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Portland, Oregon - Office Space Vacancies Could Climb to 40% in the Near Future
The report by the research firm Colliers says vacancies could climb to as high as 40% in the near future. The city has an office space vacancy rate of roughly 30% in the Central Business District, the highest rate in the U.S.
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The Cost of Living in the U.S.
The average salary needed to live comfortably in 99 U.S. cities is $96,500 for one person and roughly $235,000 for a family of four. The lowest for an individual is New York, where a single adult must earn about $75,000 a year. Home Depot purchase Home Depot announced Thursday that it is spending $18.3 billion to buy Texas-based SRS Distribution.
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Bryan and College Station Chamber of Commerce Visits
Over 200 volunteers visited local businesses in Bryan and College Station. They listened to owners or managers’ perspectives about the current economy. The Chamber of Commerce hopes to visit with 1,200 businesses by the end of Thursday.
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Read more at KBTX
The State Post Bureau of China Selects Over 140 Model Projects
Each project represents a local agricultural product from a municipal city sold via the parcel delivery network, with over 10 million consignments last year. For example, flowers and plants from Shuyang in Jiangsu province ranked at the top, selling 413 million parcels. The model projects were from 91 cities across 22 provincial-level regions.
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President Xi Jinping Meets With American Business and Academics in Beijing
President Xi Jinping meets with representatives of the U.S. business community and academia Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. "China is planning and implementing a series of major steps for comprehensively deepening reform," XI said at the meeting Wednesday.
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Read more at Caixin Global
Zimbabwe Dollar Depreciation a Major Threat to Macroeconomic Stability
CZI pointed out that the delays in finding a lasting solution to the currency crisis, lefat domestic currency with little chance for survival. If the market rejected the local currency, this would be the second time Zimbabwe dumped its currency unit after scrapping the domestic currency in February 2009 due to hyperinflation. It is widely anticipated that among the MPS solutions will be the supposedly more stable Structured Currency announced by President Mnangagwa this year.
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Read more at The Zimbabwe Mail
Georgia State Entrepreneurship Professor Talks Post-Pandemic Landscape for New Business Owners
Georgia State entrepreneurship professor talks post-pandemic landscape for new business owners Tip options are displayed on a card reader at a store in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2023. Berkley Baker is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Georgia State University’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute.
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Read more at WABE 90.1 FM
The 2024 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Kicks Off in Springfield
The 2024 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament kicked off on Thursday in Springfield. Before puck drop for both games, bars, restaurants, and shops in downtown Springfield welcomed fans heading to the arena. The UMass Minutemen took on the University of Denver Pioneers and the Cornell Big Red skating off against the university of Maine Black Bears on Thursday.
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Read more at Western Massachusetts News
Planning Approval to Redevelop Fenwick in Mayfair
Planning chiefs will decide after the Easter break on plans to revamp the former department store in New Bond Street. Residents and building owners have lodged “strong objections” to the proposal that they say will block out light from their homes and businesses. Lazari Investments’ plan includes a partial demolition and “a deep retrofit approach” with a complex reworking of six buildings.
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Read more at Westminster Extra
The Apprentice - Phil's Business Plan Must Be Amazing
Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up to our free email alerts for the top Celebs & TV stories sent straight to your e-mail The Apprentice viewers are convinced Phil has an ‘amazing’ business plan. In tonight’s episode of the BBC hit show, viewers saw the remaining candidates split into two teams as they tried to sell products live on a leading shopping channel. Lord Sugar was torn between Maura and fellow team mate Flo Edwards but in
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Read more at Yorkshire Live