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A demotivated dollar-store worker quit retail after an impressed customer told her to apply to a law firm. She got the job, and now earns $3-an-hour more, plus benefits.

Retail workers across the US are abandoning low-paying jobs at stores and restaurants for new opportunities. Christina Noles, 34, is among them. Noles left her job at a dollar store for a law firm, she told The Washington Post. She learned about the law-firm job from a customer who was impressed by her work ethic, […]

Turbocharged U.S. Economy Attracts Foreign Investors

The extraordinary recovery of the U.S. economy is likely to make the country the world’s top destination for overseas investment this year and next, according to new United Nations projections, with foreign businesses drawn by the prospect of a rapid and sustained rebound in consumer spending and the Biden administration’s multitrillion-dollar infrastructure plans. According to […]

Egyptian court adjourns in Suez Canal ship case

An Egyptian court on Sunday adjourned a case involving the massive cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week in March. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is currently seeking half a billion dollars from the company that owns the vessel. The Associated Press reports that the court came to the decision to […]

Delaware's economy improves, but obstacles remain – Associated Press

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Only objective is to accelerate economic development of J-K: L-G

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said the only objective of his administration is to accelerate the economic development of the Union Territory and make it multi-dimensional. He also said that the pace of new industrial schemes had stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but now the […]

Multiple Dollar General stores targeted in robberies

West Tenn. — Several robberies at Dollar General stores have been reported across West Tennessee. Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office received a report that the Dollar General store in Toone had been robbed around 10 this morning. The store is located off Highway 100 near Toone. Wbbj was told the store was robbed by a black […]

‘US economy should be in full swing before Fed rate hikes’

It is critical for the American economy to be in full swing before the Federal Reserve starts to step on the monetary breaks and make rate hikes, an expert told Anadolu Agency on Thursday. “I don’t think the Fed should begin to raise rates until it is clear the economy has returned to full employment […]

In brutal year for oil, other industries shine in Chron 100

Amid a global pandemic that shut down large sections of the world’s economy, 2020 was a tough year to do business. So tough that only 56 companies qualified for the Chronicle 100, which uses criteria focused on profits, stock market performance and growth. For the second year in a row, the energy companies that dominate […]

Thousands of dollars in construction permits to boost Williamsport economy | News, Sports, Jobs

Building permits, the first step someone must take to begin a construction project in the city, are on the increase, city officials said. “We have several ongoing construction projects or those about to begin,” said Joseph Gerardi, city Bureau of Codes administrator. The city averages $250,000 up to $300,000 a year in revenue […]

Eyeing One Big Economic Bill, Democrats Face Myriad Challenges

But lawmakers and aides acknowledge that it is unlikely that Democrats will have the votes for all those ambitions, given that nearly all House Democrats and all 50 senators who caucus with Democrats would have to support it to overcome Republican opposition. On Monday, five House Democrats wrote to Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California warning […]