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Open this photo in gallery:Jane Boone in 1985. In 1985, as a high school student, Boone was selected by Frank Stronach to be sponsored by GMI (now Kettering University) in Flint, Michigan.OfferingThe arrest of Frank Stronach on suspicion of sexual assault from the 1980s through last year brought back memories of his time working for Magna International in the 1980s.In 1985, I was one of several high school students interviewed by Stronach and selected to be sponsored at GMI (now Kettering University) in Flint, Michigan. The university is often referred to as the “West Point” of the auto industry; GM…

On June 24, 2024, Sharp Ingle, Director of Ingles Markets Inc (NASDAQ:IMKTA), sold 4,799 shares of the company’s stock at $70.38 per share. The transaction was listed in a recent SEC filing. Following this sale, the insider now owns 5,901 shares of the company’s stock.Ingles Markets Inc operates a chain of supermarkets in the southeastern United States. The company carries a variety of grocery items, including fresh produce, non-perishable foods, and other general merchandise. Ingles Markets Inc is known for its focus on providing a local product mix and strong customer service.Over the past year, Sharp Ingle has sold a…

Young entrepreneur Jaron Lodge turned his passion for entrepreneurship into a profitable business at a young age. Lodge started with several small businesses and amassed $25,000 before his 18th birthday. He parlayed his work experience into higher education, earning a degree in Business Management and launching his first major startup at just 21 years old. Inspired by his entrepreneurial spirit on YouTube and his love of skipping stones from his Boy Scout days, Lodge noticed a gap in the sports market. He began working on a backyard game concept that combined the fun of skipping stones with the convenience of…

The brand has revamped its website with a clean, user-friendly interface and navigation, in addition to a mobile app and loyalty program.By Leah Mira, RTN Staff Writer – June 25, 2024 Long John Silver’s has partnered with four leading technology innovators — Attentive, Bikky, Plein Air and Sparkfly — to upgrade its customer engagement strategy with the goal of implementing a 360° next-generation digital and in-store experience across more than 300 company-owned stores and participating franchises. The integrated ecosystem will leverage a suite of advanced platforms, including Attentive’s CRM and SMS messaging, Bikky’s customer data platform, Plein Air’s web and…

Image from San Francisco Police Department SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco Police announced the arrest of two people Sunday in connection to an armed robbery of a San Francisco business. The robbery allegedly occurred the night of June 21st. That night around 9:30 p.m., San Francisco Police responded to the damaged store in the 1200 block of Valencia Street. Police discovered a man had attempted to leave the store with stolen items and had brandished a handgun at employees who tried to stop him. Oakland police revise Juneteenth shooting casualty count He then left the store and fled in…

1 hour agoLiz Ann Saunders of Charles Schwab says the narrow range of stocks creates buying opportunities.Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab, believes the weakness in individual stocks is creating a buying opportunity.The investment chief noted that this year’s resilience at the index level masks a narrower range of stocks below the surface. For example, he noted that a larger percentage of the Nasdaq Composite’s stocks are below their 200-day moving average than the S&P 500. For investors, that means the Nasdaq could outperform the S&P 500 on a relative basis going forward.It also suggests investors can…

Like many official acts emanating from the executive branch of government, Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy’s declaration on Tuesday that gun violence constitutes a public health crisis achieved both a policy outcome and a political outcome. The policy outcome is that the move brings both attention and resources to efforts to combat gun violence. The political outcome is that, as The Washington Post noted, voters saw at least some action taken on a problem that had come to be viewed as insolvable.But gun violence in America isn’t just about mass shootings that garner so much attention and fear — it’s…

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A Rivian electric pickup truck sits in the parking lot of a Rivian service center in South San Francisco, California, on May 9, 2022. CNN — Rivian and Volkswagen Group are forming a joint venture to develop software for vehicles, the companies announced Tuesday. As part of the deal, VW will invest a total of $5 billion in struggling electric car maker Rivian, including an immediate investment of $1 billion. The companies did not disclose the name of the new joint venture or the names of its executives. Rivian Chief Executive Officer RJ Scaringe said on a…

The University of Michigan football program is gaining momentum in its recruiting efforts, but there were a few players who started to move in the wrong direction on Tuesday.One of those prospects is four-star defensive lineman Maxwell Roy. The 6-foot-2, 290-pound New Jersey native is ranked in the top 300 overall by the On3 Industry Rankings and visited the Michigan football team last weekend. The prospect was in Columbus the weekend before that.While the Wolverines appear to have the lead among the experts, Wolverine guard EJ Holland, who was one of the first to predict Roy would attend Michigan football,…

Function Health, a membership-based platform that gives consumers access to more than 100 lab tests, announced Tuesday the close of a large funding round that included about a dozen prominent investors. The startup closed its Series A funding round, bringing its total raised to date to $53 million. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and included participation from a number of other investors, including actors Matt Damon, Kevin Hart, Zac Efron, and Pedro Pascal, as well as athletes Blake Griffin, Colin Kaepernick, and Joel Embiid. Austin-based Function has been running in beta since April of last year and has…