Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday morning in the trial of several of the people accused of taking part in a $250 million scheme to defraud government child nutrition programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To keep up, business schools themselves must change. Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business – long a top business school for graduate students – launched a brand new program for undergrads in 2021 to create leaders for issues like the energy transition. Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business – known for its pioneering approach to merging technology with business – has a new dean with a strong vision.
Elam Baer is one of thousands daily who rely on Uber to get to work or appointments in the Twin Cities. So when Baer heard Uber was pulling out of the region May 1 after the Minneapolis City Council passed a law setting a minimum wage for rideshare drivers, he wasn't happy. Lyft, the other rideshare giant, will stop serving Minneapolis at the same time. Baer decided to do something about it. .