Displaying items 109-120 of 3008
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-251
•
Next >
-
Insurance stalls revival
There were 11,256 bottles of wine in the cellar of Antoine's Restaurant on the morning of Aug. 29 when Hurricane Katrina struck, some of them rare, most of them expensive and all of them ruined when the power failed, the air conditioning died and the...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rivers, Companies and Corporations, Bodies of Water, Renovation
-
JARI Touts Accomplishments, Presents Plans
A bar and grill, a farm producing hydroponically grown bibb lettuce, a spa — those are just a few of the small businesses Johnstown Area Regional Industries has assisted in the past year. Organization officials released their annual report for 2012...
Tags: Business, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Personal Service, Defense
-
Taxing Internet sales
In 1998, when President Bill Clinton signed the bipartisan Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibited state and local taxation of Internet access and Internet-only services, the purpose was to promote the commercial potential of the Internet, especially...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Bill Clinton, E-Commerce Industry, Cal Thomas
-
Small businesses optimistic
Small business optimism rises to 6-month high … Forks manufacturer to expand … Powerball jackpot hits $350 million … Bethlehem school budget would raise taxes … QUOTE OF THE DAY: "This race does not require hundreds and...
Tags: Lotteries, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Business, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Lifestyle and Leisure
-
BRIEF: Survey: Tennessee among top states for small biz
Knoxville News SentinelSmall business owners gave Tennessee good marks for supporting small businesses in a new national survey. Tennessee earned a B+ in the "Small Business Friendliness Survey" released Tuesday by Thumbtack.com, a website that offers to connect consumers and...Tags: Business
-
Spread State Program Benefit To Women, Minorities
The failure of the Thirty5 Bar & Grille in West Hartford has drawn greater scrutiny of a state program designed to spark business development. The restaurant got $47,500 in Small Business Express grant money from the state before it opened in October of...Tags: United States Census Bureau, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Business, Social Issues, West Hartford
-
Small-Business Optimism in U.S. Rose in April to Six-Month High
(Bloomberg) -- Confidence among U.S. small businesses climbed in April to a six-month high as the outlook for the economy and sales brightened. The National Federation of Independent Business's optimism index increased to 92.1 last month from 89.5 in...Tags: Business, Philosophy, Religion and Belief
-
5 Republicans vie for Fairview supervisor
Erie Times-News, Pa.When Fairview Township Supervisor Dave Carner decided not to seek a third term, that created a wide-open race for his seat on the Board of Supervisors. But without a Democrat on the ballot, the May 21 primary will become the de facto election when...Tags: Politics, Business, Trials, Heavy Engineering, Elections
-
Kabbage teams up with Intuit to expand its financing business
ReutersBy Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO, May 14 (Reuters) - Kabbage, a start-up that specializes in financing for small online merchants, has teamed up with Intuit Inc to expand its service to bricks-and-mortar businesses. Kabbage said on Tuesday it will use...Tags: Startups, Finance, eBay Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Amazon.com Inc.
-
Small-business owners more upbeat about economy, but still troubled
WASHINGTON -- Small-business owners were more optimistic about the economy in April, but "pessimism abounds" in a sector that is barely growing, the National Federation for Independent Business said Tuesday. The trade group's Index of Small Business...
Tags: Google Inc., Business, Philosophy, Religion and Belief
-
Communication is key for businesses to succeed in a shifting landscape
Las Vegas SunThree times a week, RO Truck and Equipment owners Joe Machin and Brian Edwards gathered their 18 employees in the "War Room" to talk about the future. It was 2006, and the construction industry -- their business -- was dying. At the time, RO Truck and...Tags: Business, Layoffs and Downsizing
-
Frankie "Dee" Fowlkes
Frankie "Dee" Fowlkes, 63, of Sturgis, SD passed away May 9th, 2013 at his home following a sudden illness. He was born November 16, 1950 in Belle Fourche, SD to Frank and Irene (Mowry) Fowlkes. The family lived in Hulett, WY, Newell, SD and then moved to...
Tags: Human Interest, Army National Guard, High School Sports
May 8, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 13, 2013
|Story| Daily American
May 11, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 14, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 14, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 13, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 14, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 14, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 14, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 13, 2013
|Story| New Rushmore Radio
Original site for Small Businesses topic gallery.
