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Local Leaders Roundtable: Nuts & Bolts 6/10/21
We’re slowly coming out of our pandemic shell. We know what it looks like to be free of Covid but what does this in-between stage look like? We’re going to take a close look at hybrid events—
Local Leaders Roundtable: What’s New at AMIBA
Thursday, July 8, 1 PM ET RSVP Now You’ve already experienced one of the biggest benefits of...
Recap: Local Leaders Roundtable Tours New Online Resources
The Local Leaders Roundtable met on April 8 for What’s New at AMIBA: New Resources Resources are...
Independent Businesses Launch Coalition to Fight Monopoly Power
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Virgil McDill, vmcdill@ilsr.org, 202.294.9187 Independent...
Local Tennis Club Beats the Monopoly
In today’s US economy a business sector is monopolized when a small number of the big guys work together with price-fixing or other anti-competitive practices that results in the closing down of thousands of small independent businesses.
Number of banks shrink by 68%, small business loans suffer
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Frank Knapp Jr. 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org Columbia, SC, March 23, 2021...
Monopolies are Running the Show
Do you remember playing Monopoly as a kid? It begins with that fun, anything-is-possible, the...
Local Leaders Roundtable: Local Hive 5/13/21
It’s time to talk about what coming out of the pandemic might look like. Plus, this has been hard, we could all use a bit of a therapy session.
Industry News Feed
What Will It Take To Save America’s Small Businesses?
Devastation for American small businesses. Federal relief funds ran out almost instantaneously. More may be on the way, but what can be done to save small business?
‘Downtown on the Farm’ continues at a social distance in 2020
Downtown on the Farm, presented by Locally Owned Murfreesboro, is BYOB (Bring Your Own Blanket) in 2020, the nonprofit announced.
Three Banks Award $33K Grant to Help Support Tourism in Las Vegas, New Mexico
Southwest Capital Bank, Community 1st Bank Las Vegas (Community 1st Bank) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have provided $33,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to help a nonprofit foundation in Las Vegas, New Mexico, market the city to tourists.
Anti-Monopoly Fund Funnels $1 Million into Antitrust Efforts
A group pushing for more competitive markets is funneling more than $1 million into initiatives that promote stronger antitrust enforcement as U.S. regulators examine whether Silicon Valley’s biggest companies have too much power over commerce.
Maine Voices: Covid-battered Local Businesses Need Congress to Step Up
For local businesses in Portland, the future is bleak. Portland Buy Local recently surveyed our members and found that nearly 30 percent are considering permanently closing.
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