Wintrust Business Minute: Adler Planetarium names a new CEO

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Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute.

Chicago’s Adler Planetarium has a new CEO. Elizabeth Babcock will replace Michelle Larson who had the job for more than a decade. Babcock was most recently director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum in Washington. She’s a former vice president at Chicago’s Field Museum and earned her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University. Her first day is October 6. The chair of the Adler board calls Babcock a nonprofit leader of national distinction, an accomplished fundraiser and a dedicated scientific educator.

Also, Rivian Automotive says it had a second-quarter net loss of $1.1 billion. Listen for more below.

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7619576/7619576_2025-08-07-190316.64kmono.mp3

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