T he Georgia-North Carolina business climate rivalry was relegated to the runner-up level in this year’s ranking of the best state business climates. Virginia, a frequent top 10 finisher in Site Selection’s annual ranking, won first place over Georgia, a recent eight-consecutive-year winner. Texas finished in third place. North Carolina and Arizona round out the...Read More

By Joshua Kirby Clariant AG has completed the acquisition of attapulgite business assets in the U.S. from German peer BASF SE, extending its presence in North America, the company said late Monday. In a deal signed at the end of last year, the Swiss chemicals company agreed to pay BASF $60 million in cash for...Read More

SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) – Halloween marks one year since Kelly Square in downtown Sherman was heavily damaged by fire. Since that Halloween night, the businesses inside have left looking for other ways to stay afloat. “The challenge has been letting people know that we’re here again,” said Beth Ward, co-owner of Wolverine Comics. “We’ve re-opened.”...Read More

CNN  —  Thousands of Instagram users reported issues with accessing the platform on Monday morning. Approximately 7,000 users reported the app was down around 10:15 a.m. ET, according to outage-tracking site Down Detector. After about 45 minutes, however, the number of reports had dipped noticeably. Instagram confirmed in a tweet it was looking into the...Read More

When New York-Presbyterian CIO Daniel Barchi arrives at work in the morning, he doesn’t sit down at his desk. That’s because he doesn’t have a desk — or an office — of his own. “I guide a very, very large team of IT people, but I don’t have one office where I go every day,”...Read More

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – With holidays comes last-minute shopping.  Yet for Halloween Express, the preparation takes months. They tell us they begin preparing in August but say most of their customers arrive the day before Halloween to get their shopping done. However, the owner Barric Thompson says this year, that’s not by choice.  “It’s tough...Read More

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The next step for the LeFleur East Business Improvement District is the establishment of a board to oversee the funds for the district. The Northside Sun reported business leader Warren Speed will chair the board and will be responsible for asking leaders in the district to volunteer to serve. Ingalls receives...Read More

Jason Vander Griendt, 40, brings in about $2 million in annual revenue in a solopreneur business powered by a loyal team of contractors. And he does this while traveling the world, with his home base in a two-bedroom apartment in the Four Seasons Toronto. He’s visited 60 countries since he started his business, JCad International,...Read More

Santa Barbara County Fire responded to a vehicle crash in Goleta at about 2:50 PM. Authorities said a car drove into the United Family Thrift Store located at 5156 Hollister Ave in Goleta. Two women suffered minor injuries and were transported according to fire officials. The two victims are employees of the store. Santa Barbara...Read More

MANCHESTER, Conn. (WFSB) – Police say 16 catalytic converters were stolen overnight from vehicles owned by a U-Haul business located at 432 Oakland Street. Upon arrival this morning, employees discovered the damage to multiple vehicles and notified the Manchester Police Department. The damaged vehicles included 6 cargo vans, 4 pickup trucks and 6 box trucks,...Read More