Now in its fourth year, the program helps the U.S. government approach problems like a lean startup.
Today, President Obama signed an executive order to make the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program a permanent facet of the federal government.
Facebook Revamps Notes, Hopes Sexier Interface Will Attract Bloggers
Is Medium in trouble? Facebook’s latest update makes it easier to create longform posts within the social network.
Facebook’s Notes feature is getting a major upgrade.
Uber’s Latest Update Places Food Delivery Front and Center
Partnering with select restaurants, the ride-sharing app can get meals to you in a matter of minutes.
Uber is making it a lot easier to get lunch delivered with just a few taps. In the ride-hailing app’s most recent update, UberEATS, the company’s food-delivery system, is being featured at the very top of the app.
97 applicants seek grants to take over Norfolk storefronts
Ninety-seven ranks as an A-plus on most grading scales. It also got high marks from business boosters in Norfolk last week.
It represents the number of applications for the Vibrant Spaces program, aimed at further enlivening downtown.
Read More It represents the number of applications for the Vibrant Spaces program, aimed at further enlivening downtown.
Diamond Resorts buys 6 resorts from Gold Key for $168 million
Diamond Resorts International Inc. announced this morning that it has purchased six vacation resorts owned by Gold Key PHR | Hotels & Resorts for $168 million.
Gold Key, based in Virginia Beach, has five resorts at the Beach, including Ocean Beach Club Resort, and one in Kitty Hawk, N.C.
Read More Gold Key, based in Virginia Beach, has five resorts at the Beach, including Ocean Beach Club Resort, and one in Kitty Hawk, N.C.
U.S. Steel idling Ala. mill; about 1,100 jobs affected
U.S. Steel Corp. says it is closing its Fairfield Works mill near Birmingham, Alabama
Read More Michigan’s economic agency prepares to cut jobs
The agency faces “a significant shortfall in operating revenues,” CEO says
Read More AAA: Mich. gas prices jump 50 cents in past week to $3
The sharp increase follows the unexpected, partial shutdown of a large Indiana oil refinery earlier this month
Read More O’Connor: Selling a home? Find a new one first — please
This advice seem blatantly obvious, but, in at least one case, it is absolutely correct — mine.
Read More What we’ve learned about Dan Gilbert in five years
Billionaire Dan Gilbert and Quicken Loans Inc. moved downtown five years ago today
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