A fresh entertainment spot is set to welcome visitors on March 7. The Clubhouse Family Fun Centre, built by Nittany Valley Sports Centre, will offer a mix of arcade titles and virtual reality adventures. Among its attractions is a first‑in‑North America six‑person VR starship that guides players thr
In late January, a new spot opened in downtown Salem’s historic building known as The Forge. The venue sits on the basement floor at 285 Liberty St. NE and offers a relaxed space for gatherings of all kinds. The owner, Nat Borchers, runs Back Line Real Estate and co‑owns The Forge. He used to play
A Chinese gig‑app that let people pay for someone to bow at Lunar New Year celebrations was shut down after users complained. The service showed a worker in orange, kneeling before an elderly couple, and many people found the idea offensive. Critics said turning filial piety into a paid act hurt
In the small community of Tumbler Ridge, located deep in British Columbia’s Rocky Mountains, leaders from across Canada gathered to honor those lost in a recent shooting that shocked the nation. Prime Minister Mark Carney, along with opposition figures Pierre Poilievre and Yves‑François Blanchet, pu
Rick Jackson, a business leader who just stepped into Georgia’s governor race, has already become a headline. In less than two weeks he is leading polls and filing a lawsuit against fellow Republican Burt Jones, the current lieutenant governor. Jackson’s claim centers on how Jones raises money. The
Colorado lawmakers heard a proposal that would let local governments tax vacant houses. The idea, called a “ghost tax, ” was meant to force owners of empty homes to pay extra money and help fund affordable housing. The House Finance Committee voted it down, but the discussion is far from over. The
Companies are racing to fill CFO roles, but most boards lack a ready list of candidates. The problem isn’t just how many positions are open; it’s that the usual internal pipeline is empty. In 2015, finance teams focused on classic skills like accounting and audit. Today’s CFOs must steer tech upgrad
Inter Milan is looking at the possibility of parting with French striker Marcus Thuram to help fund major upgrades during the upcoming transfer window. The club’s leadership has been discussing how best to build a stronger squad for next season, and Thuram’s departure could bring in a large sum of m
Scientists have found a fresh method to model how light powers chemical changes on tiny catalysts. Traditional calculations look only at the ground state, missing key details of how photons influence reactions. The new approach adds excited‑state information directly into energy diagrams, giving a c
Volue, a company that makes software for power systems, has added TA Associates to its group of investors. The move comes after Volue sharpened its focus on energy over the last year and a half, selling off parts that were not core to its mission. The firm now concentrates on tools for power trad
