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Business  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 13, 2021

NFIB Survey: Labor Shortage Remains a Challenge for Small Businesses as Inflation Increases

The NFIB Optimism Index increased 2.9 points in June to 102.5, the first time the Index exceeded 100 since November 2020. Seven of the 10 Index components improved and three declined. The NFIB Uncertainty Index increased four points to 83. “Small businesses optimism is rising as the economy opens up, yet a record number of employers continue…
Business  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
July 12, 2021

Congressional delegates join millions of Americans in support of the people of Cuba

Cubans took to the streets to protest severe economic shortages and lack of freedoms; eruption of discontent not seen in nearly 30 years. Activists and analysts called it the first time that so many people had openly protested against the Communist government since the so-called Maleconazo uprising in the summer of 1994. The protests were…