With over $15 billion of assets under its management, Ariel Investments has prominent market presence. The company, where John W. Rogers Jr. is the founder, chairman and co-CEO, is arguably one of the most successful…
Rebecca Enonchong emigrated to the United States with her parents as a very young teenager. As with most immigrant stories, Enonchong’s family was bent on contributing to America and realizing their own dreams through its…
Husband and wife Henry and Andrea Jackson founded Millennium Steel Service in 2001. It is a tier-one supplier specializing in processing, warehousing and storage of various types of steel. The company has expanded over the…
Last January, Atlanta Life Insurance was acquired by basketball legend Magic Johnson’s Atlanta Life Holdings. Johnson, when the deal was announced, promised to deliver services that reimagined the future, He was also keen to press…
Robert F. Smith’s Vista Equity Partners has acquired JAGGAER, a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration software, from Cinven. The acquisition aligns with the firm’s goal of investing in artificial intelligence after raising…
To celebrate Slutty Vegan’s 6th anniversary, its founder and CEO, Pinky Cole Hayes has rewarded two of her longtime employees, Angel Barnwell and Miesha Hambrick with their own franchise. The two women have been crucial…
Black business ownership is growing at the fastest pace in 30 years. According to data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, the share of Black households owning a business has more than doubled,…
The pandemic unequivocally changed how we work. It shook up the traditional workplace setup and ushered in the remote work era. According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 22 million employed adults in the U.S.…
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