Thu.Aug 20, 2020

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A million things can kill the deal.

Berkonomics

So, you’ve found the buyer, received a letter of interest, signed it, and exclusively tied your company up for a period to complete the deal. Everyone on the board is anxious to close this. You’ve committed time to do whatever is needed. You’ve informed your top management of the pending but still secret deal and they know they will be impacted and are a bit skittish.

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HireRight Adds COVID-19 Screening

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Irvine-based HireRight said this week that it is adding COVID-19 screening to its menu of offerings, on top of existing background check, drug testing, education verification, and other services. According to HireRight, the new COVID-19 antigen testing is being made available via its Drug & Health Screening services. HireRight said its test option is one of the COVID-19 antigen tests which has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the FDA, and which uses a saliva sample.

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Final Agenda Released for the Xcelerate Keynote Series at Biotech Week Boston

Xconomy

Presented by Xconomy, the 100% digital Xcelerate Keynote Series at Biotech Week Boston on Monday, Sept. 21 places a spotlight on life science leaders who are breaking new ground with methods and solutions in R&D, planning, and production that are improving patient outcomes. As the industry navigates uncertainty, the keynote speakers will help drive your business forward by sharing insights on how their sectors are adapting to challenges, combating disruptive forces, and preparing for what th

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Ingram Micro Tightens Up E-Waste Efforts

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Irvine-based IT distributor Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services , the arm of Ingram Micro which helps companies manage IT asset disposition, says it has teamed up with Closing The Loop, a sustainable solution provider that extracts electronic waste from developing countries and ensures that it is responsibly recycled, to remove the phone weight-equivalent of its employee notebooks from e-waste streams.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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Harmony Bio and Inhibrx Raise Combined $247M in Public Market Debuts

Xconomy

Two biotechs this week topped the $100 million mark in their respective initial public offerings, both of which were able to offer more shares than planned. One, a company with nearly nine month’s-worth of revenue from a newly commercialized drug and the other, an early-clinical stage oncology drug developer, illustrate the range of biotech companies eliciting public investor interest this summer.

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Lyft Suspends Services In California

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Ridesharing service Lyft announced in a blog post on Thursday morning that it is immediately suspending its services in California, in response to a recent ruling that said the company--as well as Uber--must treat its drivers as employees. According to Lyft, it will suspent its rideshare operations at 11:59pm PT in California. Lyft said the move was made because the requirement to employ its driver is "not a switch that can be flipped overnight" and that it would require the company to "overhaul

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