Appian prices application software IPO at $12 Virginia-based Appian is finally braving the public markets, after a long journey as a private company formed in the dot-com boom of 1999.Appian announced Wednesday that they priced their IPO at $12 per share, raising $75 million for the company. Thi Read more ... s is in-line with the previously proposed price ra...

The median home price in L.A. County has reached the all-time high set in 2007 Home prices rose nearly 6% in April from a year earlier, hitting the $550,000 level where it plateaued in 2007 before a sharp decline that bottomed out in 2012.

I Just Turned 27, So I Guess It’s Time To Start Describing Life As A Journey A couple weeks ago, I officially entered my late 20s. As I realized I wasn’t that young anymore, I realized something else: It’s time for me to start accepting more responsibility. At 27, I guess that means I have to start describing life as a jo Read more ... urney.Whether or not I’m ready, I’ve reached the ag...

Shutting Down Your Business Gracefully The story of how a 16-year-old company closed its doors.

What This Fast-Growing Company Learned From Surviving an IPO Disaster Founded in 2000, software maker Mindbody reached $101 million in sales in 2015--the same year it had an IPO. Co-founder Rick Stollmeyer reflects on the challenges and lessons learned after taking the company public.

Profiles Theatre Closes Less Than a Week After Exposé Alleges It Allowed Years of Abusive Behavior Following a Chicago Reader investigation that alleged that Profiles Theatre had turned a blind eye to the abusive behaviors of artistic director Darrell W. Cox, and had created an unsafe culture for actors for decades, the theater announced late Tues Read more ... day night that it was shutting its doors after alm...

Sophie Falkiner and husband Tony Thomas announce split after 14-year marriage The pair were married with two children

Circa news app and website are shutting down Circa, whose app and website tried to reimagine news stories as a stream of atomised elements, has announced that it’s shutting down. The company, co-founded by Matt Galligan, Ben Huh and…

Michael Phelps engaged to on/off girlfriend Nicole Johnson The 29-year-old swimmer first started seeing the 2010 Miss California USA in 2007 and they stayed friendly despite numerous break-ups before rekindling their relationship late last year.

Last Top Aide from 2008 Campaign to Leave White House He's been with President Obama since 2007.