On November 3, the U.S. experienced a major divide when one of the most contentious elections in history took place between President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. This is not to get into politics or election outcomes, but rather to focus on how President Biden’s changes will impact how commercial real estate is taxed.
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Small Business Administration launches digital platform for women-owned businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a free e-learning platform for female entrepreneurs.
Read More »Treasury nominee Yellen says U.S. can afford higher corporate tax rate if it coordinates with other countries
Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for Treasury secretary, testified Tuesday that the U.S. could afford a higher corporate tax rate if it coordinates with other economies around the globe.
Read More »Ski Down and Mask Up — Resorts Try To Stay Safe In Pandemic Skiing Boom
Eager to get out of the house and enjoy the outdoors, more people than ever are hitting the slopes on skis and snowboards.
Read More »Cybersecurity firm: Booting hackers a complex chore
Efforts to assess the impact of a more than seven-month-old cyberespionage campaign blamed on Russia — and boot the intruders — remain in their early stages, says the cybersecurity firm that discovered the attack.
Read More »Two Cumberland County restaurant owners choose to expand during a stormy time
In a deeply divided nation, there’s one issue on which most can agree: the pandemic has been very hard on the restaurant industry, which has endured capacity restrictions and lockdowns for almost a year. Many are barely hanging on, hunkering down and waiting for this economic hurricane to blow itself out. But there are exceptions. Two Carlisle area restaurants are not only surviving, but expanding.
Read More »Biden’s test: Engineering economic boom in a partisan divide
When Joe Biden entered the White House as vice president, the economy was cratering. Job losses were mounting. Stocks were crashing. Millions of Americans were in the early stages of losing their homes to foreclosure as the housing bubble burst.
Read More »Aldi will cover costs of COVID-19 vaccine for employees, give them time off to get it
Grocery retailer Aldi said today it will help its employees by “removing obstacles” for them to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Read More »MyPillow’s CEO, a Trump supporter, says Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s stopped selling his products
“I just got off the phone with Bed Bath & Beyond,” Lindell said during an interview Monday evening with the Right Side Broadcasting Network. “They’re dropping MyPillow.”
Read More »Amazon Warehouse Workers To Decide Whether To Form Company’s First U.S. Union
Some 6,000 workers at Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, will begin voting next month on a groundbreaking possibility: whether to form the first union in the company's U.S. history.
Read More »Optimistic banks start moving ‘bad’ loans back to ‘good’
The pandemic and recession aren’t over by a long shot, but banks are feeling optimistic enough to start taking potentially “bad” loans off their books and move them back into the “good” pile.
Read More »Google Play is unsportsmanlike, U.S. states likely to argue in potential lawsuit
State attorneys general are planning a third lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google, this one focused on the search and advertising giant’s Play Store for Android phones, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Read More »PPP loan applications open today with a tighter focus on small business
Lenders with less than $1 billion in assets can now submit applications for the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) starting today, but borrowers looking to use the program a second time will have more hoops to jump through than they did last year.
Read More »Rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Rural Pa. requires flexibility and trust from communities
As the general public awaits COVID-19 vaccination across the country and in Pennsylvania, questions remain about how vaccines will reach rural communities and how accepting of the remedy rural residents will be.
Read More »Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout.
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