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How to bounce back after a business fails
For small-business owners, failure isn’t an option — it’s a reality. For example, consider the roughly 733,000 businesses that launched in the U.S. in the…
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A Dubuque-based company is expanding its presence in the construction and forestry industry with the acquisition of eight John Deere stores. McCoy Group announced plans…
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WHKS & Co. received a 2021 Premier Award for Client Satisfaction from PSMJ Resources Inc. The Premier Award recognizes firms in the engineering, architecture, and…
Work from home again: UK tightens rules amid omicron spread
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tighter restrictions today to stem the spread of the omicron variant, urging people in England to again…
CP shareholders back $31 billion purchase of Kansas City Southern
Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion plan to acquire Kansas City Southern cleared one of its final hurdles today when CP shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal that…
US businesses advertised near-record 11 million open jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 11 million open jobs in October, nearly matching a record high reached in July and a sign that companies…
EU unveils trade sanction plan to counter foreign coercion
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union moved Wednesday to set up a system of quick-fire trade sanctions that it could impose on any foreign power,…
Japan economy contracts 3.6% in 3rd quarter as virus hits spending
TOKYO — Japan’s economy contracted at a 3.6% annual rate in July-September as a wave of coronivirus infections crimped travel and other activities, the government…
Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
Pfizer said today that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may protect against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear…