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Santa Clara County only awards a small sliver of its contracts to businesses owned by people of diverse backgrounds and women. The $500,000 study examined $2.4 billion worth of contracts the county awarded from July 2016 through June 2021. Just over 15% of those contracts went to what the county calls diverse business enterprises. In the study period, the county spent about $365 million with diverse businesses.
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1 year ago Read more at KQED

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1 year ago Read more at Independent Record

Attorneys specializing in state election law believe the statute has never been prosecuted. But two election law scholars said DA Alvin Bragg's novel strategy may well get Trump convicted. New York State Election Law Trump is on trial for falsifying business records throughout his first year in office to hide an election-influencing hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels.
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1 year ago Read more at Business Insider

The Biden administration pushed out a slate of rules it says are meant to boost competitiveness and put more money into workers' pockets. They aim to raise an overtime threshold, ban noncompetes, and offer refunds for flight delays. There are already challenges to at least one of the rules — but together they could land overtime pay for millions more workers.
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A car crashed into an east Charlotte business Saturday morning. It happened around 2:15 a.m. on Milton Road just off of The Plaza. One person was rushed to the hospital.
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JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon is the best-dressed CEO in the country. Custom Ink poll of 1,000 Americans found Dimon was the top pick from respondents. The analysis stated his professional attire epitomizes classic elegance.
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1 year ago Read more at Fox Business

Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Rick Siger, New Cumberland Mayor Joan Erney and other local officials toured the West Shore borough Friday morning. Shapiro administration highlighted the importance of our small businesses, Erney said.
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1 year ago Read more at The Sentinel

EmPIRE Act would “privatize” labor-law enforcement by letting anyone initiate class-action lawsuits on behalf of alleged wage-theft victims. We’re plenty worried about crime in general, but we don’t argue for legalizing vigilantes. It’s an open invitation to tort lawyers to initiate lawsuits against small employers.
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1 year ago Read more at New York Post

Hannah Richardson opened What The Fluff on Mine Branch Road in Crimora. “I knew I wanted to work with animals from a young age,” said Richardson, 30, of Grottoes. "Creating a positive grooming experience for each pet is my number one goal," she said. She wants to cater to each dog’s individual needs, especially those of timid dogs.
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1 year ago Read more at The News Virginian

The Phoenician and Hermosa Inn are among Arizona's top luxury hotel offerings. The state is known for its award-winning travel offerings, from high-end resorts to pristine golf courses and awe-inspiring desert landscapes. In 2022, the city outside Phoenix hosted roughly 11 million tourists, from day trippers to overnight visitors.
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1 year ago Read more at Business Insider