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Retail sales flat in September as inflation takes a bite
Retail sales were flat last month, down from a revised. 0.4% growth in August.
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Rough times ahead: Hurricane Ian batters SW Florida economy
As the winter months approach, business in southwestern Florida would have been starting to pick up.
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Bank CEOs increasingly turning pessimistic on economy
Following the short but potent pandemic recession in 2020, many bank CEOs have spent the past year and a half …
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Kroger seeks to create grocery giant in $20B Albertsons bid
Kroger on Friday bid $20 billion for Albertsons Companies Inc., or $34.10 per share.
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Judge overturns Great Falls’ marijuana dispensary ban
A Cascade County District Court judge has overturned a municipal prohibition on cannabis dispensaries in Great Falls and ordered local …
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Underfunded states to get boost in high-tech research money
The law authorized $102 billion over five years for the National Science Foundation.
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Labor proposal could upend rules for gig workers, companies
The department said Tuesday that misclassifying workers as independent contractors denies those workers protections under federal labor standards, promotes wage …
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Honda, LG to build $3.5B battery plant, hire 2,200 in Ohio
The company also plans to invest $700 million and add 300 jobs at three of its own Ohio factories to …
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Small business group files suit over Biden student loan plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — A small-business advocacy group has filed a new lawsuit seeking to block the Biden administration's efforts to …
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Large rail union rejects deal, renewing strike possibility
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The third largest railroad union rejected its deal with freight railroads Monday — renewing the possibility …
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UM program trains commercial drivers to fill critical need
In 2021 alone, trucking companies faced a deficit of 80,000 drivers according to the trade organization American Trucking Associations.
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Mobile clinic brings physical treatment to patients
Jackie Bullock started Glacier Peaks Mobile Physical Therapy to take a more patient-centered approach to care.
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