by Mariam Kiparoidze | Jun 10, 2023 | Economy, Jobs
Photo by Microsoft 365 on Unsplash Imani Watts and Alex Hadley, both 24, had always been interested in thrifting and fashion. In the spring of 2020, they had a chance to take over a space where a thrift shop had to shut down because of the pandemic, and turned their...
by Mrinalini Nayak | May 23, 2023 | Economy, Housing, Inflation, Jobs, Manufacturing
Ajax Paving Industries, Florida LLC couldn’t be any busier this year. The company is bagging multiple contracts for re-building interstate highways and roads in Florida as the fast growing state sees skyrocketing development from building roads and airports to homes...
by Joseph Lingad | May 10, 2023 | Consumer Price Index, Economy, Inflation, Jobs
The Labor Department will release April’s Consumer Price Index Wednesday–a measure of prices for goods and services–amid sticky inflation, a robust job market, and the recent banking turmoil. Bloomberg is forecasting April’s inflation will remain at 5% but see...
by David Westenhaver | May 23, 2022 | Economy, Featured, International Trade, Jobs, Newest
Robert Miller, the president and founder of Travel Advocates, was on pace for his best year ever when Covid hit. His business, which helps large groups book travel and accommodations throughout the country, earned two-thirds of its revenue from foreigners traveling to...
by Angela Palumbo | Apr 12, 2021 | Economy, Featured, Jobs, Personal Income
Angela Greene worked with a mobile cleaning crew at a sheltered workshop in South Carolina for 21 years. She worked Monday to Friday every week and made no more than $3.00 an hour. Her hard work never earned her the full federal minimum wage, all because she has an...
by Angela Palumbo | Mar 29, 2021 | Economy, Featured, Jobs, Personal Income
Personal income went back down in February, due to a decrease in government aid. Consumer spending also went down for the same reasons, as well as extreme weather conditions in Texas. Personal income fell 7.1 percent in February and consumer spending fell 1.0 percent,...