Monthly Archives: July 2022

GM CEO Mary Barra wants to be the most inclusive employer in the world. A top exec explains the automaker’s plans to get there.

Samantha Lee/Insider Mary Barra, the CEO of GM, wants to be the industry leader in EV innovation and the world’s most inclusive employer. Patrick T. Fallon/Getty Images Mary Barra, the CEO of GM, has big goals around inclusion and sustainable technology. Telva McGruder, the chief diversity officer at GM, explained how the two missions link. …

Biden just took a major step towards solving America’s fuel crisis

President Joe Biden laughs during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2022. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images The White House said it will guarantee buying some oil from drillers to replenish an emergency reserve. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is releasing oil at record levels to help cut gas prices….

Founder and CEO of biotech company Nuritas is keeping the company’s mission fixed on ‘learning the language of life’ to bring molecular food science to new heights

BI Graphics Nuritas Nora Khaldi is the founder and CEO of Nuritas, a biotech company using proprietary AI technology to discover and develop plant-based bioactive peptides. Khaldi explained that Nuritas’ approach to innovation is its focus on “learning the language of life.” This article is part of Innovation Leaders, a series examining how business leaders view…

The number of new homes sold in a month just dropped the most in 2 years as rising mortgage rates rip into the housing market

New-home sales slowed through June to an annual pace of 590,000 units, the US Census Bureau said. June’s number was the lowest since April 2020.  Fewer Americans are buying homes a mortgage rate hikes make it even more expensive. Housing costs are still rising — and it’s causing less Americans to buy homes. US new…

Volkswagen begins ID.4 electric vehicle production in the US

Volkswagen has begun producing its all-electric ID.4 crossover SUV in the United States. The automaker announced on Tuesday that it plans to scale production of the ID.4 at its Chattanooga, Tennessee factory to 7,000 vehicles per month by the end of 2022 before further increasing output throughout 2023. According to Volkswagen, customers can expect deliveries…