As a former attorney and entrepreneur, Joy Broils was accustomed to a hectic, on-the-go lifestyle. She was forced to slow down when a car accident left her with a double concussion and brain injury. “My doctors told me; ‘You have to slow down to, like, two hours of work a day,’” Broils said. “That’s terrifying.”...Read More

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) – It may require a little foot power, but Rich Jackson’s machine can still sew. And it can still sell. “Based on the serial number, it was made in 1910,” he said. “And it works.” This sewing machine is one of Jackson’s favorite items, but there’s more. You name it, he sells...Read More

To fill the gaps, he brings in temporary nurses and increases overtime — and has closed more than 20 beds. Limiting admissions significantly curtails revenue, at the same time the facility is shelling out an extra $1.5 million a year to nursing agencies to address chronic staff vacancies. The long hours being asked of existing...Read More

There’s no way to sugarcoat it: This has been a miserable year for wind turbine manufacturers. The renewable energy businesses of all three of the leading Western players — Vestas (VWDRY -3.90%), Siemens Gamesa (GCTAY 0.81%), and General Electric (GE -1.47%) — are set to lose money in 2022. That said, there’s clear evidence of...Read More

(Bloomberg) — Twitter Inc. has started to restore accounts that were suspended for breaking platform rules and the company plans to reinstate more over the next 30 days. In a series of tweets Friday night, Twitter said it had identified several policies where permanent suspension was a “disproportionate” action for breaking rules. The company said...Read More

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Joey DeBarros is at it again. The Pawtucket business owner has spent the past week embracing the role of Santa’s helper, collecting and wrapping nearly 500 presents for Rhode Island families in need. “I’ve been here since Monday wrapping by myself,” DeBarros said Thursday. “We have 473 gifts to give out.”...Read More

JOHNSTOWN, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The snow is not stopping people from driving around or even walking on the sidewalks of Johnstown. News10 checked in with local businesses to see how they are doing with the ongoing snow storm and the answer: they are doing just fine. Ashley Christman, an employee at Little Miss Johnstown Diner,...Read More

The pandemic brought merchant aggregators — marketplaces that onboard and provide crucial platforms for individual merchants — to the forefront of the payments ecosystem. Demand continues to generate new, more specialized digital marketplaces, but the proliferation of diverse payment systems worldwide means that platforms are subject to the same challenges of scale that once daunted...Read More

Virginia is in a financial position to both cut taxes by another $1 billion and increase government spending, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Thursday as he unveiled his proposed amendments to the two-year state budget. The Republican governor is calling on lawmakers to cut the corporate tax rate and lower income taxes. Youngkin made the case...Read More

Melissa Bradley has helped guide thousands of business founders through challenges. The founder of 1863 Ventures, and a serial entrepreneur and investor, says if a recession becomes economic reality and customers cut back more due to inflation, it won’t be anything new for minority entrepreneurs. “They are concerned because of the impact it will have...Read More