WACO, Texas (May 12, 2021) –– Brett Gibson, assistant director of College of Arts & Sciences Advisement (CASA), has won the Outstanding Academic Advisor Award for 2020-2021 at Baylor University.
GOLD Coast superstar musician Amy Shark is taking on Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, issuing a plea for help to save one of the nation s biggest industries. The singer, who currently holds the No. 1 spot on the ARIA charts with new single Cry Forever, made a late-night call for greater support for the music industry, which has been on its knees since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down live performances last year.
I wish youâd support the music industry like this @AnnastaciaMP we need help x https://t.co/XINspL5tCvâ Amy Shark (@amyshark) May 8, 2021 I wish you d support the music industry like this @AnnastaciaMP we need help x, she tweeted on Saturday night.
GOLD Coast superstar musician Amy Shark is taking on Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, issuing a plea for help to save one of the nation s biggest industries. The singer, who currently holds the No. 1 spot on the ARIA charts with new single Cry Forever, made a late-night call for greater support for the music industry, which has been on its knees since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down live performances last year.
I wish youâd support the music industry like this @AnnastaciaMP we need help x https://t.co/XINspL5tCvâ Amy Shark (@amyshark) May 8, 2021 I wish you d support the music industry like this @AnnastaciaMP we need help x, she tweeted on Saturday night.
Washington’s tech industry hasn’t been immune to the pandemic. Companies such as the IT giant DXC and the event-organizing platform Cvent cut jobs amid the slowdown. But some, including the hot cloud-computing company Appian, committed to hundreds of new hires.
Indeed, plenty of other good business news came from Washingtonian’s Tech Titans during the past year. Our 2021 winners who were selected through both reporting and an informal process of nominations from their peers managed to start up new and innovative companies, close on huge funding rounds, ink massive contracts, and announce initial public offerings.
Some of this year’s Tech Titans expanded their companies not only in spite of the pandemic but because of it. Michael Chasen, founder of the “edtech” firm Blackboard, leveraged the demand for at-home education to launch Class, a company that creates virtual classrooms using Zoom. Class has already raised more than $40 million. Blake Hall, founder of ID.me, wh