Not to mention, it is filled with friendly people, great conversation and the dreams of local entrepreneurs.
"This is the first African-American center in Port Arthur, and we've all been in business going on a year now," said Toryn Foreman, 43. "And it's like a historical moment."
Foreman and business partner Jim Bailey, 43, opened L and F Clothing and Retail July 18, 2020. It was quite a change from the refineries, where the two worked together for almost 20 years after first hiring in with Brock Group.
Viasat promotes new government business leader from within -- Washington Technology
Satellite communications provider Viasat has promoted Craig Miller to president of its government systems segment from his prior role of chief technology officer within that unit.
Miller succeeds Ken Peterman, whom the company said Tuesday has moved to a new role as adviser to CEO Rick Baldridge.
Viasat announced that transition in conjunction with its fiscal fourth quarter and year-end earnings release, in which the company reported $2.3 billion in revenue with roughly $1 billion of sales coming from the government segment.
Women Left Their Jobs To Be Caregivers. A Business Coalition Wants Companies To Help : NPR
About 400,000 more women than men have left the workforce since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. They shoulder the bulk of caregiving duties, which are especially difficult if employers are not supportive. Mayur Kakade/Getty Images hide caption
The coronavirus pandemic has been especially tough on women, who are still bearing the brunt of the demands of child care and housework.
About 400,000 more women than men have left the workforce since the start of the pandemic. The percentage of women in the paid labor force has not recovered from the steep drop in the spring of 2020.
The Small Business Administration's Gaffes Are Now Her Job to Fix - The New York Times
Traditionally a federal backwater, the agency has stumbled while shepherding $1 trillion in emergency aid. Its leader vows "a more customer-first approach."
"Clearly there's going to need to be some changes in how we do business," said Isabella Casillas Guzman, the head of the Small Business Administration. Credit... Ting Shen for The New York Times
Isabella Casillas Guzman, President Biden's choice to run the Small Business Administration, inherited a portfolio of nearly $1 trillion in emergency aid and an agency plagued by controversy when she took over in March. She has been sprinting from crisis to crisis ever since.
County looks at implementing business license requirement - The Advocate-Messenger | The
In order to make sure local businesses are paying their occupational and net profit taxes, the Boyle County Fiscal Court plans on requiring them to obtain a county business license. Businesses have been required to pay these taxes even though the county hasn't had a business license requirement but the city does.
County Administrator Julie Wagner said, "We have no way to capture past due or unfiled businesses who are either withholding and not turning over the taxes, or they aren't taking the required taxes out of the checks. This (county business license) is just one new way we are attempting to get all businesses and sole proprietors paying their required withholdings."
Two tracks offered at CUNA Marketing & Business Development Certification School | 2021-05-25
Supervisors approve business relief, pavement program funds | News | sonomawest.com
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors took action on various items during its May 25 meeting — including approving business relief funds, authorizing funding to help county roads and ordering a recall election for county district attorney Jill Ravitch following a successful recall petition campaign. Subsequently, the county released various press releases on action taken by the Board of Supervisors, which we've gathered below.
On May 25, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution authorizing nearly $2.8 million in relief for businesses forced to close during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Family business groups urge retention of 'step-up' tax rules - Repairer Driven
The letter by the “Family Business Estate Tax Coalition” was slated to be sent to the leaders of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees on Tuesday. Besides SCRS, familiar automotive aftermarket signatories included the Auto Care Association, American International Automobile Association and the National Automobile Dealers Association.
Normally, an asset’s appreciation would be taxed as a capital gain when sold, according to Ernst & Young, whose research the coalition cited in their letter to lawmakers. However, capital gains taxes aren’t imposed on assets received as inheritance, and heirs receive a further break in that the asset would be given a “step-up of basis,” according to the Ernst & Young analysis prepared for the coalition and shared with the lawmakers.
How Small-Business Owners Are Snagging Dream Spots In New York : NPR
Eli Sussman is counting on heavy foot traffic for the new location of his Mediterranean restaurant, Samesa, at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Camille Petersen hide caption
Eli Sussman never imagined he would be able to open a restaurant at 30 Rock — the heart of Manhattan and the location of Tina Fey's sitcom by the same name.
His Mediterranean fast casual restaurant Samesa opened in Rockefeller Center in March. Before then, Samesa was on a residential side street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Amnesty International calls for Google to halt cloud business in Saudi Arabia - The Verge
Amnesty International is teaming up with 38 other human rights groups and individuals to call for a halt to Google's plans to set up an enterprise cloud business in Saudi Arabia because of concerns over the country's human rights track record.
According to Access Now, Google told concerned groups that it had conducted an independent human rights assessment of its future cloud region and taken steps to address issues it had identified. But the company didn't share what those issues were or what it did, motivating in part the groups and individuals calling out the company today.
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