Click here to download accompanying slides Building viable economic alternatives requires both project-based community economic development work and advocacy to access public resources and make changes to laws and regulations that get in the way. In this Remaking the Economy webinar, panelists will discuss how their organizations and the economic justice movements that they support strike […]
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The Metropolitan Business Development Corporation (METCO) Board today approved $200,000 in low-interest small business loans. The METCO boards meets monthly to review, discuss and vote on applications for small business loans available through Louisville Metro Government. The city’s small business loan programs are administered by Louisville Forward. The small businesses that obtained METCO loans in […]
MOSCOW, Jan 21 (Reuters) – The rouble edged up on Friday, pulling away from 77 versus the dollar, while Russian stocks pared some losses following high level talks between Moscow and Washington to discuss soaring tensions over Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Geneva amid Western […]
China says Lithuania betrayed its trust on Taiwan Multinationals dragged into dispute by Lithuania blockade Companies urge Lithuania to back down – sources VILNIUS/FRANKFURT, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Lithuania is under pressure from German companies to back down in a dispute with China to end a blockade of the Baltic state, as European trade officials […]
GOP members of the Ohio congressional delegation last Friday asked House and Senate leaders to fully fund a law meant to address a global shortage of semiconductor chips used in phones, cars and video games. The letter sent Friday urges top Congressional leaders to fully fund the $52 billion CHIPS for America Act, allowing for […]
Supply chains are under a strain due to the COVID-19 pandemic and grocery stores across the country are facing food shortages. Now, Oklahomans are looking for a new way to buy meat. Jake Miller, farm manager of Outwest Farms in Cleveland said people are often used to shopping at the grocery store that local farmers […]
Against the backdrop of pandemic-caused economic shocks and social disruptions, the World Economic Forum hosts world and business leaders for its annual meeting. Headquartered in Davos, Switzerland the mission of the forum is to foster global economic cooperation. The January 17th through 21st meetings take place virtually for the second year in a row. “As […]
Time to wrap up… here’s today’s main stories: US jobless claims has risen to a three-month high, after the Omicron variant hit the US economy. A majority of UK firms have reported that turnover dropped in December as Plan B restrictions kept customers away… …while households have reported that the cost of living has pushed […]
GRAND FORKS, North Dakota — The Fufeng Group Ltd. wet corn milling plant proposed in Grand Forks has potential to benefit the region’s agricultural industry, but whether that happens depends on the answers to an abundance of yet-unanswered questions. In November 2021, Fufeng Group Ltd., a Chinese-based bio-fermentation company, chose Grand Forks from among four […]
