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October Existing Home Sales Hit Fastest Pace Since January | Business News
By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked higher in October, marking their strongest annual pace since January even as competition for relatively few properties on the market pushed prices higher. Existing homes sales rose 0.8{3e92bdb61ecc35f2999ee2a63f1e687c788772421b16b0136989bbb6b4e89b73} last month from September to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 6.34 million units, the National Association of Realtors said Monday. That was stronger than the 6.18 million units that economists had been expecting, according to FactSet. Sales fell 5.8{3e92bdb61ecc35f2999ee2a63f1e687c788772421b16b0136989bbb6b4e89b73} from October last year, when they peaked following a summer and fall surge as buyers who had held off during the early days of the pandemic jumped back into the…
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HONK Launches Advanced Business Management Tools for Towing Professionals
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — HONK Technologies, the industry-leading digital roadside assistance and vehicle transport platform company, today announced a new Partner Performance Dashboard designed specifically for tow truck business owners. The new dashboard enables tow business owners to quickly and easily track key performance indicators (KPIs) all in one place. The HONK Partner Dashboard gives service providers complete transparency into how their business is performing on HONK towing and roadside assistance jobs. Partners can now view their companies’ completed jobs performance, track their year-to-date revenue and monitor customer ratings for each of their drivers. HONK’s Partner Performance Dashboard includes five performance-based metrics: Availability to take jobs Tracking…
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Small-cap stock exchanges would be a boon to small business, workers and main street investors
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Small companies today face a problem almost as unknown as some of the firms themselves—the exchanges designed to take them public often keep them in the shadows. Currently, these more modest firms—known as small-caps—have to list on the same stock exchanges as the Fortune 500 when they go public, so bigger competitors often eclipse them when they vie for investor attention. The Main Street Growth Act would make stock exchanges better at doing what they do best by creating venture exchanges specifically for smaller companies and the people looking to invest in them. The option of hosting smaller firms on their own exchanges would…
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Bay Village, Rocky River, Westlake abound with local shopping opportunities: West Shore Chatter
ROCKY RIVER, Ohio — If you want to avoid crowded stores and the busy mall, consider doing your holiday shopping locally, at one of the many unique businesses in Bay Village, Rocky River and Westlake. Many local merchants can offer specialty items not available through larger outlets. And your money stays in the community to support businesses that still may be struggling as the coronavirus pandemic lingers. There are many options in Bay Village, Rocky River and Westlake. Consider BAYarts and the many unique gift ideas created by local artists. In Rocky River, there are many one-of-a-kind shops in the Old River Shopping Area, which will have its popular Holiday…
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Best local business plan recognized as part of annual competition
Chris Mihnovets, left, and Chris Slota launched C4 Crypto Advisers in February of this year. The two former bankers believe the cryptocurrency is a good investment and the wave of the future.Courtesy photo Children’s clothing and cryptocurrency found common ground as the 2021 Community Business Plan competition returned to Steamboat Springs after last year’s hiatus. C4 Crypto Advisers, a Steamboat-based digital currency advising and asset management service, took home $6,000 for winning this year’s business plan competition hosted by Colorado Mountain College Steamboat Springs and the Yampa Valley Entrepreneurship Center. Town Hall Outdoor Co., which focuses on sustainable outdoor clothing for children, won $4,000 as runner-up. “Both of these startups…
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A nursing home where 83 residents died of Covid is still in business under a new name
In December 2019, Sharon Farrell flew from Florida to visit her brother Stephen at a New Jersey nursing home, where, she said, she found “disgusting” conditions. “I told the nurse, ‘I am calling the state,'” she said. “I’m paying $9,000 a month, and I wouldn’t let my dog live like this.” Farrell said that four months later, as Covid-19 was spreading rapidly, she repeatedly called the facility to ask how her brother was doing. When she finally reached someone, she said, she was told he was fine. Within a few days, however, he was dead. It has been 19 months since the discovery of 17 bodies in a tiny morgue…