Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced that its Board of Directors has named Christopher Hunter as the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer. He will join Acadia on April 11, 2022 and will serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. Hunter brings an array of executive and healthcare experience from prior senior leadership roles […]
All-In-One Service starting at $19/Month, Free For Smaller Schools and Non-ProfitsKurious365 has announced General Availability of their School Management Platform (SMP) for small & medium educational and enrichment organizations for US & India regions. The software is available as a Beta release for other regions.SMP, which is offered as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), delivers many high-value features, including […]
Over the past few months, we have been having some disruptive, and thought-provoking conversations with Michael Steiner, Executive Director of BEST Robotics around the training, education and the elements and skills that students and the workforce need today. One part of my last conversation made me stop and think. Michael talked about the importance of […]
An Individual is an Island. A team player is The World Over the next few months Business Class News is going to be having various conversations with Michael Steiner, Executive Director of BEST Robotics Inc. BEST is an organization that is dedicated to programs that teach students how to work together as teams and give them the experience […]
Dr. Max Polyakov – the international technology entrepreneur, investor and economist who is revolutionizing the space industry – today announced the completion of his acquisition of a majority stake in Dragonfly Aerospace, a South African NewSpace company with over 20 years of proven heritage in high-performance imaging satellites and payloads. This purchase cements Dragonfly Aerospace’s status as […]
As part of Business Class News’ spotlight on corporations that support education, our Publisher, Karl Woolfenden spoke to Peter Balyta, at Texas Instruments (TI), who is the President of their Education Technology side of their business. A couple of weeks ago we showcased a contest that TI is holding and Karl was curious to find […]
Network co-founded by Aon, Accenture and Zurich now expands to include over 50 employers; Senator Durbin, Speaker Welch praise community impactThe Chicago Apprentice Network today announced it has surpassed 1,000 apprenticeships in the Chicagoland area since its creation in August 2017. Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions; Accenture (NYSE: ACN), a global professional […]
Five-year partnership establishes STEM immersion program, focused track for high school students of color with individualized support through college and into early careerRaytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), a leading aerospace and defense company, and SMASH, one of America’s first science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education programs dedicated to students of color, today announced a five-year strategic […]
Ten-year commitment will advance equitable opportunities in STEM education, career development and community wellbeing; company launches employee challenge to take on one million acts of serviceRaytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) today announced Connect Up, a 10-year, $500 million corporate responsibility initiative to drive transformative, generational impact on critical societal challenges. This focused philanthropy expands upon and elevates the company’s legacy […]
Sun Life U.S. has partnered with Bentley University as an inaugural corporate sponsor for first-generation college students within the school’s FirstGen Presidential Fellows (FPF) program. The Sun Life FirstGen Scholarship Fund, established with a $100,000 corporate gift, will support two FirstGen Presidential Fellows for each of their four years at Bentley. Launched last fall, Bentley’s FPF program engages a small group of high-achieving students […]