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Job Losses Mount As New Unemployment Claims Hit Nearly 3M

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The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending May 2 were in Oklahoma (+41,385), Maryland (+25,318), New Jersey (+16,360), Maine (+8,452) and Puerto Rico (+4,600). In addition, 13 states reported that 79,538 people filed for pandemic unemployment. April jobs data also show that teenagers (31.9 percent), Blacks (16.7

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Data Enablers: Motionloft, For Retail Traffic And More

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But how does a retailer know how many people are coming in and out of its space? The business focuses on three main industries: retail, commercial real estate and smart city development. But Motionloft’s work in the retail space, as Garrison said, “adds another layer of granularity to business analytics.

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Hurricane Florence’s Retail Punch

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Though not expected to be as damaging as the hurricane run that ripped through Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico last year, Hurricane Florence is expected to deal $700 million worth of net negative impact on the U.S. A bad one — bad enough, in fact, to be this week’s biggest fizzle. According to Planalytics, roughly $2.75

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Popular Bank’s COO Manuel Chinea Talks Small Business with Amigos de Univision

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Leveraging a 127-year history of service in Puerto Rico and 60 years in the U.S., Other resources available to small businesses include the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans and the Main Street Lending Program. Our communities and small businesses are facing an unprecedented time.

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Making Money When It Rains Iguanas

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It is also the nation’s main producer of fruits for juicing, so Floridians are literally the leading experts in making lemonade out of lemons. have it shipped straight from El Salvador, while California-based Exotic Meat Markets imports iguana from Puerto Rico and distributes the meat skin-on, skinless and boneless.

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The eCommerce Bachelor: Which City Will Get The Rose?

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Puerto Rico. The economic development agency’s top official, Manuel Laboy, said Puerto Rico wanted to show it could bounce back from the hurricane. The region’s main economic development agency said it wanted to make sure Amazon noticed its proposal — and notice it did. Tucson, Arizona.

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Could This Be The Last Time We Change The Clocks?

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Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico, where daylight savings time is not observed. Specifically, daylight saving Sunday – when Americans collectively spring their clocks forward for an hour at 2 a.m. local time. Well, except for the good people of Arizona, Hawaii, American Samoa, the U.S.

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