The chief financial officer of Laser Spine Institute is leaving the Tampa-based medical firm. Mark Andrzejewski has decided to pursue other interests, according to a LSI corporate statement. He will help support the company, including assisting during a transition, the statement said. His departure comes a few days after LSI said it would reduce its […]
United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV-Heavy rocket launch in Cape Canaveral was scrubbed June 10 due to weather conditions, but the group already has rescheduled. ULA tweeted late yesterday that its next launch attempt will be June 11 at 1:51 p.m. The firm kept having to delay its original time of 1:59 p.m. yesterday, hoping the […]
A South Tampa nightclub that owes the IRS almost $700,000 in employment taxes has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Hyde Park Cafe filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida, on June 5, according to court records. The club will remain open, and there should be no changes in day-to-day operations, partner […]
A longtime New Mexico company is quickly growing its revenue, including a new division that’s taking off. Las Vegas-based Old Wood LLC, which was featured on last year’s CNBC reality television show “Blue Collar Millionaires,” mostly focused on the flooring side of the company until a couple of years ago, but now it’s expanding its […]
CHARLOTTE — Linda Hudson was the first woman to lead a major defense contractor when she took the helm of BAE Systems. That’s why she is known as the “First Lady of Defense.” Hudson, who lives in Charlotte, took every new opportunity or promotion presented to her in the hopes of moving her career forward. […]
Embraer’s reasons for its rapid expansion in Brevard County offer an inside look at what other companies may be paying attention to when deciding on the next place to expand. And according to Embraer, entrepreneurial spirit played a big factor. Embraer’s latest 250,000-square-foot, three-building complex for its executive Legacy jets is just part of the […]
A blank check company run by Wilbur Ross Jr. completed its acquisition of The Woodlands-based Nexeo Solutions LLC on June 9. The renamed Nexeo Solutions Inc. began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbols NXEO, NXEOU and NXEOW on June 10. Shares of NXEO were around $9.60 late afternoon on June 10. […]
Greensboro-based sign manufacturer Allen Industries has acquired a Toledo, Ohio-based business that produces signs for major companies such as Little Caesars, Guitar Center and Best Western International. Terms of the deal with Harmon Sign were not disclosed. The purchase includes Harmon’s business, 63 employees, manufacturing assets and leases for about 75,000 square feet of manufacturing […]
Denver startup QuickZip Sheet Company on Friday received a $250,000 cash price and was named the national winner of the 2016 Capital Championship tournament. The startup was recently featured in the Denver Business Journal’s Elevator Pitch series, a series that gives local entrepreneurs and small businesses the opportunity to pitch their company in 60 seconds, […]
ITEC Entertainment Corp. today announced it has completed the ride show supervisor system for the new adventure ride, Skull Island: Reign of Kong at Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando. The ride lets guests live the brutal struggle of a 1930s expedition that’s caught in a clash between prehistoric predators, man-eating beasts and […]
