LOS ANGELES (AP) — A biotech billionaire struck a $500 million deal Wednesday to buy the Los Angeles Times, ending the paper's quarrelsome relationship with its Chicago-based corporate overseers and bringing it under local ownership for the first time in 18 years. The agreement between Los…
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- Los Angeles Times sold to local billionaire for $500 million
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The struggling Los Angeles Times found a local savior in a biotech billionaire willing to buy the storied newspaper from a corporation half a continent away, but the change of ownership brings its own set of questions and uncertainty. Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong agreed to pay $500…
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- Exclusive: Texas Biomed CEO pursuing new infrastructure for SA campus
One year after agreeing to leave Ohio to become president and CEO of the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, Dr. Larry Schlesinger is pursuing a new strategic vision for the organization and a comprehensive master plan for its San Antonio campus. That plan is expected to include new structures…