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Two Executives, One Company: The Value of a Long Working Partnership

Business partnerships that last decades are less common than headlines suggest. Disagreements about strategy, money, and workload end many of them early. The ones that endure usually rest on complementary strengths and a shared understanding of what the business is for, which is why they attract attention when they appear. Industry observers often note that…

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Gregg Jaclin and the IPO Readiness Gap Investment Banks Leave Behind

Most small companies that decide to go public quickly discover that choosing to list and being ready to list are two very different things. Gregg Jaclin built his firm around that difference, according to a recent BBN Times profile of his work in the micro-cap market. Jaclin founded Exchange Listing LLC to help smaller businesses…

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How WorkTexas Actually Pays for ‘Free’

Almost nothing at WorkTexas costs a participant money, which raises the obvious question: who’s paying? The answer, Mike Feinberg says, is a patchwork he’s spent years learning to navigate on his students’ behalf, one grant program and one workforce board at a time. Mike Feinberg on the Maze of Workforce Funding “Basically, in this country,…

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Colcom Foundation and the Push for Sustainable Balance

Colcom Foundation describes its central purpose in direct terms: fostering a sustainable environment to protect quality of life for all Americans. That mission centers on addressing the major causes and consequences of overpopulation, along with its effects on natural resources. It is a framing that sets the organization apart from groups focused narrowly on pollution…

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JP Conte’s Case for Patient Capital in a Market Where Megadeal Competition Keeps Rising

The private equity market has split into two tracks. At the top, 47 megadeals valued at $5 billion or more closed through the first nine months of 2025, pacing 31% above 2024’s count, per PwC. Below that tier, mid-market sponsors are competing for a narrowing pool of quality assets while fund-stage constraints press harder on…

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Colcom Foundation Tops $500 Million in Regional Grants

The Colcom Foundation has now distributed more than $500 million in grants since its founding in 1996, a milestone that places it among the more prominent private funders operating in Western Pennsylvania. Founder Cordelia Scaife May established the organization with a focus on environmental conservation and sustainable population policy. Established with a vision to enhance…

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JP Morgan’s Justin Nelson on What Nearly Three Decades in Finance Teaches

Longevity in wealth management is no accident. It demands adaptability, resilience, and an ongoing commitment to earning trust rather than assuming it. Justin Nelson, Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Connecticut, has navigated nearly 30 years in the field by treating every client interaction as a chance to either build or reinforce something…

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The Intersection of Clean Technology and Healthcare: Yazan Al Homsi’s Investment Universe

Vancouver-based investor Yazan Al Homsi has built an investment portfolio concentrated at two of the most important intersections of technology and societal need: clean energy and healthcare. These are not separate investment theses for him but two expressions of a unified view about where technology creates the greatest genuine impact — and therefore the most…

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Vanessa Getty and the Sustained Work of Cultural Philanthropy in San Francisco

Vanessa Getty and the Sustained Work of Cultural Philanthropy in San Francisco San Francisco’s reputation as a world-class cultural destination does not sustain itself. Behind the public-facing galleries, traveling exhibitions, and educational programs of its major art institutions sits a less visible infrastructure of fundraising, governance, and civic commitment — and Vanessa Getty has been…

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Why the Bay Area’s Animal Welfare Crisis Starts at the County Shelter

Why the Bay Area’s Animal Welfare Crisis Starts at the County Shelter There’s a part of the animal welfare system most people never see — and it’s the part where things most often go wrong. Every stray animal brought in off the street has to pass through a county shelter before any rescue group or…

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