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MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government last week sued United States gun manufacturers and distributors in U.S. federal court, arguing that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unleashed tremendous bloodshed in Mexico. The unusual lawsuit was filed in U.S. federal court in Boston. Among those being sued are some of the biggest names in [...]
Having spent the past 47 years growing the family business started by his father Sherman Smoot, Lewis Smoot Sr. — the current board chairman and CEO of Smoot Construction — knows the time is right to hand over the reins to the business to his own son. The head of the nationally known general construction [...]
NEW YORK — Feta cheese was scarce in some stores earlier this year. The culprit? TikTok, where videos that showed an easy-to-make baked feta pasta recipe went viral. TikTok, launched in the U.S. in 2018, has become a force in the shopping world, influencing people to buy things they've seen on the app, from cheese [...]
Businesses large and small, from McDonald's and Home Depot to local yoga studios, are reinstituting mask mandates as coronavirus cases rise. Bars, gyms and restaurants across the country are requiring vaccines to get inside. After a largely mask-free summer, it's a reversal no one wanted to see, brought on by the fast-spreading delta variant and [...]
Despite the pandemic, the IRS received more than 7 million requests for new employer identification numbers between January 2020 and June 2021, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. As those businesses grow, many will reach an important milestone: hiring their first employees. Here are six things business owners should do first. MAKE SURE [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Game maker Eric Poses last year created The Worst-Case Scenario Card Game, making a wry reference to the way the coronavirus had upended normal life. He had no idea. In a twist that Poses never could have predicted, his game itself would become caught up in the latest fallout from the health [...]
WASHINGTON — Toy maker Eric Poses created a card game last year he called The Worst-Case Scenario, a wry reference to the way the coronavirus had upended normal life. He had no idea. In a twist that Poses never could have predicted, his game itself would become caught up in the latest fallout from the [...]
Columbus-based economy hotel chain Red Roof unveiled a prototype for its extended-stay properties branded as HomeTowne Studios at an annual national conference of hotel franchisees this week. Shaped by input from hotel owners and guests alike, the new prototype features modern room design aesthetics, a cost-effective development footprint and a layout the company hopes will [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers. For months, most employers relied on information campaigns, bonuses and other incentives to encourage their workforces to get the COVID-19 shot. Now, a growing number are imposing rules to make it more onerous for employees to refuse, from outright mandates to requiring the unvaccinated [...]
DETROIT (AP) — Despite a computer chip shortage that temporarily closed some of its factories, General Motors made a healthy $2.8 billion net profit in the second quarter. The earnings came even though GM plants cranked out 200,000 fewer vehicles than they did during the same period in 2019, the last comparable quarter before the [...]