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4 Lessons for Business Leaders From Pope Leo XIV’s First 100 Days
COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s early leadership shows how timeless truths can guide modern decision-making — in the Vatican or the boardroom Succession is a term that strikes fear in business and political leaders. Threats to order and stability...
Winner’s Meats wins national honor
Winner’s Meats wins national honor KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Winner’s Meats in Osgood won national recognition at the 2025 American Cured Meat Championships, held July 24-26, in Kansas City, Missouri. This event was held in conjunction with the annual...

Business notebook: W&J grad’s AI startup gets boost from incubator
Eric Wabrick’s Autology AI business took third place in the 2025 Ideas 2 Enterprise Competition. A Washington & Jefferson College graduate who created an AI-related company, designed to enhance Washington County businesses, has gotten a boost for...

Winnipeg’s new pothole fix focuses on residential neighbourhoods
By Hersh Singh Global News Posted August 22, 2025 8:06 pm Updated August 22, 2025 8:10 pm 1 min read The city of Winnipeg is using a new Neighbourhood Action Team to address resident-requested repairs on local streets. While the team is fixing...

Leadership that fuels tourism growth
Sanelisiwe Mangxaba|Published 8 hours ago 3min IN KwaZulu-Natal’s tourism and film sectors, Thandazile “Thanda” Mokhohlouloane and Nompumelelo “Mpume” Ngubane are setting the pace - driving investment, creating opportunities, and proving that...
INNOVATE UTAH 8-25-25
A Springville startup has launched Coach Blitz, an all-in-one platform for managing soccer teams. The new company says its app goes beyond the mere logistics of team management and centers on coaching itself. The platform is now available for iOS,...

Leaders of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan make joint statement on high-level meeting outcomes
First, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan, made a press statement, News.Az reports, citing AZERTAC. Statement by Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov - Dear representatives of the media....

Innovation meets infrastructure
In a world where cities are becoming engines of economic growth and cultural evolution, urban development must go beyond the traditional model of expansion and concrete. Smart urban development is no longer a global trend; it’s a necessity,...

Business News | Piyush Goyal Proposes 'Bharat Pavilion' at Major Fairs to Promote Plantation Board Products
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, has suggested the establishment of a 'Bharat Pavilion' in all major international and domestic fairs to enable the Plantation Boards to showcase their products...

Business News | Rural, Urban Housing and Infrastructure to Drive Cement Demand Growth at 7-8% CAGR
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Rural and urban housing, infrastructure, and commercial projects are driving cement demand, expected to grow at a 7-8 per cent CAGR, or 1.0-1.2 times real GDP growth, over the medium term. Capacity additions in...

Business News | Indian Solar Sector May Face Oversupply by 2027: SBI Capital
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): India's solar industry could face a potential oversupply as cumulative installations are expected to reach 190 gigawatts by 2027, according to a recent report by SBI Capital. This concern arises due to a...

Winter is coming: U.S. will be most vulnerable to a recession late this year and early next as tariff and immigration fallout peak, top economist says
The odds that the economy will slip into a recession are nearly 50-50, and the time of greatest vulnerability will run from late 2025 to early 2026, according to Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi. That’s when the impact of President...

Leaders, laggards after Powell's speech — plus, key Starbucks, Honeywell updates
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market moves : Stocks were headed for a positive week, thanks to a big...

Annual San Jose Chamber of Commerce BBQ draws hundreds of community members and business leaders

Businesses, vacationers on LBI cope with flooding caused by Erin
Parts of Long Beach Island still underwater at high tide. Several blocks of Ship Bottom remained flooded Friday afternoon but businesses stayed open. “This is like my 200th flood but not usually in the summer. We usually get them in the winter,...

Business owners’ economic worries reflected in Google searches
CHARLOTTE — Business owners are getting increasingly worried about the economy — and it’s showing up in their Google search data. A new study by Crux Analytics analyzed Google Trends data across all 50 states, comparing searches between January...

CCCIA accepting registrations for two-day Hot Innovation & Contractor Expo
A two-day expo put on by the advocacy organization for all things construction in Cape Coral takes place next month. The Cape Coral Construction Industry Association is once again bringing the Hot Innovation & Contractor Expo back, taking place at...

Mitchell Geisler on Listening, Leadership and Business Growth
His journey into leadership has been anything but conventional. In his younger years, he ran a bar in downtown Toronto. That early hands-on experience taught him how to manage people, juggle challenges, and make decisions under pressure—skills he...

Independent Laboratory Testing Reports on Klar Water Filter Performance
IAPMO R&T and QFT Laboratory conducted testing to NSF standards. LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / August 22, 2025 / Independent laboratory testing of Klar Water Filters was carried out by IAPMO R&T and QFT Laboratory to NSF standards. The testing...

SBA Disaster Relief Still Available to North Carolina Residents, Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses, private nonprofit (PNP) organizations, homeowners and renters in North Carolina of the Sept. 23 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster...