April 11, 2012 | Nature

Working in technology transfer demands teamwork and the ability to assess a huge range of scientific areas. Those who thrive have the right mixture of extroversion, scientific breadth and business sense. They are also able to juggle multiple projects at once. The hardest thing, says Angela Loihl, is keeping everyone's expectations realistic,

April 12, 2012 | Bloomberg BusinessWeek

There’s a nice little boom under way in the IPO market. This year saw the highest first-quarter IPO volume since 2007, with 44 companies raising a total of $5.8 billion, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Shares of 80 percent of those companies have risen from their initial price.

April 13, 2012 | Las Vegas Review Journal

One terrible month in the mountains that feed the Colorado River has erased almost 600 billion gallons from an already bleak outlook for Southern Nevada's primary water source. Federal forecasters have slashed their projections for the river after an unusually warm, dry March sent mountain snow into full retreat.

April 12, 2012 | Stateline

In 2008, Wisconsin became a good buddy to the film industry. That’s when the state began offering film producers some of the most generous tax incentives in the nation. Each state has at least one incentive program, and most have many. But a Pew report, based upon review of close to 600 documents from state agencies found that 25 states and DC are “trailing behind” when it comes to reviewing the economic impact of tax incentives.