Warrington in the News Articles: page 1

It’s no secret that Warrington faculty are internationally renowned for their innovative research. The media looks to our scholars for insights and impactful news. See below where our faculty are featured in the news.

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Jay Ritter

Insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter show that biotechnology IPOs tend to do well over the long term just as financing markets begin to thaw.

Why That Hot Biotech IPO Could Be a Winner

The Wall Street Journal
Jay Ritter

Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter comments on Reddit’s plan to go public. Among the details of its IPO filed with the SEC, Reddit says it’s reserving about 8% of the shares it’ll be selling for users and moderators, alongside some board members and friends and family of employees. That’ll give them a chance to buy in before institutional investors, unlike most IPOs.

Reddit plans to let its users get in on the ground floor of its initial public stock offering

Marketplace
Aron Weingard laughs while laying on the floor interacting with young people.

Aron Weingard (BSBA ’07, MSE ‘09) is a 2023 40 Gators Under 40 honoree who helps some of the 6 million American kids who bury a parent or sibling before graduating high school.

A Time to Weep, A Time to Laugh

Gator Nation News
Jay Ritter

A small Japanese plastic recycling company is gearing up to go public in the US through a SPAC merger this month, even as many IPO hopefuls are delaying or scrapping such plans. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter comments.

Japanese Recycling Upstart Tests Waters With SPAC Debut on NYSE

Bloomberg
Jay Ritter

The former president has kept his finances in the dark. But now he’s pressed for cash and Truth Social could be the answer. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights on the company’s quest to go public.

Donald Trump Is Poised to Pocket Billions in a Meme Stock Media Merger

Vanity Fair
David Gaddis Ross

Research insights from R. Perry Frankland Professor David Gaddis Ross detail how a “structured approach” can be better way to conduct pay equity analysis and lead to addressing the gender wage gap issue.

4 in 10 women feel underpaid – compared to 2 in 10 men: survey

Human Resources Director
Captain Ayessa Toler at her captain promotion ceremony in October 2023 with her husband Charlie Toler.

Life in public service is both an honor and a commitment. For University of Florida Warrington College of Business and College of Public Health and Health Professions alumna Captain Ayessa Toler (BS ’01, MHA ’03, MBA ’19), being a dedicated public servant is a way of life. Toler is the chief of medical plans, operations and exercises for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

Living a life dedicated to public service

University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions
Jay Ritter

On the financial front, the news has appeared dire for former president Donald Trump this year. Within a span of just a month, two judges in two separate cases ordered him to pay about $540 million in total. What’s gotten far less attention, though, is this: A frenetic rally in a stock tied to Trump Media & Technology Group — which operates the Truth Social platform he posts on daily — has minted a nearly $4 billion windfall for him. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insight for this story.

Trump Eyes $4 Billion Stock Windfall as His Legal Bills Pile Up

Yahoo! Finance
Mike Jones poses for a photo in front of his Cessna plane

Airports are missing out on $35 billion in economic impact because they’re not well run – that’s according to pilot, airport management expert and DBA alumnus Mike Jones (DBA ’23). He explains the cause of this underperformance and why the structure of an airport management team is so important.

Why most airports are poorly managed, with Mike Jones

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Jay Ritter

View Inc., a smart-glass company once valued at $2B, is facing a potential debt restructuring or asset sale, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission this month. View went public on the Nasdaq Stock Market via a $1.6B merger with a SPAC, but by May 2023, the company faced delisting after accounting errors forced it to audit its previous financial reports. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter explains why View isn’t alone among companies that went public via SPACs in late 2020 and early 2021 that haven’t lived up to its promise.

Smart-Glass Maker View Under Pressure From Cantor Fitzgerald, May Be Forced To Sell Assets

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