by Admin | Jan 18, 2021 | News
Many of us have an appliance or two that is as old as we are. Perhaps Grandma’s old stand mixer, or the microwave our parents got when they got married. Maybe the iron that used to press Grandpa’s shirts, or the old family radio. But we won’t have...
by Admin | Jan 6, 2021 | Companies, News
After Seattle burned down in 1889, prosperous brothel madam Lou Graham helped to save the city by making private loans to business owners after banks decided the city was a poor investment. Her investments went far toward rebuilding Seattle’s commercial core,...
by Admin | Dec 30, 2020 | News
In the earlier rounds of 2020 stimulus, over 5.2 million small businesses borrowed over $500 billion in loans, those forgivable through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under certain conditions. Now several months later, nearly 2,000 of the companies which...
by Admin | Dec 23, 2020 | News
As joyous and teary videos circulate of health care workers and care home residents receiving the first vaccines for COVID-19, conversation in every field is circling around vaccines in general. While the COVID-19 vaccines, the first major mRNA vaccines, are the...
by Admin | Dec 16, 2020 | News
The Pure Michigan Small Business Relief Initiative sounded like a godsend for Michigan business owners when it was first announced. Not exactly a state program, but a quasi-public statewide grant program from Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC), the $10 million...
by Admin | Dec 9, 2020 | News
“Restaurants… are central to Seattle’s soul,” said Jessica Tousignant, executive director of Seattle Restaurants United. “The COVID-19 pandemic is crippling our small business community, and local restaurants and bars are doing their part to stem the...
by Admin | Dec 2, 2020 | Companies, News, Technology
The idea of lab-grown meat isn’t a new one – food scientists have been looking for a way to bring animal-free meat products to the market for decades. But it’s only recently that it’s become a viable possibility. And currently, the technology is less...
by Admin | Nov 25, 2020 | Companies, News
If you’ve noticed that big brands like Nike and Birkenstock haven’t been available on Amazon lately, there’s a reason for that. For years, brands like those have pursued the massive e-marketplace to crack down on sellers moving counterfeits of their...
by Admin | Nov 18, 2020 | Companies
KIND North America, based in New York City, isn’t a broad company. It makes eight lines of snacks, most of them granola bar type products marketed at people who are concerned about health and sustainable foods. The company, founded in 2004, built its...
by Admin | Nov 11, 2020 | Companies, News, Technology
Amazon is an absolute giant of a company, with more assets than many countries and over a million employees worldwide. The company’s revenue in 2019 is estimated to equal approximately 1% of the United States’ entire gross domestic product. It has extended from...