A textiles business in a two-story building in downtown Los Angeles was destroyed by an early morning fire Sunday. The fire broke out around 3:45 a.m. at a business called Nice Cap at 1325 S. Los Angeles street. Los Angeles firefighters found heavy fire and smoke coming from a two-story building which was part of […]
Headlines: 1 May, 2022 – Inflationary pressures mean that civilian workers’ average income declined 3.7% in real terms over the year ending March 2022 – Wall Street had the worst day in over a year on Friday, with the Dow Jones (2.7%), NASDAQ (4.1%), and S&P 500 (3.6%) all closing the day down – Amazon stock fell by fourteen percent, […]
SUNNYSIDE — A new look and new menu items are among the changes new owners have brought to Bob’s Drive In, a longtime favorite on the Yakima Valley Highway in Sunnyside. Brittan Moore and fiancé Joe Tovar are co-owners, having bought the business from Mary and Bob De Graaf earlier this year. “We took over […]
Covid-19 lockdowns across China are shaking western multinationals’ production lines, snarling supply chains and threatening financial forecasts as Beijing steps up its effort to contain a surge in coronavirus cases. Apple, Coca-Cola, General Electric and Pernod Ricard were among the companies to warn this week of the threat from the spreading lockdowns in the world’s […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy shrank during the first quarter of this year for the first time since 2020. Gross domestic product fell at a 1.4% annualized rate in the first three months of this year, following a 6.9% pace at the end of last year, the Commerce Department’s preliminary estimate showed Thursday. The median […]
HOLDEN, Maine (WABI) – A local family business reached a major milestone Saturday. Maine Horse and Rider celebrated 10 years of business in Holden. They held a big sale day with a variety of products for any horse’s needs. Customers also enjoyed a free bowl of homemade chili. A passion for horses and a desire […]
A female business owner. Photo credit: UN Women, Joe Saade, via flickr.com Just a third of women-owned businesses have returned to pre-pandemic levels of operations, as compared to almost half of their male counterparts, according to research by an equity advocate. The study, by San Diego’s Kim Center for Social Balance, set out to identify […]
The last week, like all of April, was characterized by the volatility. At the international level, the consequences of the war continue to affect the markets and fears about the resurgence of Covid-19 in China were added to them. In the local scenario, the condiments to generate doubts among investors. there were several: the record […]
Big chains, even vulnerable ones like casual dining establishments, have fared a lot better than small restaurants and independents, thanks in large part to easier access to cash and the ability to lean on parent companies to lead the way on strategic shifts. In 2021, the top 500 restaurant chains accounted for 63% of total […]
Most any visitor to the Danbury Fair mall last weekend would declare the economy full bore, with the garage and primary parking lot near capacity and the food court bustling, perhaps boosted by shoppers hitting the stores to spend their tax refunds. But after the federal government reported the U.S. economy shrank in the first […]
