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A human rights movement ‘disguised as a coffee shop’ employs and empowers people with disabilities

A human rights movement ‘disguised as a coffee shop’ employs and empowers people with disabilities

by Ariel Gans and Jonathan Lehrfeld | May 31, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — “I have a learning disability, and at a very young age, I was told that I wouldn’t be able to walk and talk. Now, look what I can do,” said O’Donnell, who recently began work as a barista at Bitty and Beau’s Coffee, a coffee shop that primarily...
Experts urge Congress to Switch Country to daylight saving time permanently

Experts urge Congress to Switch Country to daylight saving time permanently

by Annie Klingenberg | Mar 10, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — As Americans prepare to switch their clocks forward on Sunday, members of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee and a variety of experts Wednesday agreed that it’s time for the country to stop switching times. But they couldn’t agree on which...
FCC nominee Gigi Sohn addresses concerns at second confirmation hearing

FCC nominee Gigi Sohn addresses concerns at second confirmation hearing

by Michael Korsh | Feb 10, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — In her second appearance before the Senate Commerce Committee, Gigi Sohn, nominated to be a Federal Communications Commission commissioner, faced repeated Republican questioning Wednesday whether she could be impartial. The top Republican on the...
Black-owned vegan restaurant finds success in Milwaukee amid pandemic

Black-owned vegan restaurant finds success in Milwaukee amid pandemic

by Quinn Clark | Jan 21, 2022 | Business, Featured

The first time the Twisted Plants food trailer made its appearance on the streets of Milwaukee, the trailer disconnected from the hitch. The second, the grill tipped over. That was in 2019, and what began as a food trailer specializing in plant-based comfort food...
U.S. Chamber president: State of business in country ‘competitive’

U.S. Chamber president: State of business in country ‘competitive’

by Jonathan Lehrfeld | Jan 11, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the state of American business is “competitive,” Suzanne Clark, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said Tuesday. “Competition is how we build our country, make it exceptional and move it...
Spokane native appointed to lead Small Business Administration in Northwest

Spokane native appointed to lead Small Business Administration in Northwest

by Julia Shapero | Nov 18, 2021 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday tapped Mike Fong, a Spokane native and former deputy mayor of Seattle, to lead the Small Business Administration’s Pacific Northwest office. “Small businesses are the engine of our economy and this is an incredible...
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