John George - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/john-george/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 06 May 2025 12:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 John George - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/john-george/ 32 32 103504436 Why biotech firm Windtree Therapeutics is buying a Houston apartment complex https://houstonnewmedia.org/why-biotech-firm-windtree-therapeutics-is-buying-a-houston-apartment-complex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-biotech-firm-windtree-therapeutics-is-buying-a-houston-apartment-complex Tue, 06 May 2025 12:59:32 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e5f61ca12894f5ce2e464ab9f38c56bb Windtree Therapeutics' CEO explains the strategy behind the biotech company's surprising Houston apartment complex acquisition.

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]]> 949333 Former Houston Rockets CEO named new CEO of Philadelphia 76ers’ parent company https://houstonnewmedia.org/former-houston-rockets-ceo-named-new-ceo-of-philadelphia-76ers-parent-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-houston-rockets-ceo-named-new-ceo-of-philadelphia-76ers-parent-company Mon, 12 Jul 2021 22:06:50 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a13a8fe7c1113c26347f2932c7508848 When his departure was announced in April, Brown did not indicate what he planned to do after leaving the Rockets, but he said he was "excited to see what the future holds."

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]]> 140506 Accolade to acquire Houston telehealth co. 2nd.MD in $460M deal, sending stock surging https://houstonnewmedia.org/accolade-to-acquire-houston-telehealth-co-2nd-md-in-460m-deal-sending-stock-surging/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accolade-to-acquire-houston-telehealth-co-2nd-md-in-460m-deal-sending-stock-surging Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:37:30 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c08665c117fe6ba10e1ab834a3931936 The deal announcement sent Accolade's stock up 10%, just six months after the company went public.

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]]> 103036 CVS adding 15,000 jobs nationwide, including more than 700 in Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/cvs-adding-15000-jobs-nationwide-including-more-than-700-in-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cvs-adding-15000-jobs-nationwide-including-more-than-700-in-houston Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:19:57 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=77d5264148e8f7ebc9a34aa2d2a6889a The big demand is for pharmacy technicians to help with Covid-19 testing and, potentially, vaccine administration.

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]]> 83514 365 Houston-area jobs affected by closure of AmerisourceBergen’s compounding pharmacy business https://houstonnewmedia.org/365-houston-area-jobs-affected-by-closure-of-amerisourcebergens-compounding-pharmacy-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=365-houston-area-jobs-affected-by-closure-of-amerisourcebergens-compounding-pharmacy-business Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:08:46 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=695f28777a1c36595d5e254e569b7b25 AmerisourceBergen Corp. is shutting down its compounding pharmacy business, Illinois-based PharMEDium, including a location in the Houston area.

The PharMEDium Healthcare Corp. facility at 12620 W. Airport Blvd. in Sugar Land will be closed, affecting...

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