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Local coffee shops feel push for drinks similar to chains across the city
The Daily Iowan
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September 8, 2025
Walking through downtown Iowa City, 13 coffee shops can be found in Iowa City’s Downtown District alone. Two of these coffee shops are chain coffee corporations, but the vast majority are locally owned, small businesses, forced to compete with...
Crabtree Valley Mall's $60M makeover forces local businesses out before crucial holiday season
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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September 7, 2025
Crabtree Valley Mall is preparing to welcome a new and improved shopping center while also saying goodbye to several small businesses. As previously reported, Crabtree Valley Mall is making big moves. It’s getting a $60-million facelift after...
Zach Nunn discusses CyHawk rivalry, veterans’ issues, and local meetings in recent posts
Des Moines Sun - Iowa
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September 7, 2025
Congressman Zach Nunn, who represents Iowa's 3rd congressional district, shared updates on community engagement and legislative priorities in a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) over the weekend.On September 6, Nunn highlighted his...
'A true Italian festival:' Local eats at Latrobe event draw hundreds
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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September 7, 2025
Latrobe can’t compete in size with the best-known Italian festival in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Little Italy Days in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. But what the fourth annual Latrobe Italian Festival lacks in scale, attendees and vendors...
Campus to Community: EIU Squared unites Charleston
The Daily Eastern News - Illinois
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September 7, 2025
The sky was Panther blue on Saturday as the Eastern Illinois University Jazz Combo’s opening number welcomed the first arrivals to the second EIU Squared event. Located in Charleston’s downtown, EIU Squared was a joint effort between the...
KPDN Carnival highlights local products, draws strong public support
Borneo Post
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September 8, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Patrick, one of the lucky draw winners, celebrates after winning a brand-new motorcycle at the KPDN Carnival 2025. – Photo by Roystein Emmor. KUCHING (Sept 8): The Ministry of Domestic Trade and...
Relax, It’s Just Coffee brings community together in downtown Mansfield
Richland Source - Ohio
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September 7, 2025
MANSFIELD — When Paul and Tammy Kemerling opened Relax, It’s Just Coffee at 105 N. Main St., Mansfield didn’t have a true independent coffee shop. A few had tried, but none had lasted. That challenge became his inspiration. A longtime fan of indie...
Why I Switched to Offline AI: The Benefits of Local Language Models
MakeUseOf
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September 7, 2025
I've been using cloud-based chatbots for a long time now. Since large language models require serious computing power to run, they were basically the only option. But with LM Studio and quantized LLMs, I can now run decent models offline using the...
Archbold’s Wyatt Lumbrezer Makes Community Proud At National Rodeo Finals
The Village Reporter - Ohio
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September 7, 2025
By: Jacob Kessler THE VILLAGE REPORTER jacob@thevillagereporter.com Rock Springs, Wyoming was the stage this July for the National High School Rodeo Finals, one of the largest youth rodeo events in the world. More than 1,500 contestants from...
African American Small Business Foundation Launches 2025 Giving Campaign
African American Voice
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September 7, 2025
(Black PR Wire) The African American Small Business Foundation, Inc. has officially launched it 2025 Giving Campaign raising funds to Empower the African American Community. About: African American Small Business Foundation – The African American...
Future of regional Australia depends on the future of regional journalism
The Singleton Argus
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September 7, 2025
Small business owners have never worked longer days for less reward, and faced more risk and red tape. Our farmers are facing a magnitude of challenges, with little relief in sight. From international tariff jumps to green droughts and a rapid...
Golden Heart Waste Management named one of America’s Top 100 Small Businesses
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and CO—, its award-winning digital platform for small businesses, announced today that Golden Heart Waste Management was chosen for the CO— 100: America’s Top 100 Small Businesses list. Golden Heart Waste Management...
Small Business Tech Roundup: Gmail Hack Rumors, Salesforce AI, Google Ads Maps & Windows 10’s Looming Deadline
Forbes
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Getty Images Here are five things in small business technology news that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? This Week in Small Business...
Private capital, local jobs: What I’ve learned about building shared prosperity from Nairobi to Manila
Business World
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September 7, 2025
By Amena Arif IT’S STILL EARLY DAYS for me in the Philippines as IFC’s new country manager here, and already I’m struck by the remarkable journey this country has undergone over the past four decades — a journey that BusinessWorld has dutifully...
Backing local: Northland businesses key to regional resilience – Piripi Moore
Northern Advocate
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September 7, 2025
While the headwinds are real, from rising costs and tighter household budgets to the ongoing effects of severe weather events, the entrepreneurial spirit in Te Tai Tokerau remains strong. We see it every year through The Pick, our regional...
Future Fund launches SME lending portfolio
Muscat Daily
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September 7, 2025
Muscat – Oman Investment Authority affiliate Future Fund of Oman (FFO) has launched a lending portfolio aimed at providing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with faster access to finance. The initiative offers loans within two weeks of...
Community Calendar for Sept. 7, 2025: Upcoming local events in the Bristol area
Bristol Herald Courier - Virginia
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Bruce Miller, Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter, says "The Roses" strikes out with three misses - miscast, misdirected and misguided. BRUCE R. MILLER DROOL PARTY EXPANDED—The Kingsport Aquatic Center is bringing back one of its most...
Regional Development Minister in Greece: Road Modernization to Boost Regional Growth and Living Standards
Bulgarian News Agency
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Modernizing road links and infrastructure networks between Bulgaria and Greece is an opportunity to achieve sustainable economic growth and improve living standards in both countries, Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Ivanov said...
Yaneek Page | The JLP’s promises for small businesses: which will matter most?
The Gleaner
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September 7, 2025
The 2025 general elections are over. The ballots have been counted, victory speeches delivered, and Jamaica Labour Party supporters are celebrating a third consecutive term with 34 seats in parliament and 51 per cent of the total votes cast. The...
BPJPH boosts halal product assurance guidance to small enterprises
Antara
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September 7, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Head of the Indonesian Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH), Ahmad Haikal Hasan, highlighted his agency's commitment to continuously boosting guidance on halal produce assurance to players of micro and small enterprises and...