Tag: Corporate news
JetBlue considers whether to leave NYC and move to Florida
NEW YORK — JetBlue Airways is considering whether to stay in New York, where it was founded two decades ago, or move its headquarters...
Fujifilm biotech firm to build massive plant in central NC
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — A subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Thursday that it will open a massive biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant in...
JetBlue considers whether to leave NYC and move to Florida
NEW YORK — JetBlue Airways is considering whether to stay in New York, where it was founded two decades ago, or move its headquarters...
BMW ramping up move into electric cars
FRANKFURT, Germany — German automaker BMW said Wednesday it intends to speed its rollout of new electric cars, vowing to bring battery-powered models to...
Amazon jumps into health care with telemedicine initiative
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Amazon is making its first foray into providing health care services, announcing Wednesday that it will be offering its Amazon...
Corporations become unlikely financiers of racial equity
In the months since the police killing of George Floyd sparked a racial reckoning in the United States, American corporations have emerged as an...
West African court allows extradition to US of Venezuelan
LISBON, Portugal — Cape Verde’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a businessman close to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro who was arrested last year in...
Founder of Chinese e-commerce firm Pinduoduo departs
HONG KONG — Colin Huang, founder of the Chinese e-commerce firm Pinduoduo, stepped down as chairman Wednesday just as the company’s annual user base...
Critics say rail facility bailout would help Hoeven’s bank
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature is considering giving $10 million to an intermodal rail facility, a move backers say will reduce shipping...
EXPLAINER: Why is California Gov. Newsom facing a recall?
LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing the possibility that he could be removed by voters in a recall election in the...
