Manchester council OKs $575,000 in incentives for business expansion
MANCHESTER, Iowa — Manchester City Council members recently approved a development deal that will aid in a local business’s expansion. XL Specialized Trailers plans to…
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Wisconsin-based co-op records its best bottom line in 2020
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — Premier Cooperative CEO Andy Fiene recently reported to members that in 2020, the co-op recorded its best bottom line performance in its…
Manchester council OKs $575,000 in incentives for business expansion
MANCHESTER, Iowa — Manchester City Council members recently approved a development deal that will aid in a local business’s expansion. XL Specialized Trailers plans to…
Google workers form new labor union, a tech industry rarity
A group of Google engineers and other workers announced today they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labor movement in the…
Slack kicks off 2021 with a global outage
Slack, the messaging service used by millions of people for work and school, suffered a global outage today, the first day back for most people…
Midwest economy improving but businesses less optimistic
OMAHA, Neb. — The economy continues improving in nine Midwest and Plains states but business leaders are less optimistic after the latest surge in coronavirus…
UK judge refuses US extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange
LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Monday rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges over the…
US construction spending increases solid 0.9% in November
WASHINGTON — Spending on U.S. construction projects increased 0.9% in November as strength in home building offset weakness in other parts of the construction industry….
China’s manufacturing recovery weakens in December
BEIJING — China’s manufacturing activity improved in December but at its weakest rate in three months as the economy recovered from the coronavirus pandemic while…
Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot shareholders vote on merger
MILAN — The marriage of carmakers PSA Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is built on the promise of cost-savings in the capital-hungry industry, but what…