Plastic waste has become a defining industrial challenge, and chemical recycling is one of the approaches being explored to address it. Unlike mechanical methods, it aims to break materials down at a molecular level so they can be reused. For investors, the field raises a familiar question about how a promising process moves from laboratory work to commercial operation, a theme that Yazan Al Homsi has engaged with through Aduro.Aduro Clean...
When most people think of payments, they picture a card reader at a store counter. The reality is wider. Stadiums, concession stands, ticketing systems and enterprise platforms all depend on payment technology, and coverage featuring Thomas Priore has drawn attention to how that technology supports professional sports and commerce at scale.Why do these environments matter? Because they compress the demands of commerce into a few intense moments....
When the evenings cool, households move through the house differently. Windows close, blankets come out and the garage becomes a stopover for seasonal boxes. It is also the moment many homeowners think about the less glamorous side of upkeep, and a little planning goes a long way toward a calm autumn.A wellness-oriented outlook helps keep that planning in perspective. Coverage of Mira Home describes a way of thinking about the household as a...
Finance firms have traditionally recruited from economics and business programs. Justin Nelson, a Managing Director at JP Morgan, has stopped paying much attention to that pipeline. Nelson leads the Asset Management and Financial Principals Coverage Team at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Connecticut, where his group of 20 oversees more than $15 billion in assets. After close to 30 years in the business, he has concluded that reading people well...
Founders who publish their own writing give the public something unusual: unfiltered material that sits outside corporate communications. The Medium account run by Burak Basel is a place where he shares personal commentary, and it offers a different register from the more formal statements found on the Basel Holding website. For a sense of the wider public record, the group's press-room feature on entrepreneurship and a Dato Capital listing from...
Justin Nelson has spent nearly three decades building a career at JP Morgan, and he says the biggest lesson he has learned has little to do with spreadsheets. As Managing Director and Head of the Asset Management and Financial Principals Coverage Team at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Connecticut, Nelson oversees more than $15 billion in client assets and leads a team of twenty people. Yet when new hires cross his desk, their college transcripts...
Immigration policy is not the focus of Colcom Foundation's grantmaking, yet the topic surfaces often in discussions about the organization. The foundation's newly published resource page explains why, tying the subject back to its broader argument about population growth and environmental capacity.The Demographic Data Behind the DiscussionColcom Foundation cites Pew Research Center projections showing that immigration will account for 82 percent...
Podcaster Greg Soros didn't have to build a mentorship program. His company, Podcraft Media Lab, could have stuck to premium clients able to pay top rates for production work. Instead, he set aside time and studio resources for creators who rarely get that kind of access, a choice that shaped his reputation as much as any client project has.The effort runs through the Podcast Academy's diversity fellowship, which connects Soros with emerging...
Philanthropic dollars do not always translate into measurable economic activity, but Colcom Foundation's grant history offers a fairly direct example of how conservation and cultural funding can support local economies as a side effect of their primary mission. That pattern has repeated itself across several different program areas the foundation supports.Tourism Follows PreservationProtected land, restored waterways, and preserved historic...
Grid Modernization Investment Accelerates Across the U.S. Power Sector The United States power sector is moving through one of its largest capital investment cycles in decades, as utilities and their contracting partners work to modernize aging infrastructure while keeping pace with rising demand from data centers, electrification, and renewable generation. Spending on transmission and distribution work has climbed steadily over the past several...