Departure of women CEOs scrutinized in corporate America
The piece notes women chief executives are rare in Fortune 500 firms and cites Carly Fiorina's HP departure as a focal point. Brenda Barnes briefly rose at Sara Lee, showing volatility in female leadership, while Margaret Whitman leads eBay and others face intense scrutiny. Experts discuss bottom line strides, scrutiny, and the path for women to reach profit and loss roles.
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Carly Fiorina
Hewlett- Packard Co
Fiorina
Brenda Barnes
Sara Lee Corp
C. Steven McMillan
America
Margaret Whitman
eBay Inc
Whitman
Betty Spence
National Association For Female Executives
Hewlett-Packard
Robert Wayman
Patricia Dunn
Dunn
Spence
Catalyst
Brian Sullivan
Christian & Timbers
Sarah Teslik
Council of Institutional Investors
Martha Stewart
NewLink Genetics advances cancer vaccine research in Iowa
NewLink Genetics Corp in Iowa is testing a vaccine that teaches the immune system to target cancer cells. The firm founded by Dr. Charles Link has $14.2 million in state incentives and $20 million in private funding, enabling trials at major hospitals for prostate, breast, lung, and skin cancers.
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David Pitt
Associated Press
MES
Iowa
NewLink Genetics Corp
Charles Link
National Cancer Institute
NewLink
Iowa Values Fund
Link
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines
Ames
Genetic Research Partners Advance Cancer Study
Researchers from Net New Link Genetics Corp NCI CCR and University of Nebraska Medical Center collaborate on a major cancer study. The project aims to identify genetic markers for targeted therapies and improve personalized treatment options.
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NewLink Genetics Corp
Newlinkgenetics
National Cancer Institute
Center For Cancer Research
Ccr
Cancer
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Unmc
Telecom firms fight public sector competition in Pennsylvania
In Kutztown and across the United States telecom firms push back against municipal fiber networks. Laws proposed or enacted limit or ban public sector telecom ventures as Verizon and others lobby state legislatures. BellSouth SBC and Comcast also engage in related battles to curb municipal fiber projects.
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Wialed
Utztown
Pennsylvania
Verizon Communications Inc
Kutztown
San Francisco
Philadelphia
BellSouth Corp
North Carolina
SBC Communications Inc
Comcast Corp
Illinois
Verizon
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