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Pharma venture fuels $25M expansion of AMPAC facility in Petersburg May 5, 2021 1 From left, Phlow co-founder Eric Edwards, Petersburg Mayor Sam Parham, Gov. Ralph Northam, AMPAC President Jeff Butler and Del. Lashrecse Aird participate in a ground breaking ceremony Tuesday to celebrate AMPAC’s announcement that it will invest $25 million to expand the capabilities of its Petersburg facility. ( Jack Jacobs photo) The pieces of a Petersburg pharmaceuticals hub continue to fall into place. AMPA...

Shawn Price May 4, 2021 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The SEC Freshman of the Week honor was awarded to Razorback Phillip Lemonious following his performance in the 110m hurdles at the LSU Invitational. In his first race in the 110m hurdles this outdoor season, Lemonious posted a time of 13.62 seconds as he placed third in a tight race behind a pair of 13.61s by winner Eric Edwards of LSU and Arkansas teammate Tre’Bien Gilbert. The 13.62 by Lemonious moves h...

LSU’s Harrison eclipses 31-year-old school outdoor high jump record; Stamey, O’Donoghue establish school marks LSU’s Harrison eclipses 31-year-old school outdoor high jump record; Stamey, O’Donoghue establish school marks Here at the winners: Men JuVaughn Harrison (high jump): The four-time national champion set a school record of 7 feet, 6 ½ inches to win the high jump by five inches over his nearest competitor. His winning mark also gave him the NCAA lead in this outdoor season (alon...

Shawn Price May 1, 2021 BATON ROUGE, La. – Four victories, three runner-up marks and a trio of third-place finishes highlighted No. 12 Arkansas’ performance at the LSU Invitational held Saturday inside Bernie Moore Stadium. The 110m hurdles featured a match-up of LSU versus Arkansas with 0.003 of a second separating the top two finishers while 0.09 of a second separated first through fifth place. LSU’s Eric Edwards had the edge at the finish lin...

LSU not only maintained its position atop the National TFRI, but strengthened its hold on the No. 1 spot. The Tigers received three different national-leading efforts this past weekend at the LSU Alumni Gold, headlined by JuVaughn Harrison’s otherworldly long jump of 8.44m (27-8¼) that made him the sixth-best performer in collegiate history. Not to be outdone, Noah Williams turned one lap in 44.30 to equal the 12th-fastest performer in collegiate history, while Sean Burrell topped the 400...

April 12, 2021 More than one in five Americans are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, while in dozens of countries not a single person has received a shot. The early distribution of the vaccine has followed a predictable pattern: 86% of the doses administered to date have been given to people in high- and upper-middle-income countries. This inequity threatens to prolong both the pandemic and the economic recovery.  At a Make Business Better event on April 7, Quartz gathered experts in glob...

The Future Of Richmond Startups April 2, 2021 Our next topic of discussion will be The Future of Richmond Startups, presented by University of Richmond Robins School of Business. We’ll focus on the growth of the region’s startup scene, its challenges, its virtues and where that community is headed in the near- and long-term. Guests will attend a live panel discussion via Zoom, with access to virtual networking from the comfort of their homes/offices. The ticket window will close at 10 a.m. ...

by Tyler Durden Tuesday, Apr 06, 2021 - 09:55 AM The COVID pandemic has placed heavier strains on the American health-care system unlike any public health crisis seen since the Spanish flu 100 years ago. Hospital budgets have been strained after being forced to halt, or dramatically reduce, the number of elective surgeries, the biggest moneymakers for hospital budgets. While medical bills threaten to bankrupt thousands of individual Americans - some have suggested COVID-related medical bills co...

Eleven children’s hospitals are forming a new coalition aimed at blunting the effects of unstable supplies, turning to a company that grew out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eleven children’s hospitals are forming a new coalition aimed at blunting the effects of unstable supplies, turning to a company that grew out of the COVID-19 pandemic.