The weight loss drug market may soon get more crowded. Here are the companies trying to enter the booming space

Wall Street has been focused on Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly and other large drugmakers hoping to join the weight loss drug market, such as Pfizer, Roche and Amgen. U.S. News

Announced: These are the Top 10 fastest-growing private companies from the NBJ 100

The rankings have been revealed. Here’s who landed in the Top 10 for the 2023 Middle Market Fast 50 awards. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

CareBridge ranks No. 1 on Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list

In January 2020, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, along with three former or current Aspire Health executives, raised $ 40 million to form a new long-term support company called CareBridge. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

Biden White House, tech companies launch new safeguards around emerging AI technology

Seven major companies are taking voluntary steps on security and transparency. ABC News: Top Stories

Microsoft CEO Nadella says he has ‘no love’ for exclusive deals between game companies and consoles

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in court on Wednesday that he doesn’t believe in making games exclusive to particular consoles. U.S. News

Pizzuti Companies announce multifamily development in Donelson

Columbus, Ohio-based The Pizzuti Cos. has announced its first multifamily project in Nashville – a 154-unit on the site of Donelson Bowl.  Davidson County records show the company has not yet bought the property at 117 Donelson Pike. The 3.85-acre parcel was last assessed in 2021 as having a value of $ 1.87 million. “We are thrilled to be growing our presence in Nashville with this new offering,...

Top of The List: Nashville’s largest health care IT companies

What are the largest health care IT companies in Nashville? We ranked companies by number of local IT employees to find out. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

With Promise of Legalization, Psychedelic Companies Joust Over Future Profits

Cash rich start-ups are filing scores of patent claims on hallucinogens like magic mushrooms. Researchers and patient advocates worry high prices will make the therapies unaffordable. NYT > Health

Democratic lawmakers want crypto mining companies to report more energy usage info

The lawmakers want the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy to require more energy use reporting by cryptomining companies. U.S. News

Private investment in space companies dropped during Q2 despite monster SpaceX round, report finds

The sector was weighed down by broader economic and market headwinds but salvaged in part by a funding round at Elon Musk’s SpaceX. U.S. News

Hard lesson for U.S. investors: Chinese companies don’t make the rules in China

When it comes to making the rules, corporations don’t have as much influence in China as they do in the United States. International: Top News And Analysis

Most U.S. companies will require proof of Covid vaccination from employees, survey finds

A broad majority of U.S. employers, 65%, plan to offer employees incentives to get vaccinated and 63% will require proof of vaccination. U.S. News