The Economist magazine recently pointed out that China, over the past 20 years, has been “the biggest and most reliable source of growth in the world economy.” It contributed a quarter of the rise in global GDP over that period and expanded in 79 of the 80 quarters. These impressive numbers reflect the impact of […]
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – Two well-known local construction teams are combining to create a new company. Developer and builder Mike Lundy is selling his construction business, which includes the Butler Building Career Buildership franchise he owns. That business, Lundy Construction, also known as Lunco, is being acquired by Lawman Heating and Cooling of Sackets […]
Last month, Connecticut became the fifth state to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy law. As more states appear poised to follow suit, America’s digital economy is increasingly threatened by regulatory fragmentation. If Congress were to pass federal data privacy legislation, it should preempt this growing patchwork of state laws, protect consumer privacy and promote […]
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, despite the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 was a record year for new business formation. The startup trend continued into 2021 and is still going strong. Fortunately, that’s also led to rapid growth (over 200%) for my company […]
Markets Stock markets guided global trading yesterday in an emotionless session. European stock markets opened rather weak in line with WS’s performance on Tuesday and failed to overturn those losses throughout the day. They eventually closed around 0.75% weaker. The EuroStoxx50’s revival since early May is showing more and more signs of fatigue. The downbeat […]
Photo Submitted From top, left: Malachi Nichols, Jamelle Brown and John Teeter. Three alumni of the U of A College of Engineering have been named to Arkansas Business’ annual listing of business leaders known as the “40 Under 40.” Jamelle Brown B.S.C.S.’09, Malachi Nichols B.S.M.E.’15 and John Teeter B.S.C.E.’07 will be honored today, June 8, at […]
STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) – As mayor and council try to finalize what’s likely to be an $87 million budget, they caution that they’re facing some of the same financial challenges as families in the community. At the same time, business owners who worry about a tax increase say they’re dealing with those challenges too. City […]
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CCI is the second SBA microloan lender based in North Carolina, along with Mountain BizWorks. CCI’s microloan program will provide loans up to $50,000 in the following 13 counties: Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Harnett, Johnson, Lee, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, and Warren in North Carolina, with hopes of future expansion to other parts of […]
“For many countries, recession will be hard to avoid,” said David Malpass, the World Bank’s president. The agency doesn’t foresee a much brighter picture in 2023 and 2024: It predicts just 3% global growth for both years. For the United States alone, the World Bank has slashed its growth forecast to 2.5% this year from […]
