the sponsors had great returns at the same time that public market investors had very negative
Labor Secretary: ‘Hard to say’ if Hurricane Ian will impact Florida’s unemployment rate
The unemployment rate in Florida has been among the lowest in the country before Hurricane Ian – which rocked the state as a Category 4 storm – wreaked havoc, destroying homes and businesses and displacing many Floridians. The U.S. Department
Most Floridians got power back quickly after Ian. But for some the wait has just begun.
In recent decades, Florida has experienced widespread blackouts after several significant storms. Between 2004 and 2005, the state was walloped by five major hurricanes, including Charley, which cut a similar path through Florida as Ian. A year later, Wilma devastated
How employees can thrive amid changes brought on by AI
Businesses have been incorporating AI technologies into their practices for several years, but how will these changing technologies impact our workforce? Clinical Professor and Executive Director of the Miller Retail Center Joel Davis explains what changes our workforce might expect
Florida’s electric was made more resilient before latest storm
Here & Now‘s Anthony Brooks speaks with Public Utility Research Center Director of Energy Studies Ted Kury about how, after a spate of storms in 2004 and 2005, Florida utilities learned to work together to make the electric grid more
Think retirement is out of reach? Here’s what you need to know.
The Los Angeles Times consulted two dozen researchers, financial planners and counselors, including Associate Dean for Research and Director of the Human Resource Research Center Mo Wang, about how to tell when you’re ready for retirement. Read on for their
The IPO market went from ‘boom to bust’ in 2022. Here’s what’s driving the massive slowdown.
From the best of times, to the worst of times: The market for initial public offerings has fallen off a cliff in 2022. Investors faced with high inflation and rising interest rates have ditched high-flying growth stocks and turned to safer,
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