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J.D. Power 2018 Small Business Banking Study
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J.D. Power 2018 Small Business Banking Study

J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Small Business Banking Satisfaction Study was published recently. This year’s release mentions that satisfaction is going up, but is still lackluster. Despite widespread economic and business optimism among small business owners, […]

Major Chain to Hire 7,000 Nation-wide for Holidays
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Major Chain to Hire 7,000 Nation-wide for Holidays

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.  — Bass Pro Shops, North America’s premier outdoor and conservation company, is looking to hire approximately 7,000 seasonal workers to prepare for the busy holiday shopping season and the return of its popular […]

Massachusetts State House, representing one of several states that now mandate that out-of-state businesses collect and remit sales taxes. (Stock Photo)
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Online Sales Tax Collection Effective in 10 States

Online retailers that don’t have a physical presence in the states now have to collect sales tax on online orders from customers. CHICAGO, October 1—Sales tax collection statutes and regulations that require online retailers to […]

Back row, left to right: KC Caldwell, ApexHomeLoans.com/TaymanTeam; Jamal Hampton, SentinelHI.com; Michael Bowden, morganstanley.com; Jackie Salguero, Kneislyteam.com; George Belleville, HeadForHome.net; John Kneisly, kneislyteam.com; | Middle row: Mahina Douglas, GoMDHomes.com; Paula Jeronimo, Reshilow.com; Alicia Small, mihomes.com; Amanda Paris, AmandaParisRealEstate.com; Hari Buck, Expresstaxandcredit.com; Rodney Dotson, Next Step Realty; Randy Mintz, Mintzhomes.com | Seated: Tenay Guvendiren, CalmCastle.com; Ellen Dagold, Amway.com/ellendagold; Anita M. Hicks, Virtual Assistance by Anita.
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New BNI Referral Group Growing in Ellicott City

A world-wide networking and business referral group called BNI is forming a new chapter in Ellicott City, Maryland. The group which meets weekly on Thursdays at Mission BBQ on Route 40 has grown steadily under […]

FILE PHOTO: China Shipping containers sit on a ship in the Port of Los Angeles after being imported to the U.S., California, October 7, 2010.  REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
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U.S., China Impose Fresh Tariffs; No Talks in Sight

by Se Young Lee BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China imposed fresh tariffs on each other’s goods on Monday, as the world’s biggest economies showed no signs of backing down from an increasing […]

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 20, 2018.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Dow Hits Record High as Trade Fears Wane

by Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Trade-sensitive industrial stocks led the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record closing high on Thursday, the last of Wall Street’s main indexes to fully regain ground since […]