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1+ week, 1+ day ago   (419+ words) ALBANY — The state Department of Financial Services has authorized the next round of health insurance premium rates for 2027, allowing companies to hike premiums by between 6% and 8%. On Friday, DFS announced that it had finished the prior approval process for health…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (467+ words) New York regulators approved average 2027 health insurance rate increases of 6% for individual plans and 8% for small-group plans, sharply below the increases insurers sought. The Department of Financial Services said the decisions will save consumers and small businesses about $1.6 billion and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1199+ words) Home » News » Buro Happold and NY Forward are building momentum in small downtowns across NY State Ian Nicholson, Associate Principal | Advisory at Buro Happold, has spent years helping communities navigate that process. From the statewide Reimagine the Canals initiative to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (95+ words) Partly to mostly cloudy, warm, and muggy; a shower or thunderstorm possible.. The Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for businesses affected by the ongoing drought in Berks and several other counties. The loans apply to drought…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (268+ words) The event drew a capacity crowd to the Country Inn & Suites, with attendance increasing 46% over last year. Adams MultiMedia Southern Wisconsin Regional President Pamela Henson welcomes the crowd to the 20th annual Best of the Area Awards. Adams MultiMedia Southern Wisconsin…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (199+ words) Small businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by ongoing drought conditions across nine Washington counties, including Whatcom County, are now eligible for federal assistance. The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the availability of low-interest federal economic injury disaster loans for eligible businesses…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (835+ words) NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts York County organization sets sights on revitalization efforts downtown | On the Bright Side YOU MAY ALSO LIKE 15 Places You Should Stop Tipping (And Why That’s Okay) This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (266+ words) Published 1:03 pm Saturday, August 22, 2026 QUINCY — U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy launched his campaign’s Business Leaders Coalition on Friday in Quincy, bringing together employers from across western Illinois for the first of a series of regional forums planned through the fall....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (511+ words) MarTech Cube Global study of 8,736 consumers across six countries: reviews and product information now beat discounts in purchase decisions, 83% of shoppers likely to abandon product pages that lack answers, 80% say inaccurate content damages the brand behind it, and 25% are more…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (359+ words) Broome Advertiser A Broome-founded Aboriginal organisation has won two national awards, recognising more than a decade of work supporting Indigenous businesses across regional and remote Western Australia Morrgul, a 100 per cent Aboriginal-owned not-for-profit, was awarded the Dr Dean Jarrett award…...