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Hotels, Travel Businesses Treading Water Waiting for International Tourists

Hotels, Travel Businesses Treading Water Waiting for International Tourists

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...
Watch for high retail sales in March as restaurants rebound and gas prices soar

Watch for high retail sales in March as restaurants rebound and gas prices soar

by Olivia Morley | Apr 14, 2021 | Economy, Featured, Newest, Retail Sales

The Census Bureau will release the advance monthly retail sales report for April on Thursday. The report shows how much consumers spent on retail trade in the previous month – an important indicator of economic health. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect sales...
Specialty foods rise above the pandemic, buoyed by consumer interest

Specialty foods rise above the pandemic, buoyed by consumer interest

by Olivia Morley | Apr 10, 2021 | Economy, Featured, Newest, Retail Sales

Last year, gourmet cheese and specialty foods shop Formaggio Kitchen shut down in-store shopping at its Cambridge, Massachusetts location for almost two months. It swiftly lost its catering and restaurant accounts as its business clients shuttered.  But unlike many...
Puerto Ricans Alleviate Shortage Within Certain Professions in the States

Puerto Ricans Alleviate Shortage Within Certain Professions in the States

by Eliana Perez | May 31, 2018 | Economy, Jobs, Newest, Puerto Rico

Sharlene Morales felt guilty being in her Florida hotel. There, she had water, light, and air conditioning. In Puerto Rico, her husband and child had limited access to clean water, the light posts were on the ground, and there were mile-long lines for gasoline in the...
Oil and Gas Industry Can’t Hire Workers Fast Enough

Oil and Gas Industry Can’t Hire Workers Fast Enough

by Sharif Paget | May 23, 2018 | Consumer Price Index, Economy, Featured, Jobs, Newest, Oil and Gas

Back in 2014, the oil industry was booming and companies could have their pick of workers. Now it’s booming again, but workers are much harder to come by. The oil industry is struggling to find enough workers in the tight labor market. Companies that could once grow...
Marijuana is a budding industry. Can it be scaled?

Marijuana is a budding industry. Can it be scaled?

by Willa Rubin | May 18, 2018 | Economy, Featured, Jobs, Newest

When Cody Stevenson was medically discharged from the Marine Corps, he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. He didn’t like the medications he was given, and he self-medicated with alcohol. On a trip to Jamaica, he discovered that marijuana alleviated his...
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