In 2001, clients of an Atlanta web-design agency kept bringing Ben Chestnut and Dan Kurzius the same small problem. They needed an easier way to send marketing emails. The two men built a tool for them. It was hardly a…
Comfort Systems USA entered July 2026 with $14.06 billion of work under contract and still unfinished. A year earlier, the backlog was $8.12 billion. The company does not build AI models. It installs cooling, plumbing and electrical systems inside factories,…
Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton reached Arthur Ashe Stadium through very different parts of American tennis. Their semifinal guarantees a breakthrough not seen in more than five decades. At 3:33 on Wednesday morning, Ben Shelton had one serve left to…
Alvin Kamara was heading into a rough patch when he decided to give something back to Tennessee. At 31, the New Orleans Saints running back was working his way back from a knee injury. His 2025 season had been his…
A $900,000 acquisition may require about $98,000 in buyer equity. The numbers become less comfortable once the seller’s work, ageing vehicles, and monthly loan payments enter the calculation. A plumbing company producing $300,000 in annual owner earnings might carry a…
A franchise has come into the market for $900,000. Same address for six years. Staff staying on. A seller with tax returns that match what actually showed up in the bank account. A lender looking at that file has a…
