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Boomerang hires are quietly becoming companies' best recruiting channel
Amara Okonkwo · August 10, 2026
Business News
Business developments reported for their consequences inside the organization. Coverage includes earnings that trigger cost programs, mergers and the integration that follows, executive appointments and departures, and restructurings that remove whole functions. The question in every item is which jobs the decision creates, changes or ends.
Business developments reported for their consequences inside the organization. Coverage includes earnings that trigger cost programs, mergers and the integration that follows, executive appointments and departures, and restructurings that remove whole functions. The question in every item is which jobs the decision creates, changes or ends.
Business News
The federal noncompete ban is dead. State law never was.
A federal court blocked the FTC's nationwide noncompete rule in 2024, and the agency formally erased it in February 2026 — so whether your contract can lock you out of your next job still depends on where you work, not on Washington.
Amara Okonkwo · August 10, 2026
Business News
Family offices became the startup world's quietest check-writers
Thousands of private investment offices, built to manage founders' exits, now seed the next generation — with longer horizons and stranger terms than any fund.
Amara Okonkwo · August 5, 2026
Business News
Downtowns stopped waiting for Fridays and started remodeling
Office-centric city centers lost their weekday population floor and found new tenants: apartments, schools, labs — and surprisingly, offices again.
Amara Okonkwo · July 14, 2026
Business News
Middle-market M&A runs the economy's quietest trillions
Below the headline mega-mergers, deals under a billion dollars set the pace for business owners, and 2026 opened with buyers holding the advantage.
Amara Okonkwo · June 21, 2026