Construction of a new Harris Teeter shopping center in Lake Wylie should begin within months. By that time, another store may be well on its way in Fort Mill. Two anticipated Harris Teeters, one at Five Points in Lake Wylie and another on Fort Mill Parkway in Fort Mill, would be similar in size at […]
California farmers once grew 36,000 acres of asparagus. Now, fewer than 3,000 acres are devoted to it in the state. How did we get here? It was a late March morning and dozens of women and men descended on a San Joaquin Valley asparagus farm — one of the last in the state. The workers […]
DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images Allison Montgomery is a real estate agent, investor and the owner of Buy My House. The company — which pairs sellers with local cash buyers — operates nationwide, giving Montgomery a coast-to-coast perspective on the national real estate market that extends beyond any individual metro, state or region. Discover More: Here’s […]
A sell-off for Meta Platforms (META) cast a pall on first-quarter earnings season. Now attention turns to upcoming results for Amazon.com (AMZN) stock, as well as Super Micro Computer (SMCI) and Apple (AAPL). X Amazon stock has come under selling pressure even though its profit is expected to more than double, but sellers have hit […]
Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) announced on April 2 that it made $4.8 billion in share repurchases in the first quarter of 2024, the second-largest quarterly share buyback in its history. This is likely a down payment on the $25 billion increase in the share buyback program revealed in its fourth-quarter 2023 earnings announcement in February. However, the market’s […]
Three years ago, the Idaho Legislature passed and Gov. Brad Little signed into law a bill that capped the amount of new property-tax dollars that local governments can take from new, taxable development. One Treasure Valley fire district says the law has contributed to the district falling so far behind in meeting the need for […]
Gov. Ned Lamont and Connecticut’s largest health care workers union announced a tentative three-year contract this week that would boost minimum wages for home health aides by 26% to $23 per hour by the 2025-26 fiscal year. But the package, which also would provide longevity bonuses, expand paid time off and reduce health insurance costs […]
Wichita-based HomeGrown is opening another Johnson County restaurant. The breakfast, brunch and lunch spot is planned for the Merriam Grand Station development, near Shawnee Mission Parkway and Antioch Road, according to city documents. HomeGrown has three locations in the Kansas City area. Its Power & Light spot will open in the spring. HomeGrown entered the […]