WISE – The economic look north of the Bristol Casino may be “Viva Southwest Virginia” based on comments from panelists at Wednesday’s SWVA Economic Forum at UVA Wise. Virginia Economic Development Partnership CEO Jason El Koubi and a panel including Hard Rock Casino and Hotel Bristol CEO Allie Evangelista gave their takes on the region’s … Read more
Winston-Salem will be one of five North Carolina participants in the Forward Cities initiative being funded in part by a $ 400,000 grant from the Truist Foundation. Forward Cities, a nonprofit based in Durham, plans to launch a version of the Black Wall Street Forward program, an initiative to grow and sustain Black businesses. The … Read more
As you might know, the Roanoke Valley chapter of the American Association of University Women put on a whale of a used book sale at Tanglewood Mall over the weekend. The group’s long-running lease there is up, and they needed to unload their books so they can get out of their space by June 9. … Read more
When the Nampa School Board ordered 22 books banned from its school libraries “forever” earlier this month out of concerns about “pornography,” three of them were options on the recommended reading list for AP English classes in the Nampa School District. They won’t be any more. The three: “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood, “Extremely … Read more
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) – Minard’s Spaghetti Inn, the oldest Italian restaurant in northern West Virginia, is celebrating 85 years in business this month. Minard’s Spaghetti Inn in Clarksburg has been open for 85 years this May. Staff by Josiah Cork View large! “(It’s) pretty amazing. We’ve gone through three generations of ownership. What makes … Read more
I started my first business in the fifth grade when I convinced a neighbor to allow me to cut her grass with her electric lawn mower. That project ended in immediate failure. The mower was powered by a long extension cord – a cord I ran over and sliced in two shortly after I began … Read more
ENID, Okla. – Six Enid area businesses together received nearly half a million dollars in state money for manufacturing and job expansion plans. Enid businesses Wako LLC, Parrish Enterprises Ltd. and No Man’s Land Foods LLC, along with Broce Manufacturing Co. of Fairview, Sidwell Seed of the Kremlin, and ViaCore Nutrition of Kingfisher were awarded … Read more
BY DOUG AND POLLY WHITE Special correspondents QUESTION: My company has just entered a new market with limited competition. Should I focus on differentiating my offering from the old way of doing things, or should I focus on the handful of businesses working to establish the market? ANSWER: As with many issues in business, the … Read more
The Ada City Council denied a request Monday to rezone certain properties where a family has been growing and selling vegetables and other items for the past 26 years. The family – known by their customers as “The folks on 14th Street” – sell vegetables, flowers, bird baths, planters, etc. from their home, which is … Read more
As summer draws near, many will flock to the shores of Cape Cod for some much needed R&R. There is no better way to spend a summer afternoon than enjoying a cool, ocean breeze and a great book. Everyone knows Cape Cod has miles of coastal beauty to offer for the beach lover, but many … Read more