March 21, 2013 | Forbes

Venture Capitalists have been behind startup financing since 1946, when the first two VC firms were created in the United States. These firms were American Research and Development Corporation and J.H. Whitney & Company. Georges Doriot founded ARDC while John Hay Whitney created J.H. Whitney & Company. Both of these men were considered the pioneers of VC investing.

March 21, 2013 | Wall Street Journal

After tapping a flood of venture capital in recent years, a growing number of startups are getting caught in purgatory. These companies, which include consumer and e-commerce businesses, have just enough capital to keep going, for now. But they aren't growing fast enough to raise more financing or secure a big "exit" through a sale or by going public. In Silicon Valley, they are often called "zombies."

March 23, 2013 | Kansas City Star

After years of trying to redevelop its downtown riverfront, Kansas City is close to landing its first private investment, a $4 million hydroponic farm expected to grow a million pounds of fresh tomatoes, lettuce and herbs annually. BrightFarms, a firm that traces its roots to rooftop gardens in New York City, has struck a deal with the Port Authority of Kansas City to build a 100,000-square-foot greenhouse on a 5-acre tract

March 25, 2013 | Chronicle on Higher Education

Baxter is a new type of worker, who is having no trouble getting a job these days, even in a tight economy. He's a little slow, but he's easy to train. And companies don't hire him, they buy him—he even comes with a warranty.A coming wave of robots could redefine our jobs. Will that redefine us?

March 24, 2013 | BusinessWeek

An extended cold streak across much of the U.S. had pushed natural gas prices to their highest levels in two years. Briefly on Thursday and again Friday, prices topped $4 per million BTUs. That’s a 27 percent over the last five weeks and 73 percent higher than a year ago. With the U.S. EIA expecting production to increase by just 0.7 percent this year, traders are placing more bullish bets on natural gas.