In January 2025, Fortune Brands Innovations announced it was moving its company's portfolio from individual offices across the country to one central headquarters outside Chicago, which meant hundreds of employees would need to relocate, or else lose their jobs.
Kirby has a long history of audacious ideas, rising at America West to become the top lieutenant to CEO Doug Parker, orchestrating the acquisition of U.S. Airways from Chapter 11.
Citi's thesis rests on the 'humanization' of pets. The firm says the humanization pet trend is real and should drive more spending, a view supported by data showing nearly 40% of dogs of any age or size may be affected by OA pain and up to 40% of all cats have clinical signs of OA.
We want to be part of the local community. We want to have local manufacturing distribution, own all the key components ourselves and not have to rely on a third party.
Patlytics has raised $40M in Series B funding led by SignalFire, with participation from several venture partners. The company focuses on the full patent lifecycle, including invention disclosure and infringement analysis.
Waymo had been testing eight vehicles with trained safety specialists on board in Downtown Brooklyn and south of 112th Street in Manhattan since last year. The company has not reported any collisions involving the vehicles during the testing period.