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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Credit: City of Cape Coral). percent.

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Housing’s Great Rethink: Workforce Development Takes Center Stage

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Lower-paying jobs in the retail, food service, and hospitality sectors also were roundly rejected or, in the aftermath of the pandemic, rarely reconsidered. In manufacturing and construction—industries that generally pay well—quits outnumbered swaps, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. as of September 2022? Louis (FRBSL).

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Milhaus, Gershman Partners, and Citimark close on $70 million multifamily development in Indy

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have closed on a prime retail and mixed-use multifamily housing development in the heart of Indianapolis’s most popular submarket, Broad Ripple Village. Gershman Partners will spearhead the leasing and management of 3,600 sf of ground-floor retail space with an outdoor patio below the residential living space. www.citimarkinc.com.

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Team USA Goes for Gold

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.” Pritzger also announced that SelectUSA is planning to exhibit at major overseas trade shows in Europe and Asia in coming months, adding that the initiative is willing to sponsor regional economic development conferences in the U.S. Our banking system is stronger than ever,” he said. a safe haven for foreign investors.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Michael Finney, President And CEO, Michigan Economic Development

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MF: The program is open to virtually all business expansions with the exception of retail and retention projects. We think it’s time to relight the front burner: so we’re launching our new CRE-oriented conference and expo, REAL STREET Expo. BF: The Small Business Credit Initiative helps companies get bank loans to expand.

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Britain’s draconian coronavirus lockdown could be eased when fewer than 50 new cases are recorded each day for a fortnight, top scientist suggests

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In a sign of the intensifying strain on the country’s finances, the Government said it has expanded its overdraft with the Bank of England to ensure it has sufficient cash to cope with disruption. . It said the central bank will directly finance the extra spending the Government needs on a temporary basis.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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Iowa ranks fifth in the nation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) degrees conferred per 1,000 residents. For many years, Iowa’s public high schools have had the nation’s highest graduation rate. In addition, Iowa is second in the U.S. in the percentage of residents with an associate’s degree.

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