The Ion, the tech hub at the center of Houston’s developing innovation district, has won a $1.4 million federal grant to launch an aerospace tech accelerator in a partnership with NASA to boost regional minority businesses. Tech hub The Ion, tied to Houston’s innovation district, gets $1.4M in funds for […]
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E.W. Scripps Buys ION Media For $2.65B, With Berkshire Hathaway Investment
Local TV station owner E.W. Scripps said it will pay $2.65 billion to acquire national broadcast network ION Media, with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway putting $600 million into the deal. Scripps will combine ION assets — notably its broadcast spectrum holdings — with its own brands like multiplatform news outlet […]