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Survey: 9 in 10 Employers Are Open to Negotiating Salaries

Survey: 9 in 10 Employers Are Open to Negotiating Salaries

The overwhelming majority (89%) of organizations are open to negotiating salary for either some or all positions once a job offer has been made.

VA: Virginia Companies Increase Exports Through Business Acceleration Program

VA: Virginia Companies Increase Exports Through Business Acceleration Program

Seven Virginia companies recognized for completing two-year international business acceleration program.

Report Says Amazon to Launch Program for Startup Trucking Companies

Report Says Amazon to Launch Program for Startup Trucking Companies

According to a report, Amazon.com Inc. plans to launch a program to recruit hundreds of people to start their own trucking companies.

WI: Digital Marketing Clinic Pairs Small Businesses, UW-Oshkosh Interns

WI: Digital Marketing Clinic Pairs Small Businesses, UW-Oshkosh Interns

The Wisconsin Small Business Development Center Network hopes to help up to 150 small businesses rebound through no-cost, tailored digital marketing s...

Alignable Poll: 58% of Minority-Owned Businesses Can't Afford February Rent

Alignable Poll: 58% of Minority-Owned Businesses Can't Afford February Rent

Alignable's February Rent Poll shows that the ongoing struggle among small businesses to pay their rent on time and in full is only becoming worse.

Walmart Donates $14M as Part of $100M Pledge to Advance Racial Equality

Walmart Donates $14M as Part of $100M Pledge to Advance Racial Equality

Walmart and its foundation will distribute the first $14.3 million of $100 million to 16 nonprofit organizations to help fight systemic racism across ...

Labor Market Posts Weak Gain at Start of 2021

Labor Market Posts Weak Gain at Start of 2021

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week that the U.S. economy added just 49,000 jobs in the month of January following the December decline ...

Aerospace

Report: U.S. Air Mobility Could Create 280,000 Jobs by 2035

According to a new report, U.S. aerospace and defense companies are poised to lead the growing global industry.

FL: Governor, DEO Announce $927,000 to Strengthen Rural Infrastructure

FL: Governor, DEO Announce $927,000 to Strengthen Rural Infrastructure

Forida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced more than $927,000 in awards to three rural Florida communities to strengthen public infrastructure.

SC: State of South Carolina Announces 2020 Industry Recruitment Results

SC: State of South Carolina Announces 2020 Industry Recruitment Results

In 2020, the State of South Carolina won 126 economic development projects, accounting for $4 billion in capital investment and 11,147 new jobs.