Tag: economy
As the new director of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce, Jill Hartman wants to bring a little bit of sunshine to local businesses. My approach is to lead by example. Shop local. Keep a…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill aimed at stopping an economic border war with Kansas. Whether the bill signed Tuesday has any impact depends on Kansas officials. Both…
WASHINGTON (AP) Straining to stave off threatened U.S. tariffs, Mexican and American officials claimed progress in White House talks, but President Donald Trump said today that a lot of progress must be made to…
WASHINGTON (AP) Mexico launched a counteroffensive today against the threat of U.S. tariffs, warning not only that it hurt the economies of both countries but also would allow a quarter million more Central Americans…
NEW YORK (AP) Pressure from the trade dispute between the U.S. and China continues to weigh on the retail sector. Retailers have seen their shares seesaw this week as they express concern over tariffs…
America’s baby bust isnt over. The nation’s birth rates last year reached record lows for women in their teens and 20s, a government report shows, leading to the fewest babies in 32 years. The provisional…
This years graduates are enjoying a healthy economy, a growing job market and rising wages. The vestiges of the hard and deep recession that hit more than 10 years ago are finally fading into history.…
WASHINGTON (AP) Hiring accelerated and pay rose at a solid pace in April, setting the stage for healthy U.S. economic growth to endure despite fears of a slowdown earlier this year. Employers added 263,000…
Diagnosing the state?s economic challenges is one thing, David Toland said Thursday. Simply put, Iola, Allen County and Kansas as a whole do not have enough workers to support its businesses, the state?s commerce secretary…
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to close Americas southern border or large sections of it next week, a potentially drastic step affecting the economies of both the U.S. and…
