POLITICOAug 11, 2020Trump’s Scottish and Irish golf resorts spur a new round of scrutiny on his businessesverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Anita KumarA watchdog group wants New York prosecutors to investigate whether Trump filed false information on his annual financial disclosures. President Donald Trump appears to have inflated the value of his three golf resorts in Scotland and Ireland in documents filed with the U.S. government, according to …
Forbesflipped into Editor's PicksIRS Releases New Per Diem Rates For Taxpayers Who Travel For BusinessForbes - Kelly Phillips ErbThe new per diem numbers are now out - a little earlier than normal. It’s important to note that they are not effective until October 1, 2020. These numbers are to be used for per diem allowances paid to any employee on or after October 1, 2020, for travel away from home. The Internal Revenue Service …
R33Fflipped into Only In 'MericaMichigan's New House Bill 6233 Wants To Ban EV Automakers From Doing Businesscleantechnica.com - Johnna CriderMichigan politicians are trying to block new electric vehicle manufacturers from doing business in the state. Although carefully worded to include …
Los Angeles Timesflipped into CaliforniaThese are the California businesses that must shut down under Newsom’s new coronavirus orderverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Times staffCalifornia on Monday took a major step to close back down parts of the economy as the coronavirus spread continued unchecked. Gov. Gavin Newsom already had closed bars and indoor dining in the most populated parts of the state, but a new order makes it statewide. Counties hardest hit by the …
Los Angeles Timesflipped into CaliforniaNewsom unveils sweeping new coronavirus reopening rules for businesses in Californiaverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Phil WillonSACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a new plan Friday to rekindle a California economy decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a four-tier system in which counties must show consistent success in stemming the transmission of the coronavirus before allowing businesses greater flexibility to reopen …
Daily Callerflipped into The Daily CallerNew Jersey Threatens Gym’s Business License. Owners Respond By Kicking In Their Front Door To Reopenverified_publisherdailycaller.com - Heather HunterThe owners of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, New Jersey kicked in their boarded up gym doors after receiving a notice letter Friday threatening to strip …
The Foundation for Economic Educationflipped into Foundation for Economic EducationFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMaine Businesses Brace for New $18 Minimum Wagefee.org - Jon MiltimorePortland House of Pizza has been around for 30 years. Restaurant manager Craig Allare hopes it will be around another 30 years. But now he’s left …
GeekWireflipped into GeekWireHow Seattle’s new payroll tax on Amazon and other big businesses will workgeekwire.com - Monica NickelsburgSeattle’s new plan to tax top salaries at the city’s highest-paying businesses is raising questions from the region’s tech community. How will the …
MassLiveflipped into MassLive NewsStay-at-home advisory: New curfew requires Mass. businesses close by 9:30 p.m. nightlymasslive.com - By Steph SolisMassachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker issued a new stay-at-home advisory Monday asking all residents to be in their homes from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily and …
Forbesflipped into InnovationA Biden Immigration Policy: New Hope For Immigrants And BusinessesForbes - Stuart AndersonJoe Biden is the next president of the United States. Unless Democrats win two runoff elections in Georgia, Biden may not have a Democratic majority in the Senate, making ambitious immigration legislation more challenging. Despite that, Joe Biden will have an opportunity to enact significant …
USA TODAYflipped into Top Stories'Makes no sense': California faces backlash over its new tiered system for reopening businesses amid COVID-19verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Chris WoodyardLOS ANGELES – As it became the first state to cross the sad milestone of 700,000 cases of COVID-19, California has embarked on a new tiered plan for reopening businesses that has some crying foul. Critics say the system doesn't take into account that some businesses can operate safely even in …
AvatarWaitIsAnyone Profa?flipped into Aerospace Northrop completes habitat, outpost designs for new moon missionsbizjournals.com - Carten CordellNorthrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) has completed initial designs on a new craft to help astronauts get to the moon, less than four years before the …
USA TODAYflipped into MoneyHow a Nashville guitar maker, Novo, struck a new chord after COVID-19 shut down its businessverified_publisherUSA TODAY MoneySince its founding in 2015, Novo Guitars has built a reputation in its home base of Nashville, Tennessee, and beyond, with its instruments played by country legend Keith Urban and musicians who work with Beyoncé and David Byrne. But when the pandemic brought its business to a standstill in March, …
Associated Pressflipped into PoliticsSeattle City Council approves new tax on big businessAssociated Press - By LISA BAUMANNSEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council on Monday approved adopting a new tax on large businesses, two years after the council repealed a big business tax amid pressure from corporations such as Amazon and the prospect of a voter referendum. The new tax called “JumpStart Seattle,” from lead sponsor …
The New York Timesflipped into Business DayOne-Third of New York’s Small Businesses May Be Gone Foreververified_publisherThe New York Times - Matthew HaagIn early March, Glady’s, a Caribbean restaurant in Brooklyn, was bringing in about $35,000 a week in revenue. The Bank Street Bookstore, a 50-year-old children’s shop in Manhattan, was preparing for busy spring and summer shopping seasons. And Busy Bodies, a play space for children in Brooklyn, had …
Susan Smith, Realtorflipped into Real Estate DrivenNew condo tower near Pike Place Market cuts asking pricesbizjournals.com - Marc StilesThe Emerald, a 40-story condominium building in Seattle, is about to open and only about 30% of the homes have been sold. The result are price cuts …
NBC NewsDec 8, 2020New Trump admin rules make it easier for lenders to charge small businesses super-high interest ratesNBC News - Gretchen Morgenson"This is my life," says Carlos Swepson, owner of a New York bistro with his wife. He's trying to pay off loans with an effective interest rate of 268 percent. Since 2014, Markisha and Carlos Swepson have been serving up catfish breakfast, smothered pork chops and other handcrafted American food at …
Inc Magazineflipped into Top Stories'Pandemic Gardeners' Feed a Growing Trend--and New Business Opportunitiesverified_publisherInc Magazine - Joe BargmannEntrepreneurs take note: The home-gardening business is booming and could have staying power. A few months ago, a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania couple ripped out their 600-square-foot backyard lawn to replace it with a vegetable garden, turning a hobby into a safeguard against possible food shortages …
MassLiveflipped into MassLive NewsDirect $1,200 checks to Americans, boosts to small business loans in new $1.5 trillion stimulus billmasslive.com - By Benjamin KailA few dozen centrist lawmakers rankled by the collapsed COVID-19 stimulus talks and lack of relief to Americans will try to prod Democratic and …
Los Angeles Timesflipped into CaliforniaCalifornia faces new wave of restrictions and business limitations amid coronavirus surgeverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Luke MoneyWith coronavirus again surging across California, officials are faced with a narrowing number of options to slow the spread. Weekly coronavirus cases have doubled in the last month around the state, and Los Angeles County recorded more than 6,800 cases over the weekend, an alarming spike that has …
Laura Lockeflipped into TechMuse via Laura Locke Google's new 'Verified Calls' feature will tell you why a business is calling youverified_publisherTechCrunch - Sarah PerezGoogle today is introducing a new feature for Android phones that will help legitimate businesses reach their customers by phone by having their brand name and reason for calling properly identified. The feature, known as “Verified Calls,” will display the caller’s name, their logo, a reason why …
NPRflipped into BusinessPandemic Sparks New Businessesverified_publisherNPR - Miles BryanWhen Derwood Selby found out in March he had lost his job as a food and beverage supervisor at a Philadelphia hotel, his first reaction was relief: He was burned out, and had been itching to move on to something else. Then, reality hit. "I started sweating," said Selby, 53. "How the heck was I going …
Fox Newsflipped into Latest NewsNew Jersey gym owners tell Tucker business is 'open as usual' despite license revocationverified_publisherFox News - Angelica StabileThe owners of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, N.J. told “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Wednesday that their defiance of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's coronavirus lockdown order has led to the revocation of their business license. “We had our business license stripped yesterday,” co-owner Ian Smith told host …
Business Insiderflipped into Top StoriesCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has a new plan for reopening businesses in the state after COVID-19 cases surged following an initial reopen attempt months earlierverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Sarah Al-ArshaniCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a revised reopening plan for the state on Friday designed to correct some of the mistakes made during California's initial reopening attempt in May. The new plan is made up of four tiers and requires counties to show consistent progress in stemming transmission …
