by Sonya Swink | Feb 23, 2020 | Featured, Uncategorized
U.S. retail sales picked up slightly in January, boosted by warm weather and cheaper gas prices. But apparel and department store sales kept slowing, a sign that consumers may not be able to maintain economic growth. Overall, seasonally-adjusted retail sales rose 0.3%...
by Vrushank Nayak | Dec 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
The proliferation of startups in America can be attributed to the increasing amount of money invested by Venture capital funds. Venture capital investments have seen startups like Lyft, AirBnB and Snapchat soar in the American market. The success of these companies...
by Evelina Nedlund | May 27, 2019 | Housing, Uncategorized
Maria Elena and Dave Byron bought their four-bedroom, three-bath house in Hayward, Calif., in 1973. Forty-six years later, the Byrons, now empty-nesters, have made the home improvements so they can age in place. They are two of a growing number of seniors who are...
by Kelly Zegers | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Since 2011, Minnesota wholesaler Bailey Nurseries has tapped into the local refugee community to hire full-time and seasonal workers. It was a win-win situation, to fill open positions and help new neighbors adjust to a different life. “We just kept working with it...
by Daniel Whateley | May 13, 2019 | Manufacturing, Uncategorized
Launched in 2016, Rhode Island’s Block Island Wind Farm is the country’s first and only operational offshore site. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL) In 2014, Gulf Island Fabrication, a U.S. manufacturing company that builds support structures for offshore...
by Megan Myscofski | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
An employee at Beecher’s Cheese, where dairy farmer Eric Ooms sends a large portion of his products, uses milk powder to make cheese. Courtesy of Megan Conn. Eric Ooms is a farmer in upstate New York. He runs a dairy farm with his two brothers and can trace his...