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SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Louisiana Economic Development (LED) will award $300,000 in grants to bioscience startups to support research and innovation in the state. LED will award winning companies up to $100,000 annually for three years as part of its annual Startup Awards: Commitment to Health program. The Startup Prize is a unique entrepreneurial education nonprofit program and competition based in Shreveport, Louisiana. This business competition is open to health-focused entrepreneurs from anywhere in the world. For those who live outside of Shreveport, Startup Priority may be able to offer scholarships to offset travel costs. Startup Prize defines an “early…

Lately, it’s been public season for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Journalist Nate Silver writes on Substack: “The outside mayor should retire. This is a much more high-stakes decision than almost everything else I’ll be discussing this year. And it’s not a close call.” Also a former New Yorker at Substack “Keep up the pressure on Sotomayor to retire,” said Times columnist Josh Barro.Some Democratic senators are also subtly trying to force Sotomayor out.”I have a lot of respect for Justice Sotomayor. I have a lot of respect for her. But I think she really needs to consider the competing…

Stan Cho, Associated Press 9 minutes ago People walk past the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in New York. Wall Street rose ahead of the latest government information on U.S. inflation that could influence the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan) NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling Wednesday on worries that what appeared to be a blip in the fight to rein in inflation is turning into a trend. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% in early trading, marking one of the worst days of the year so far. As of 9:35…

share Tweet Print Email It’s only been a few weeks since Dusty Maye took over as head coach at the University of Michigan, but things are looking up quickly. May has made significant progress recruiting his coaching staff, with all eyes on the roster, which now has nine scholarships available. The Wolverines need just about everything right now after rebuilding and recalibrating from an 8-24 season and a ton of departures via the transfer portal. Transfer recruiting will reach new speed in the coming days and weeks as the NCAA’s recruiting dead period ends this weekend. Michigan State has several…

How will propane evolve into the future?WASHINGTON, DC, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Engine Technology Forum (ETF) will launch its 2024 digital event series on May 1 to strengthen the use of propane as a vehicle fuel. We will be holding a webinar on innovations in engine technology.Propane has 52% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than equivalent energy produced from the U.S. electrical grid. Renewable propane is made from sustainable raw materials, further reducing carbon emissions.The virtual audience will discuss propane’s position in the propulsion and energy generation market, its potential to contribute to decarbonization efforts, as well as the…

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Although many participants are unaware of this, and some who are aware regret it, the intensity of the debate over abortion policy is waning. One reason is that the Supreme Court temporarily intensified the debate in 2022. And in part, this was because the debate was modulated by medical technology, which gave abstract discussion the concreteness of visual vibrancy.Initially divisive decision overturning 1973 Supreme Court ruling Roe vs. Wade The ruling fostered a consensus, albeit uneven across the country and emerging slowly. The consensus is as vague as the improved sonography images that are perhaps helping to promote it are…

Seven & i Holdings announced on Wednesday that it will spin off its supermarket business Ito-Yokado and list it as a separate company as early as fiscal 2027, as part of its efforts to use outside capital to spur growth in struggling businesses. The spin-off will allow Seven & i to concentrate its management resources on the convenience store “7-Eleven” business, which is its source of income. The Japanese retail giant, which acquired US convenience store chain Speedway LLC in 2021, has announced that it is considering further acquisitions in North America. Seven & i Holdings President Ryuichi Isaka explains…

Private equity investment in India fell to a six-year low in the first quarter of 2024, with total investments falling 44% year-on-year to $1.8 billion, according to data analyzed by LSEG Deals Intelligence. The economic downturn marks the weakest start to the year in value terms since 2018. Additionally, private equity fundraising activity in India reached S$1.5 billion in Q1 2024, down 46% year-on-year. However, it is worth noting that it recorded a three-fold increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. Click here to follow our WhatsApp channel Private equity investments in the first quarter of 2024 amounted to…

Middle-market investment bank Houlihan Lokey has hired a senior banker from Deutsche Numis as managing director of its private capital markets team. Dr. Ashish Patel has joined the bank as a managing director in the capital markets team, the bank said in a statement. He most recently served as Head of Growth Capital Solutions at Deutsche Numis, where he spent nearly three years. He was previously an investor at Optum Ventures. Private capital markets have become an area of ​​increasing focus for investment banks as companies stay away from public markets for long periods of time and IPOs slump amid…