How a tax-cut bill met its demise at the Arizona Legislature

How a tax-cut bill met its demise at the Arizona Legislature Members in Arizona’s Republican-controlled House did something unusual on Thursday: They killed a major tax break. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2lswPZU Arizona lawmakers killed a bill designed to keep Arizona competitive in the race for manufacturing businesses, citing a host of objections.

TRI/Austin Presented Prestigious Tibbetts Award at the White House

Texas Research Institute Austin, Inc. has been recognized with the Tibbetts award through the participation in the Small Business Innovation Research program. Vice President of TRI/Austin, Dr. Michael Dingus and Director of Business Development, Vince Newton, accepted the award on January 9th, 2017 at the Eisenhower Building within the White House complex in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Small Business Administration ensures that the nation’s high-tech, innovative small businesses are a significant part of the federal government’s research and development efforts.

Community banks hopeful as lawmakers target financial rules

The number of small, local banks has declined since the Great Recession, a change that advocates feel was intensified by the paperwork the increased oversight entails. Community banks hopeful as lawmakers target financial rules The number of small, local banks has declined since the Great Recession, a change that advocates feel was intensified by the paperwork the increased oversight entails.

Rail bypass opponents from two states rally in Mystic

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Lauren Girasoli of Old Lyme carries a sign that states “Don’t Track on Me” as more than one hundred people gather at Olde Mistick Village on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2017, to rally against the proposed Old Saybrook to Kenyon, R.I., high-speed rail bypass.

Rail bypass opponents from two states rally in Mystic

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Lauren Girasoli of Old Lyme carries a sign that states “Don’t Track on Me” as more than one hundred people gather at Olde Mistick Village on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2017, to rally against the proposed Old Saybrook to Kenyon, R.I., high-speed rail bypass.

Abrams: Travel ban threatens Main Street small businesses

Abrams: Travel ban threatens Main Street small businesses Risks include fewer foreign visitors and U.S. business people becoming less welcome abroad. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2katnhO President Trump speaks before signing an executive order surrounded by small business leaders in the Oval Office of the White House January 30, 2017 in Washington, DC.

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Trump signed an executive order Friday that bans lega… . People opposed to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries continue to demonstrate at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.

Alibaba tells Trump about U.S. store plan for China e-shoppers

Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma met U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday and laid out the Chinese e-commerce company’s new plan to bring a million small U.S. businesses onto its platform to sell to Chinese consumers over the next five year, an Alibaba spokesman said. ) expects the initiative to create a million U.S. jobs as each company adds a position, company spokesman Bob Christie said in a phone call.

Trump Cabinet excites his voters: a We have to trust hima

As each Cabinet announcement draws fresh criticism of the wealth, connections or opinions of Donald Trump’s latest appointees, many Americans who voted for him say the president-elect is doing what he promised to do: draining the swamp. To them, the idea of a defence secretary nicknamed “Mad Dog” is bliss.