By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Many parts of the country were hit by supply chain disruptions and labor shortages in November, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. In a survey of business conditions around the country, the Fed’s 12 regional banks found that the economy continued to […]
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met face-to-face with his Russian counterpart on Thursday to demand Russia pull back troops from the border with Ukraine, as tensions and suspicions grow in a confrontation over Ukraine’s increasingly close ties with […]
The Haywood County Public Library plans to expand its personal finance collections following the receipt of a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation). The additional resources will help ensure that residents have the information they need when making critical money decisions as they repair, rebuild and clean […]
If you don’t have enough money at your hand, you’re going to have a difficult time running your business and fulfilling day-to-day tasks. This is especially important these days when companies worldwide are struggling to stay afloat. Let’s see how you can best obtain quick access to working capital such […]
T-R PHOTOS BY SUSANNA MEYER — Vic and Gayle Hellberg, the owners of Hellberg Jewelers, one of several local businesses that participated in Small Business Saturday in Marshalltown. Small Business Saturday gives local mom and pop operations a chance to shine after the big shopping rushes of Black Friday at […]
Shannon Sears is cultivating something new on her family’s Middlefield farm. Sears, 23, together with her boyfriend, Robert Dorrough, launched Valley View Farm Store at 3286 County Highway 35 in early November. The store began, Sears said, as a way to expand offerings to locals while supplementing the farm. “My […]