- 401GO announces nearly $1 million seed investment (Utah Business) – Utah-based 401GO is the first company to offer a fully automated 401(k) plan setup process to help people save for the future with affordable and accessible retirement plans
- Nightingale College appoints two new vice presidents (Utah Business) – Nightingale College, a national leader in distance learning nursing education programs, today announced two new vice presidents: Marianne Palacios is the new VP, Collaborator Experience – the College’s human resources function – and Tyler Asman is the new VP, Operational Effectiveness.
- Global growth hopes keep shares near record high (Reuters) – World stocks took a well-earned rest near record highs on Wednesday, as an International Monetary Fund forecast of the strongest global growth since the 1970’s this year and steady bond and FX markets kept risk appetite buoyant.
- Amazon CEO Bezos, stung by wide criticism, endorses U.S. corporate tax hike (Reuters) – “We support the Biden Administration’s focus on making bold investments in American infrastructure,” Bezos said.
- UPS Buying Electric Cargo Copters For Speedier, Greener Deliveries (Forbes) – UPS plans to buy up to 150 small electric aircraft from startup BETA Technologies that the delivery giant thinks can help get goods to customers in small and mid-size markets faster and with less carbon emissions.
- Canva Reaches $15 Billion Valuation, Making Cofounders Melanie Perkins And Cliff Obrecht Billionaires (Forbes) – Less than a year after securing a $6 billion valuation amid a pandemic usage boost, design unicorn Canva has more than doubled the valuation for its design software tools — making two of its cofounders billionaires in the process.