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MILWAUKEE — Saturday is expected to be on of the busiest shopping days of the year. But before you head out to big box store or risk shipping delays, the Historic King Drive Business Improvement District hopes you’ll keep your dollars local.Some of the business being highlighted ahead of the holiday shopping weekend are Bronzeville Collective, Maranta Plant Shop, Honey Bee Sage, Birdsong’s, Spinn and Pete’s Fruit Market. We talked to a few of those stores about what they offer. Angela Mallett is the owner of Honey Bee Sage, an herbal apothecary and gift shop. The King Drive location opened…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’re reading this, then chances are you’ll agree: Starting a Web3 business feels daunting and confusing. At least, that’s how I felt when I first started funding my business with Web3 solutions for early-stage crowdfunding. The learning curve felt almost out of reach. My perspective changed, however, after sitting with my friend Metta World Peace — yes, the former Lakers legend who brought home an NBA Championship in 2010. He coached me on how his targeted $1 billion venture capital fund Tru evaluates his portfolio investments.”There are two types of founders,”…

Bond agencies and surety company partners helped facilitate over $2 billion in contracting awardsWashington D.C., Dec. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today its most active surety companies and agencies for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The SBA’s Surety Bond Guarantee Program allows small businesses — especially ones in historically underserved communities – to receive critical backing to compete for major federal, state, and local contracts. In FY 2022, the program facilitated over $2 billion in contracting awards, further contributing to local economies through the creation of more than 3,200 jobs reported.”The SBA’s Surety Bond Guarantee…

DONNELLSON — The Central Lee Community School District has inducted three new members to its Fine Arts Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2022.This year, the Hall of Fame is honoring three Central Lee graduates who were involved in the district’s fine arts departments and other extracurricular activities—and have leveraged their talents into successful careers.“At Central Lee, we value the experiences our students have in the fine arts, which we see as being equally important to academics and athletics,” said Dr. Andy Crozier, Central Lee superintendent. “We are privileged to have had so many talented artists and…

Netflix’s new advertising-supported tier is falling short of expectations, according to a new report. The streaming giant, which launched the cheaper $6.99 a month offering on Nov. 3, has allowed advertisers to take back money for ads that had not yet run, Digiday reported Thursday. According to the publication, which cited five agency executives, Netflix permitted the refunds after missing viewership targets. The company reportedly only delivered around 80% of the expected audience. “While it’s still very early days for our ad supported tier, we’re pleased with the successful launch and the member engagement on the Basic with Ads plan,…

Submitted The Klamath River at Hopkins Creek, close to Weitchpec. The Karuk and Yurok tribes issued a warning this morning that a Bureau of Reclamation proposal to reduce flows on the Klamath River could kill off an entire salmon run in advance of a historic dam removal and restoration effort aimed at saving the fish.Nothing that tribes and state officials just last week celebrated the historic agreement to remove four hydroelectric dams from the lower Klamath River — a pact…

More than three years after Indiana lawmakers passed legislation to authorize the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to issue digital driver’s licenses, the effort to bring mobile credentials to Hoosiers appears stuck in neutral. In May 2019, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law House Bill 1506, which included several measures designed to improve efficiency at the BMV. It also authorized the agency to develop and implement a system to issue mobile credentials. At the time, BMV officials told local media outlets that Hoosiers could expect to use a digital driver’s license by July 2021. But there’s no longer a timetable or…

MANISTEE — Manistee Area Public Schools has found itself an excavation company for work related to its bond project.During the district’s regular school board meeting Wednesday, the board approved with a 4-0 vote a resolution to accept a bid from Swidorski Bros. Excavating, LLC in the amount of $527,900, contingent upon the company’s agreement with the terms and conditions of the required documentation. Board President Jim Thompson, treasurer Justine Slawinski and board member Ashley Sensabaugh were absent from the meeting. “There was a bid that we received that works well, and it is a local vendor,” said Ron Stoneman, MAPS…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Text messaging has become more and more pervasive in business, not just for marketing, but for all types of communications. Text Request, the business text messaging platform, recently released their 2023 State of Business Texting Report, which studies how consumers want to interact with businesses, how businesses are meeting those demands, and how to bridge gaps that may exist. Here are five key takeaways for business leaders to consider. Disclaimer: I work for Text Request and was part of this study, but that is as promotional as this article gets.1. Eighty-eight of…

Between inflation and a tight labor market, retail’s small businesses can’t catch a break.  The U.S. economy added 263,000 non-farm jobs in November. This was roughly in line with the average growth over the prior three months but lower than the year’s average. The month’s biggest job losses occurred in retail trade, a backbone of Main Street small- to midsized businesses (SMBs). The leisure and hospitality sector led job gains for the month, while notable losses also occurred in transportation and warehousing. A deeper dive by PYMNTS found wage volatility and inflation have impacted the sector’s growth and profitability. Job vacancies have…