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Kudos to Cheer Club, College of Business faculty, Cybersecurity team and more

Becky Cottrell, Ph.D., Department of Social Work, and Bridget Arend, Ph.D., School of Education Becky Cottrell from the Department of Social Work and Bridget Arend, Ph.D., from the School of Education co-authored an article recently published in an international journal. Read the article. Biff Baker, Ph.D., College of Business Biff Baker, Ph.D., received a Best in Track award from the Society for Advancement of Management for research examining bureaucratic inefficiencies within Section 8 subsidized housing programs. The study focuses on how administrative delays and communication breakdowns can create housing instability for families and discourage landlord participation. It also offers recommendations to improve accountability and trust in public housing systems. Brendan Fry, Ph.D., Department of Mathematics and Statistics Brendan Fry, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, co-authored the article “Modeling the Impact of Venous Collapsibility on Retinal Oxygenation,” published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology. The interdisciplinary research brought together scholars from the University of Delaware, Indiana University Indianapolis, McGill University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. Access the article. Bridget Arend, Ph.D., School of Education Bridget Arend, Ph.D., professor in the School of Education, co-published the book “Facilitating Seven Ways of Learning: A Resource for More Purposeful, Effective, and Enjoyable College Teaching, Second Edition” with James R. Davis. The book explores practical approaches to improving college teaching and student learning experiences. Buy the book. College of Business Faculty At the 2026 Western Decision Sciences Institute international conference, Sally Baalbaki-Yassine, Ph.D., Debora Gilliard, Ph.D., and David Lynn Hoffman, Ph.D., from the College of Business received the Best Case Study Paper Award for “Oreo: A Global Success Story in Brand Evolution and Market Leadership.” Lisa McVicker, Ph.D., and Apryl Brodersen, Ph.D., also had their paper, “Electronic Performance Monitoring: Employer Panacea or Legal Quagmire?” accepted for publication in the Journal of Business Leadership. Community Engagement Exchange Program Metropolitan State University of Denver was selected to host international Fellow Aleja Henao Espitia of Bogotá, Colombia through the Community Engagement Exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State. View Espitia's LinkedIn profile. David Varel, Ph.D., College of Letters, Arts and Sciences MSU Denver historian David Varel, Ph.D., has been awarded a 2026 ACLS Fellowship by the American Council of Learned Societies. The fellowship program supports outstanding scholarship in the humanities and social sciences, and selected just 63 scholars from more than 2,000 applicants this year. Varel’s project, “The Black Chicago School: Academic Activism in the Age of American Apartheid,” explores the work of Black scholars who challenged scientific racism, built alternative institutions and helped lay the foundation for the modern civil rights movement. The fellowship provides up to $60,000 to support full-time research and writing. Learn more about the fellowship. MSU Denver Office of Financial Aid Team Several MSU Denver employees were recognized for leadership and service during the Colorado Association of Financial Aid Administrators (CAFAA) conference held in May in Crested Butte. Don Holtzen, interim associate director of systems, chaired the conference and was recognized for his service as CAFAA conference chair and technology chair during the 2025-26 term. Holtzen also received the Postsecondary Institution Professional of the Year award, which recognizes financial-aid professionals who have made significant contributions to their institutions and to CAFAA. Tori Pacheco, associate director of Student Services, helped design décor and facilitate the conference and was recognized for her service as CAFAA secretary during the 2025-26 term. Destiny Candelaria, call center coordinator, served on the conference planning committee and presented on One Stops during the event. Michael Nguyen, executive director of Financial Aid and Scholarships, assisted as a CAFAA board member and was recognized for serving as president-elect during the 2025-26 term. Richard Balbag, program assistant I, received the Distinguished Support Staff Member of the Year award, honoring staff members who have made exceptional contributions to their financial-aid offices. Military Friendly Recognition Military Friendly has awarded MSU Denver Gold Status as a military-friendly university and ranked the University No. 7 nationally for military spouses. The recognition reflects MSU Denver’s strong support systems for veterans and military spouses, including transfer credit assistance and retention-focused resources. As of 2026, 1,050 military-connected students are enrolled at the University, advancing institutional priorities around serving veterans and supporting student retention. MSU Denver Cheer Club The MSU Denver Cheer Club earned third place in the 4-Year College Small Coed Intermediate division at the USA Spirit Nationals. Celebrate the win on Instagram. MSU Denver Cybersecurity Team An MSU Denver cybersecurity team earned first place in the Strategist category at the 2026 CYBER RECon National Competition hosted at Fort Meade, Maryland, by U.S. Cyber Command. Led by Jeffrey London, Ph.D., and undergraduate student Matthew Bopp, the team competed against universities and law schools nationwide with its 30-page legal analysis on cybersecurity and free speech titled “Freedom of Speech and MDM: Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation.” The paper also earned Bopp a personal invitation to apply to the University of Maryland School of Law. MSU Denver Debate Team MSU Denver Debate won the 2026 Sierra Sustainability Summit hosted at Yosemite National Park in April. Students Kat Conte and Simon Bernhard bested teams from George Washington University, Gallaudet University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the University of San Francisco and Tennessee Tech in the modified present-and-defend style competition. Their proposal recommended adapting Colorado’s Keep Colorado Wild Pass model to support California state parks facing budget constraints. Learn about the summit. MSU Denver Women’s Golf MSU Denver Women’s Golf was represented on the national stage this month as junior Neige Dunn competed as an individual at the NCAA West Regional. She became the first Roadrunner in 10 years to qualify for NCAA Regionals as an individual. Get the details.

May 18 • 5:59 PM EDT • Business • early-bird.msudenver.edu

MBA Roundup: 3 Harvard Business School Professors Top Harvard’s Highest-Paid List

Three women on the Harvard Business School faculty made a combined $4.8-million in 2024 ... but that's not the whole story.

May 18 • 10:43 AM EDT • Business • poetsandquants.com

Prantl’s owner responds to health department consumer alert

Joe Cugliari, owner and president of Prantl’s Bakery, issued a statement following the Allegheny Health Department’s consumer alert regarding the bakery’s Walnut Street location in Shadyside. According to the department’s Thursday report, the bakery had a presence of rodent droppings on multiple surfaces, damaged exterior walls, soiled food equipment, old

May 18 • 7:58 AM EDT • Health • triblive.com

Report discovers rodent droppings at Prantl's Bakery location

Prantl's Bakery issued a statement Friday following a report by the Allegheny County Health Department, which said rodent droppings were found at the bakery's Shadyside location.

May 16 • 12:58 PM EDT • Health • wtae.com

Bucs Brass Impressed With UDFA QB Jalon Daniels

The Kansas standout is turning heads in rookie minicamp, utilizing his dual-threat ability and leadership to challenge for the backup role behind starter Baker Mayfield this season.

May 14 • 1:35 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Cleveland Browns: Former QBs to be featured on Netflix series

Joe Flacco and Baker Mayfield among group of four QBs who will be highlighted on season 3 of Quarterback

May 13 • 6:35 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Baton Rouge entrepreneur rebuilds life one loaf at a time

After surviving three heart attacks and open-heart surgery, Baton Rouge entrepreneur Matt Bolton traded the industrial construction business for a slower—but no less demanding—second act in artisan breadmaking, 225 writes. What began as a sourdough hobby in retirement has grown into BlueRabbit Bakehouse, a Jefferson Highway bakery drawing weekend lines for its small-batch loaves, spreads […]

May 12 • 3:57 PM EDT • Business • businessreport.com

"My fear doesn't matter" - Troy Baker reflects on recreating the opening to Raiders of the Lost Ark as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle arrives on Switch 2

Troy Baker looks back on recreating the opening to 1981's Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark for the Great Circle's tutorial.

May 12 • 5:15 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net

Vintage Disney-like shooter Mouse P.I. For Hire has sold so well its publisher has made all invested money back

The Troy Baker-starring cartoon noir shooter Mouse P.I. for Hire has shifted roughly 730k copies since its release in April, across PS5, Xbox, Switch 2 and PC.L

May 11 • 7:05 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net

Turning passion into business: Tennessee community rallies behind a 15-year-old baker

Teenager Grace Nirmaier turned a hobby into Baked by Grace, a thriving bakery in Maynardville, Tennessee, inspiring locals with her ambition and sweet treats.

May 9 • 5:07 PM EDT • Business • wral.com

Inside a family-owned Brooklyn bakery with 50 years of tradition

Biagio Fortunato manages Fortunato Brothers Bakery, balancing family tradition with modern business challenges in Brooklyn's Italian bakery scene.

May 8 • 11:14 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com

'Blue Heron' Filmmaker Sophy Romvari Signs With Fusion Entertainment

'Blue Heron' filmmaker Sophy Romvari has signed with Fusion Entertainment, the management company for Ira Sachs and Sean Baker.

May 8 • 9:17 AM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com

Science communication as feedback loop explored at annual ethics symposium

The annual Ethics and Compliance Symposium brought renowned vaccinologist Peter Hotez, senior fellow in disease and humanity at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, to share his research and discuss the ethics of academic public engagement.

May 5 • 10:48 AM EDT • Science • news.rice.edu

Angie Baker helped launch and manages her son CaseOh's gaming career

When Angie Baker's son, CaseOh, blew up on social media, she got a crash course in the creator business.

May 4 • 8:42 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com

Eyewitness News 'Health Alert' for May 3, 2026

Watch "Eyewitness News Health Alert" every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on KBAK-CBS.

May 3 • 10:00 PM EDT • Health • bakersfieldnow.com

NICK STROBEL: Constellations on display this spring

On Friday, the moon was at full moon phase. Since the lunar phase cycle is 29.5 days long, May will have a "blue (full) moon" at the end of the

May 2 • 3:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • bakersfield.com

NCAA On Track To Expand To 76-team March Madness Bracket For Next Season

The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men’s and women’s sides to 76 teams for next season

Apr 28 • 8:27 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com

Optimistic Baker: New NCAA eligibility rules not retroactive

NCAA president Charlie Baker, who is "pretty optimistic" the age-based eligibility proposal will pass, told ESPN that the implementation is not expected to include athletes who graduated or exhausted their eligibility in the 2025-26 season.

Apr 27 • 6:07 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com

Shaky political science: using "simulated" elections over real-world elections

[Dear DSOS readers – this article is the latest in our “Shaky Political Science” series. In our 38 page report, “Shaky political ‘science’ misses mark on ranked choice voting,” released in early December, we examined over 40 studies focused on ranked choice voting. We found that many of these studies suffered from puzzling research methodologies, poorly constructed surveys, unrealistic simulated elections, cherry picked data, and faulty analyses that often were contradicted by results from real-world elections (a link to our full paper is here). Here are links to the first three articles in our series: the first one summarizing the overall results of our report, the second one analyzing a study co-authored by University of Minnesota academic Larry Jacobs, which was one of the most error-prone of all the research we reviewed in our report, and a third article showing an admirable example of two political scientists holding two other political scientists accountable for their flawed, sloppy research]. In this fourth article in our “Shaky Political Science” series, we shine a spotlight on seven studies that were web-hosted and funded by New America’s Political Reform Program and its Electoral Reform Research Group (the ERRG is an ad hoc committee headed by New America’s Political Reform Program and joined by the American Enterprise Institute, the Unite America Institute and Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law). This research consortium has been led by Lee Drutman, senior fellow with New America’s Political Reform Program. These seven studies are simply not credible from any objective standard about how political “science” is supposed to illuminate our understanding of either ranked choice voting or politics in general. The feature that six of these seven studies have in common is that they all used surveys – artificial, simulated elections -- to attempt to say something cogent or interesting about ranked choice voting (RCV) elections. None of them used real world data from actual RCV elections – either the 1000+ elections in the US or the many thousands of elections from places like Australia, Ireland and elsewhere where RCV has been used for 100 years. While a few of these studies conclude with some mixed positives about RCV, our analysis here is content neutral. The idea that, with a political reform like RCV, you can ask respondents in a mock, artificial election to vote with that method, with only the barest of explanation about how RCV works or its likely impacts (i.e. no spoiler candidates, majority winners, voters liberated to pick their favorite candidates, coalition-building), and then ask them their thoughts/reactions about voting in that system, with fake candidates and no real campaigning, no real exposure to an actual election or actual candidates, rests on some very puzzling assumptions. The findings of these seven studies actually are contradicted by the findings from many other studies based on real-world RCV elections. These New America studies also failed to list the real-world RCV studies in their own citations, instead including those studies that reinforced their conclusions. The seven studies featured in this article were chosen because they form a cohesive cohort which precisely illustrates one of the main points of our research paper, namely that using surveys, i.e. artificial elections, or mathematical/theoretical models, instead of real-world data, is in fact “shaky political science.” Below are summaries of our analysis of five of the seven New America studies. You can read our complete analysis of all seven studies at our paper, “Shaky political ‘science’ misses mark on ranked choice voting.” Choosing to “Vote As Usual” by Andre Blais, Carolina Plescia, and Semra Sevi. New America. (Blais et al., 2021). This study, web-hosted and funded by New America’s Political Reform Program and its Electoral Reform Research Group, used two surveys in which respondents completed ballots for simulated elections using plurality, approval, RCV and point (Score) voting. In both cases the authors provided the respondents with only minimal explanation of each method. For example, the entire explanation for RCV was “For this vote, rank the candidates from your first to your last choice (you do not need to rank them all). This is called the ranked vote.” That’s it. The study did not provide any context or explanation to survey respondents about why she/he might want to rank multiple candidates. Participants were not even told that ballots would be tabulated using an “instant” runoff, not to mention any description of RCVs ability to eliminate the spoiler effect or liberate voters to rank their favorite candidates without fear of helping the “greater evil” candidate to win. That’s like taking an iPhone back in time to 1970 and asking someone if they like it better than their rotary phone without explaining how it works. Their first survey targeted states that held 2020 Super Tuesday Democratic primaries and used the real candidates’ names in the survey; the second survey used fictitious candidates. In other words, they surveyed respondents who had only ever participated in plurality elections, had no history or background with using RCV or any of the other methods, had no clue about its likely impacts, and did not communicate how the alternative methods would be counted, and then asked them: “How satisfied are you with using each system?” Predictably, the winner was plurality elections, the system used for president, Congress, gubernatorial and state legislative elections – in other words, the method they have been using, year after year, all their voting lives. With so little explanation of RCV and its impacts, this study is simply not credible in discovering anything useful about real-world RCV elections. It merely shows that a basic voter education campaign is needed when adopting a new election system. Additionally, the result contradicts many other post-election surveys following real RCV elections, asking opinions from voters who had just participated in a RCV election, that showed a great deal of satisfaction with RCV (see details on that in Studies 22-25 in our paper, as well as the four studies cited in the review for Study 28). Share Other studies on “satisfaction” and “understanding” make similar mistakes, in terms of basing their surveys on inadequate explanation to respondents and lack of education about context. How could any survey ever hope to measure accurately, in essence simulate a real-world election, without actual campaigning candidates, the media writing about those candidates, organizations endorsing candidates and voters being inundated with crucial information? More than anything, what these “studies” based on surveys show is that if you ask voters about something they don’t know very much about, and fail to adequately educate them, their responses will unsurprisingly reflect their confusion. Equally puzzling is that New America’s Electoral Reform Research Group, headed by political scientist Lee Drutman, found this to be a credible enough study that they not only published it but highlighted it in Drutman’s own discussion of research related to ranked choice voting. This pattern was repeated in study after study featured by New America’s Electoral Reform Research Group. For example in Ranked-Choice Voting and Political Expression: Voter Guides Narrow the Gap between Informed and Uninformed Citizens by Cheryl Boudreau, Jonathan Colner, and Scott MacKenzie, the researchers based their analysis on a survey which found that respondents who were asked to vote in a simulated RCV election, with minimal explanation of RCV or how it works, displayed less evidence of being informed about how to use RCV effectively, with the least informed voters ranking fewer candidates. As pointed out under the study above, in a real election voters are informed by a wide variety of methods, including public education by the election administration, by interested political groups, the media, and the candidates themselves who benefit from voters being aware of how to vote in the new system. In Support for Ranked-Choice Voting across Race and Partisanship by Joseph Anthony, David C. Kimball, Jack Santucci and Jamil Scott, the researchers used respondents from different parties and races voting in simulated plurality and RCV elections, who indicated their satisfaction with each voting method. Instead of using real world election results, the authors fell back on the easy, armchair and less reliable academic research methodology of making up mock elections. As with the other studies, little explanation was given of how RCV works or what its implications might be (electing majority winners or eliminating spoilers, for example). Unsurprisingly, this study found that respondents were not very satisfied with RCV. However, when the authors added an explanation that RCV has a tendency to elect more women and people of color, they found that this greater explanation increased the preference for RCV. The more voters were familiar with it, and the more they understood potential positive impacts – surprise! -- the more they were open to switching away from the status quo. Of note, the results from this study are thoroughly contradicted by a number of other studies whose data was obtained from real RCV elections with real voters. Those studies show a great deal of satisfaction with RCV. More “fake election” research An interesting wrinkle on this “research by fake elections” approach, which only served to illustrate how unreliable such “research” can become, was taken in Ranked-Choice Voting, Runoff, and Democracy: Insights from Maine and Other U.S. States by Joseph Cerrone and Cynthia McClintock_,_ also web-hosted and funded by New America’s ERRG. It gets high marks for creativity, but an eye-roll for thinking this could possibly add anything meaningful to our understanding of real world RCV elections. This study tried to determine whether RCV, plurality or two-round runoff elections provided greater voter satisfaction and acceptance of election results. To determine that, the authors conducted a survey asking if voters were satisfied with a fictional newspaper report of an election, with three different versions given to respondents – plurality, runoff and RCV, with variations of Republican/Democrat winners and variations of “come-from-behind” winners,” i.e. candidates not initially in first place but who win the “runoff.” Again, a minimal explanation of RCV or how it works was given, and the survey showed that respondents had the greatest unfamiliarity with RCV than the other methods. The unsurprising result? Respondents were much more satisfied with “come-from-behind” victories in a traditional two-round runoff election than in RCV, even though RCV is also a runoff system but with a single round of counting. Interestingly, the dissatisfaction with RCV disappeared for those who were more familiar with RCV. In fact, among those respondents who were “very familiar” with RCV, they were equally satisfied with RCV, runoff and plurality. Surprise, surprise. Again, what this study revealed, more than anything, is not only the inadequacy of the explanation for RCV given by the authors of this study, but the failure of the research format itself, thinking that such an artificial mock election could somehow simulate what actually happens in the real world in a real RCV election. Those four studies reviewed above are fitting examples of inadequate and shaky political “science.” Other studies reviewed in our paper from the New America/Electoral Reform Research Group cohort which also used mock elections included: Ranked-Choice Voting is an Acquired Taste by Joseph Anthony and David C. Kimball. New America. (Anthony et al., 2021). Ranked-Choice Voting is No Refuge for Extreme Candidates by Melissa Baker. New America. (Baker, 2021). Also included in this New America cohort is Does Ranked-Choice Voting Reduce Racial Polarization? by Yuki Atsusaka and Theodore Landsman, which actually did use real-world election results data but applied an odd and unconventional methodology to the data which relied on shaky assumptions and non-real-world scenarios that were too divorced from reality. To determine levels of “racially polarized voting,” the researchers imagined “ethnic parties,” by which they mean political parties for each ethnic group, which was especially odd since the election data they were using came from nonpartisan RCV races. But then they made an even odder assumption, namely that since race and ethnic characteristics of studied voters were not available, the authors tried to infer that information based on who voters selected and the racial make-up of voters in each district. This amounted to little more than vague and ambiguous guesswork dressed up with a bunch of mathematical equations used to give it a veneer of scientific appearance. Indeed, it seemed to assume racial polarization in order to prove racial polarization. Based on this questionable methodology, the authors concluded that RCV doesn’t reduce racial polarization. But the premise of this study missed an obvious reality: since RCV incentivizes more candidates to run and can result in more diverse fields of candidates, one would expect more racially-polarized voting in voters’ top rankings, not less, because more voters would have someone on that ballot who represents their racial or ethnic identity and more freedom to vote for their real first choice. By encouraging more diverse candidates and eliminating the spoiler effect, RCV facilitates voting for a favorite candidate of your own race and then selecting a second choice with the best likelihood of winning. The real measure is what voters do with their additional rankings – do they consider other candidates and vote “for the best of the rest”? This study didn’t tell us anything useful about that. But readily available data shows this is common in real RCV elections, and candidates act on this knowledge by engaging with voters outside their racial group. So the authors of this study failed to consider or account for what actually happens in real-world elections, and their conclusions are tainted by this failure. New America has contributed a great deal over the past 2.5 decades to our understanding of many policy areas, including politics and political reform (full disclosure: Steven Hill, one of the authors of this article and of the “Shaky Political Science” research paper and series, is a former senior fellow and former director of New America’s political reform program, 2005-2010). So it was especially disappointing that New America funded and published such a large batch of dubious studies about ranked choice voting. The stated praiseworthy goal of its Electoral Reform Research Group was to inspire new academic research about ranked choice voting that would shed light and help the public better understand the impacts of RCV. Instead, the ERRG research did just the opposite. It produced dubious research that created more confusion and misinformation. In so doing, New America’s political reform program contributed to “shaky political science.” Steven Hill and Paul Haughey Share Upgrade to $5 subscription Thanks for reading DemocracySOS, a reader-supported digital portal for the pro-democracy movement. Subscribe for only $5 per month to receive full benefits and to support our work. Subscribe

Apr 21 • 9:31 AM EDT • Science • democracysos.substack.com

For allergy help, baked goods try these new NJ businesses

Soulmate Bakery & Cafe is in Ringwood. ENT & Allergy Associates is in Morristown. Rosto serves rotisserie chicken in Tenafly.

Apr 20 • 4:24 AM EDT • Business • northjersey.com

Pols & Politics: Baker makes return trip to Massachusetts this week

Former Massachusetts Governor and current NCAA President Charlie Baker will be making a return trip to the Bay State this week as the featured speaker at a luncheon in Boston.

Apr 19 • 4:45 AM EDT • Politics • bostonherald.com

‘The Mummy’ is an endurance test, not entertainment

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Watching “Lee Cronin’s the Mummy” is like putting your face in a bucket of vomit. On some weird level you must admit that experience has a degree of originality t…

Apr 17 • 10:41 AM EDT • Entertainment • kget.com

‘The Mummy’ is an endurance test, not entertainment

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Watching “Lee Cronin’s the Mummy” is like putting your face in a bucket of vomit. On some weird level you must admit that experience has a degree of originality to it beca...

Apr 17 • 10:41 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

Coachella 2026: We talked to L.A.'s beloved Bob Baker Marionettes about the festival

The Bob Baker Marionettes made their Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival debut on April 10.

Apr 16 • 3:56 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com

Is Base Stealing a Science or an Art Form? RI's David Earl Lopes…

Former Major League Baseball players Dusty Baker, Dave Stewart, and Jerry Royster helped celebrate David Earl Lopes’s homecoming this past Wednesday.…

Apr 16 • 2:27 AM EDT • Science • golocalprov.com

How a Florida State University student entrepreneur is building a bakery business for good

A Florida State University student in the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship is turning a lifelong health challenge into a purpose-driven business that

Apr 14 • 9:32 AM EDT • Business • news.fsu.edu

Dr. Baker Presents Midwestern University's Vision for the Future of Healthcare Education

Executive profile in The CEO Magazine focuses on Midwestern's commitment to One Health and cutting edge education

Apr 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • midwestern.edu

Baker Adventist Christian School reports a successful Science Fair

BAKER CITY — Experiments were done, ideas were heard, and fun was had at the ...Read More

Apr 13 • 9:35 AM EDT • Science • elkhornmediagroup.com

Baker Hughes sells Waygate unit to Hexagon for about $1.45 billion

Oilfield services provider Baker ​Hughes sold its Waygate Technologies ‌unit to Swedish industrial technology group Hexagon for about $1.45 billion in ​cash, the two companies ​said on Monday.

Apr 13 • 2:08 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com

Who Had “New OS For The Z80” On Their 2026 Bingo Card?

Some might say the venerable Z80 doesn’t need another operating system, but [Scott Baker] obviously disagrees. He has come up with a brand new, from scratch OS called NostOS for the Z80-based…

Apr 12 • 4:00 PM EDT • Technology • hackaday.com

Mental Health Awareness of Michiana holds cake fundraiser

Mental Health Awareness of Michiana offers a bite of comfort food — cake. The fundraiser at Howard Park will feature professional and amateur bakers.

Apr 12 • 5:05 AM EDT • Health • southbendtribune.com

Young sibling duo starts small bread making business

Our team stopped by the Youngstown Flea this afternoon and found 12-year-old Gloria, and her 10-year-old brother Israel running their own stall.

Apr 11 • 5:59 PM EDT • Business • wkbn.com

Citadel cadet wins the 12th annual Baker Business Bowl

Stone Fish, an innovative fishing apparel brand, has won the 12th annual Baker Business Bowl, sending Cadet Bryson Barrett home with a $10,000 check.

Apr 10 • 10:08 AM EDT • Business • today.citadel.edu

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror

Loss Protocol by Paul McAuley; Night Babies by Lucie McKnight Hardy; Honeysuckle by Bar Fridman-Tell; Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker

Apr 10 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com

Downtown Keene Business Owners Sound Off on Pop-up Chain Bakery, Call for Local Support on WKBK

B Bakes owners discuss chain pop-up controversy, community impact, and why supporting local businesses matters.

Apr 8 • 10:20 AM EDT • Business • mykeenenow.com

Entertainment Look-A-Head: Music at Baker Center, movie releases, screenings at The Athena

From Apr. 7-13, there are a variety of music and film releases. In Athens, students and visitors can attend various performances and movie screenings.

Apr 6 • 8:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • thepostathens.com

Business looking up inside Bakersfield's office market

A pattern repeats itself along Bakersfield's California Avenue professional services corridor west of downtown: Building after building has signs out front advertising space for lease.

Apr 3 • 6:00 PM EDT • Business • bakersfield.com

A small-business bakery owner details how tariffs are taking a toll

Small-business owner Katrina Golden explains why she thinks sales have cooled and how tariffs are affecting her baking business.

Apr 2 • 4:58 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com

Sports Spotlight: Baker’s Madison O’Connor

Baker’s Madison O’Connor ended her basketball career second in points and first in assists and steals in Montana high school history. The senior also leaves as a two-time state champion.

Apr 1 • 4:22 PM EDT • Sports • kfyrtv.com

Hinesburg restaurant to close after more than 30 years in business

Travis and Maryam Counter expanded a year ago when they opened the Good Times Café and Matryoshka’s Bakery on Shelburne Road in South Burlington.

Apr 1 • 1:42 PM EDT • Business • burlingtonfreepress.com

Spartanburg business announces closure after 6 years of service

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) — Burgers & Bakery in Spartanburg announced Monday that the restaurant will close its doors mid-summer. The establishment has been in operation for six years. The…

Apr 1 • 6:35 AM EDT • Business • wspa.com

Spartanburg business announces closure after 6 years of service

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) — Burgers & Bakery in Spartanburg announced Monday that the restaurant will close its doors mid-summer. The establishment has been in operation for six years. The closure is l...

Apr 1 • 6:35 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com

Is an IDA Health Window the Global Health Financing Solution?

The global health architecture is facing intense scrutiny. There are now an A-Z of initiatives launched to lead the reform, from the Accra Reset to the Lusaka Agenda Secretariat and a WHO-led process. Critics have argued that the current system fails to focus on the poorest countries, fragments national systems, undermines country ownership, and displaces domestic health spending.

Mar 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • cgdev.org

West York entertainment complex stuck on hold without liquor license

Bakery Complex in West York is almost ready to open, but the state hasn't yet OK'd a liquor license, which the developer says is crucial.

Mar 30 • 4:55 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

West York entertainment complex stuck on hold without liquor license

Bakery Complex in West York is almost ready to open, but the state hasn't yet OK'd a liquor license, which the developer says is crucial.

Mar 30 • 4:55 AM EDT • Entertainment • ydr.com

See photos inside The Bakery Entertainment Complex on March 23

The Bakery Entertainment Complex is taking shape inside a former bakery building at 1501 W. King St. in West York.

Mar 30 • 4:55 AM EDT • Entertainment • ydr.com

Coeur d'Alene Pediatrics readies for move to Heritage Health

Coeur d’Alene Pediatrics officially becomes part of Heritage Health this spring. “We've been talking about it for about a year,” Heritage Health CEO Mike Baker said. “We spent time trying to figure this out what makes sense for the community and really protect what Coeur d’Alene Pediatrics has been doing forever.”

Mar 29 • 4:08 AM EDT • Health • cdapress.com

Can This Russian Bakery Survive a 3,500% Tax Increase?

The challenges faced by a small-business owner near Moscow highlight how Russia’s war-drained economy is on the doorstep of a major crisis.

Mar 28 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com

A Bremerton bakery closed by a 'particularly scary' crime

A Bremerton business launch was cut short by stalking, a 'particularly scary' crime one resident is speaking out about.

Mar 27 • 7:15 AM EDT • Business • kitsapsun.com

Portland keeps losing legacy businesses. Could a new program be the solution?

A majority of business owners surveyed for the study expressed support for the program, according to the report.

Mar 26 • 2:36 PM EDT • Business • koin.com

Add this one line to your AI prompts for faster, better answers

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Mar 23 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • pcworld.com

Dustin Baker’s 2026 Vikings Mock Draft 3.0 Has Arrived

The Vikings shook operations up just a bit during free agency, notably adding quarterback Kyler Murray and CB3 James Pierre, […]

Mar 21 • 7:03 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Nine Winters Bakery is closing in Cambridge: 'I'm choosing my family'

In an Instagram post, owner Marissa Ferola addressed the closure and said the last day of service is at the end of the month.

Mar 20 • 10:28 AM EDT • Business • boston.com

Kern County could see record heat as Bakersfield nears 95 in mid-March, NWS says

It may feel like summer in Kern County, but it is only the middle of March — and temperatures could reach the mid-90s, raising concerns about record heat and th

Mar 17 • 1:49 AM EDT • Health • bakersfieldnow.com

Lawsuit says Manolo’s Bakery lost more than $50k in business during ‘Operation Charlotte’s Web’

That fight for survival hasn’t stopped Betancur from smiling and greeting his customers.

Mar 13 • 4:22 PM EDT • Business • wbtv.com

Kenneth Gainwell: 'All About Business'

Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Kenneth Gainwell spoke to the media after signing with the team during 2026 Free Agency. RB Gainwell discussed QB Baker Mayfield's toughness, being eager to show his skills and teaming up with RB Bucky Irving.

Mar 12 • 5:25 PM EDT • Business • buccaneers.com

Customers say last goodbyes to Dundalk bakery closing after 103 years

It's the end of an era for a Baltimore family business as Herman's Bakery is set to close in Dundalk.

Mar 11 • 6:04 PM EDT • Business • wbaltv.com

Palisades comes up just short against Bakersfield Christian

Jack Levey’s three-pointer at the buzzer was off target and Palisades lost to Bakersfield Christian in the Southern California Regional Division II final.

Mar 11 • 1:05 AM EDT • Sports • latimes.com

Letters: Chad Baker-Mazara and Gilbert Arenas have it wrong

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts on USC's Chad Baker-Mazara, Gilbert Arena, the Dodgers, Lakers, Angels and Kings.

Mar 7 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • latimes.com

A little butter and a lot of passion: Black Box Bakery perfects the recipe for a successful small business

Black Box Bakery opened in the Edgewater Public Market and has quickly become known as one of the top bakeries in the Denver area. How did they do it? With professionals who take pride in their work.

Mar 6 • 12:29 AM EST • Business • denver7.com

Arizona Cardinals S Budda Baker 2026 offseason profile

A look at safety Budda Baker's season, his contract and what to expect in the offseason.

Mar 4 • 10:42 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Dave Baker’s time with the UK Sports Network comes to an end, still going strong at WKYT

WKYT Special Projects Coordinator and Sportscaster Dave Baker released the following statement about his time at the UK Sports Network.

Mar 4 • 9:05 AM EST • Sports • wkyt.com

Chad Baker-Mazara no longer playing for USC: Trojans' NCAA Tournament hopes continue to fade with loss of star

Baker-Mazara's exit comes a day after he decided to sit in the stands after being injured Saturday vs. Nebraska.

Mar 1 • 6:51 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com

Deptford bakery faces backlash after Gov. Sherrill's visit

A Deptford bakery faced backlash and negative reviews after hosting a visit by Gov. Mikie Sherrill

Feb 28 • 6:00 PM EST • Business • courierpostonline.com

Clinica Sierra Vista opens new health center on Brimhall Road

Clinica Sierra Vista opened a new health center in Bakersfield on Thursday, marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony held in the afternoon in northwest Bakersfield.

Feb 26 • 7:17 PM EST • Health • bakersfieldnow.com

Beloved Millvale bakery closing doors after decades of business

A beloved bakery in Millvale is getting ready to close.

Feb 25 • 9:10 PM EST • Business • wpxi.com

This Entrepreneur Spends Her Days Dreaming Up Decadent Cookie Recipes. How A Frightening Diagnosis Sparked Her Million-Dollar Business.

After experiencing mysterious symptoms while running and facing a scary prognosis, Addison LaBonte overhauled her diet and lifestyle and started a new career, as an influencer and baker at Sweet Addison's. She's one of many entrepreneurs building thriving niches in the creator economy.

Feb 23 • 8:07 AM EST • Business • forbes.com

From bakeries to beauty shops, Russian businesses are feeling the pain from a new wartime tax policy

Denis Maksimov’s bakery in suburban Moscow became famous overnight after he appeared on President Vladimir Putin’s annual call-in show in December. Standing in front of the bakery — called Mashenka, after his oldest daughter -– he pleaded with Putin via video to look into new tax reforms that are significantly increasing the burden on small businesses like his. As Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine marks four years, the mounting pressure on Russia’s economy is starting to show.

Feb 23 • 12:11 AM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com

Portland businesses wonder if they or consumers will get money back from 'illegal tariffs'

There is uncertainty about what is next for local businesses and their customers after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Feb 21 • 2:10 AM EST • Business • katu.com

Henderson scores 26, UC Riverside downs CSU Bakersfield 93-65

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) Andrew Henderson had 26 points in UC Riverside's 93-65 win over CSU Bakersfield on Thursday.

Feb 20 • 12:38 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com

Framingham Baking Co. to close after 109 years in business

After more than a century in Framingham, the beloved family-run bakery will close March 29.

Feb 18 • 11:09 AM EST • Business • boston.com

Business Restructuring Review

In This Issue: The Year in Bankruptcy: 2025 A brief chronicle of the year's notable developments in corporate bankruptcy and restructuring, including business bankruptcy filings, significant court rulings, and legislative developments. [read more …] U.S. Bankruptcy Court Denies Chapter 15 Recognition of Maltese Liquidation Absent Evidence of Meaningful Activities Supporting Finding of COMI or Establishment in Malta In In re Geden Holdings, Ltd., No. 25-90138, 2025 WL 2484883 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Aug. 28, 2025), stay pending appeal denied, No. 25-90138, 2026 WL 97993 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Jan. 13, 2026), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that, for purposes of recognition under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, although a foreign debtor may have had its center of main interests ("COMI") or an establishment in Malta when a liquidation proceeding was commenced for it in a Maltese court in 2017, the absence of any meaningful activity by the debtor's liquidator from that time until the liquidator filed a chapter 15 petition in the United States more than five years later meant that the debtor had neither a COMI nor an establishment in Malta on the chapter 15 petition date. The court accordingly denied the petition for recognition. [read more …] The Ninth Circuit's Expansive Reading of "Financial Accommodations" that Cannot Be Assumed or Assigned in Bankruptcy It is generally well understood that agreements to extend credit or provide financing to a debtor cannot be assumed or assigned in bankruptcy. Even so, the provision of the Bankruptcy Code that precludes assumption or assignment—section 365(c)(2)—also extends to "financial accommodations," a term that is not defined in the Bankruptcy Code and has been the subject of relatively few bankruptcy and appellate court rulings. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit examined the meaning of the term in In re Svenhard's Swedish Bakery, 154 F.4th 1100 (9th Cir. 2025). The court of appeals ruled that a deeply discounted settlement of pension plan withdrawal liability is a "financial accommodation" that cannot be assumed or assigned, thereby extending the reach of section 365(c)(2) well beyond conventional lending arrangements. [read more …] Pennsylvania District Court Applies "Hypothetical Test" in Determining that Patent License Agreement Is Assignable in Bankruptcy In Crivella Holdings Ltd. v. Mesearch Media Technologies Ltd., No. 2:25-cv-333, 2025 WL 2443400 (W.D. Pa. Aug. 25, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania affirmed a bankruptcy court ruling denying a software licensor's motion for relief from the automatic stay to terminate the license agreement. The court found the license was assumable in bankruptcy under the Third Circuit's hypothetical test as a result of language in the agreement stating that it could be assigned to a "successor in interest" of the debtor without the licensor's further consent, thereby overriding federal patent law's general prohibition against the assignment of patents. [read more …] New York Bankruptcy Court Denies Motion to Terminate Chapter 15 Recognition and Dismiss Chapter 15 Case In In re Oi S.A., No. 23-10193 (LGB), 2025 WL 2806591 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Oct. 1, 2025), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York considered whether chapter 15 recognition of a debtor's Brazilian restructuring proceeding should be terminated and the case dismissed due to the debtors' financial deterioration and inability to satisfy its restructuring plan obligations after entry of the recognition order. The court denied the motion, concluding that recognition of the Brazilian proceeding and a court-approved restructuring plan for the debtors should not be terminated under section 1519(d) of the Bankruptcy Code—according to the court, the sole authority for revocation of chapter 15 recognition—because, among other things, the restructuring proceeding was still pending, the debtors might still need relief authorized under chapter 15, and the debtors' prospects for reorganizing under a hypothetical chapter 11 case were uncertain at best. It also found that no provision of the Bankruptcy Code authorizes the dismissal of a chapter 15 case. [read more …] Newsworthy Effective January 1, 2026, Jones Day welcomed Isel M. Perez (Miami), Andrew M. Butler (New York), Sid Pepels (Amsterdam), and Anna C. Bretting (Munich) to the partnership in the Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice. Sid Pepels (Amsterdam) has been nominated for the Future Leader Award by the Global Restructuring Review, an organization that acknowledges and honors excellence within the global restructuring and insolvency sector. This award is designed to recognize exceptional contributions made by both individuals and firms in the field. The 2026 edition of Chambers UK recognized Ben Larkin (London) in the practice area Restructuring/Insolvency and Adam R. Brown (London) in the practice area Restructuring/Insolvency: Litigation. The 2026 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific ranked Roger Dobson (Sydney) in the practice area Restructuring/Insolvency. An article written by Corinne Ball (New York) titled "Backstop Fees for Lenders in Chapter 11 Plans: Absent Market Test, Equality of Treatment Now Required in Fifth Circuit After 'ConvergeOne'" was published on November 12, 2025, in the New York Law Journal. An article written by Oliver S. Zeltner (Houston) titled "Delaware Bankruptcy Court: No Legal Authority for Chapter 11 Plan Gatekeeping Provision" was published on November 20, 2025, by Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Daniel J. Merrett (Atlanta) titled "First Impressions: Eleventh Circuit Rules that Annulment of Automatic Stay Does Not Violate U.S. Supreme Court's Prohibition of Nunc Pro Tunc Orders" was published on November 21, 2025, by Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Genna Ghaul (New York) titled "Iowa District Court: Avoidance Claims Cannot Be Encumbered by Pre-Bankruptcy Liens" was published on November 20, 2025, by Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Dan T. Moss (Washington/New York), Corinne Ball (New York), David S. Torborg (Washington), and Ben Rosenblum (New York) titled "New York Bankruptcy Court Rejects Challenge to Barnet Rule Permitting Foreign Debtors to Obtain Chapter 15 Recognition With Only Minimal U.S. Assets" was published on November 21, 2025, by Lexis Practical Guidance. The M&A Advisor has recognized the Silvergate Capital Corporation Bankruptcy case as the Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (over $5 billion) during its 20th Annual Turnaround Awards. Jones Day is listed among the professionals for the representation of Exploration Capital, which was led by Joshua M. Mester (Los Angeles). Lawyer Spotlight: Sid Pepels Sid Pepels, a partner in Jones Day's Amsterdam Office, litigates and advises clients on commercial and international insolvency matters, with a focus on complex restructurings and insolvencies. He has advised and litigated high-profile cases, including: the cross-border WHOA (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord) proceedings concerning Vroon Group and Diebold Nixdorf; proceedings on behalf of expropriated SNS Reaal bond holders against the Dutch State; the bankruptcy of Intertoys, the leading Dutch toys retailer; the restructuring of Oi, the Dutch finance vehicle of the Brazilian telecom giant; and Blokker, the leading Dutch home appliances retailer. Sid holds a Ph.D. in European insolvency law and regularly publishes in academic journals on topics of cross-border insolvency. He has been recognized in The Legal 500 Netherlands and was noted by his peers for being client-minded and a creative thinker with a "strong grasp of the law and strong interpersonal skills." Sid was also nominated for the "Future Leader" award at the Global Restructuring Review Awards 2025. He is a board member for the Netherlands Association for Comparative and International Insolvency Law and a NextGen member of the International Insolvency Institute.

Feb 18 • 7:00 AM EST • Business • jonesday.com

Business and limbs destroyed by Israel, Gaza family rebuilds bakery

Feb 16 • 12:23 PM EST • Business • aljazeera.com

Local entrepreneur finds sweet success with Mr. Sweets bakery business

Nic Ruffi, known as Mr. Sweets, is making a name for himself at his home bakery in central Wisconsin.

Feb 13 • 5:31 PM EST • Business • wsaw.com

Hamilton County commissioner wants to redirect tourism funds toward sports recruitment

Some Hamilton County commissioners say they want to use tourism dollars to ramp up sports recruitment efforts.Commissioner Chip Baker says repeated efforts to g

Feb 11 • 7:54 PM EST • Sports • newschannel9.com

House Gives Trump Rare Rebuke as Midterm Angst Grows

Good morning. The House gives part of Donald Trump’s tariff agenda a thumbs down. Old Economy stocks are on the march. And hotel bakeries are the new trendy bars. Listen to the day’s top stories.

Feb 11 • 7:00 PM EST • Politics • bloomberg.com

New Milford denies Sherman man’s Route 7 business relocation bid

Joseph Baker, a commission member, called the zone change bid “spot zoning for Mr. Vogt’s specific business use.”

Feb 11 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • newstimes.com

Want Texas toast? Gelato? Luxury jewelry? Here's what's new in NJ

Van Cleef & Arpels is open at The mall at Short Hills. Gencarelli's Bakery & Italian Market is in Wayne. Raising Cane's is now in Fairfield.

Feb 9 • 4:14 AM EST • Business • northjersey.com

This tiny organism refused to die under Mars-like conditions

Baker’s yeast isn’t just useful in the kitchen — it may also be built for space. Researchers found that yeast cells can survive intense shock waves and toxic chemicals similar to those on Mars. The cells protect themselves by forming special stress-response structures that help them endure extreme conditions. This resilience could make yeast a powerful model for astrobiology and future space missions.

Feb 8 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com

Ziemmer’s hat trick leads Reign to third straight win

Koehn Ziemmer completes his first career hat trick, leading the Ontario Reign to a 4-3 victory over the Bakersfield Condors Saturday night.

Feb 8 • 1:33 AM EST • Sports • thesportingtribune.com

UC Irvine beats CSU Bakersfield 78-62

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) Kyle Evans had 16 points in UC Irvine's 78-62 win over CSU Bakersfield on Thursday.

Feb 6 • 1:17 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com

Virtual Enterprise Conference showcases future business leaders as high school students compete

Feb 5 • 9:29 PM EST • Business • kget.com

Now anyone can tap Ring doorbells to search for lost dogs

Ring says Search Party helps find more than one missing pet a day.

Feb 2 • 9:00 AM EST • Technology • theverge.com

Indie critical darling Cairn climbs Steam charts, reaches 200k copies sold on PC and PS5 in first weekend

Mountain-climbing indie game Cairn has already sold over 200,000 copies across PC and PS5, studio The Game Bakers has announced.

Feb 2 • 5:22 AM EST • Technology • eurogamer.net

Costco issues recall notice for bakery item due to undeclared allergen

Costco has recalled mislabeled "Mini Beignets filled with Caramel" that could cause allergic reactions due to undeclared tree nuts in 22 states.

Feb 1 • 1:56 PM EST • Business • foxbusiness.com

New businesses struggle in Missouri. An immigrant-owned bakery is beating the odds

Nearly half of all new businesses in the U.S. shut down within five years, and Missouri businesses face even tougher odds. Despite the obstacles, one immigrant-owned bakery is bringing something new to Missouri.

Feb 1 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • kcur.org