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Wholesale Inflation In US Further Slowed In November To 7.4%

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/13/2022 - 4:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose 7.4% in November from a year earlier, a fifth straight slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures across the economy are continuing to cool.

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Over The Moon: The Old-Timey Small Town Bakery Putting Cortland On The Map

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/13/2022 - 1:00am

CORTLAND – It’s five days before the big day.

The Model A dashes down West Fourth Street. Its driver pulls up to a brick storefront and strolls inside, jaunty, dressed in his Sunday best.

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Survey: Business Forecast Dimming For Region That Includes Nebraska

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/06/2022 - 3:00am

Ernie Goss of Creighton’s economic forecast group. (Courtesy of Creighton University)

OMAHA — For the first time in 30 months, an index used by Creighton University to gauge the economic health of a nine-state region including Nebraska has dropped below growth neutral.

That sends up “flashing recession warnings” for the first half of 2023, said Ernie Goss, director of Creighton’s economic forecasting group.

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Millions Of Workers Are Dealing With Long COVID. Advocates Call For Expanding Social Safety Net.

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/22/2022 - 5:00am

Long COVID conditions are a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems that people experience after being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. (Shutterstock)

Emily Withnall caught COVID-19 from her teenager in July 2020. In the more than two years since, the 40-year-old has suffered from debilitating fatigue, spinal pain and heart palpitations. In addition to her primary care doctor, she regularly sees a cardiologist and says her acupuncturist and craniosacral therapy help relieve her pain and the trouble she has focusing.

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American Workers Feel Alienated, Helpless And Overwhelmed – Here’s One Way To Alleviate Their Malaise

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/15/2022 - 5:00am

First it was the “Great Resignation.” Then it was “nobody wants to work anymore.” Now it’s “quiet quitting.”

Yet it seems like no one wants to talk about what I see as the root cause of America’s economic malaise – work under contemporary capitalism is fundamentally flawed.

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Business Management Doesn’t Always Have To Be About Capitalism – This Course Shows How It Can Also Be A Calling

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/15/2022 - 4:00am

This is an occasional series called Unusual Courses from The Conversation U.S. that highlights unconventional approaches to teaching. This article features the course “Management as a Calling” taught by Andrew J. Hoffman.

What prompted the idea for the course?

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Brick N’ Mortar Academy Is Launching A 10-Week Online Program On Ways To Start And Run A Successful Brick-And-Mortar Business

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/15/2022 - 2:00am

Brick N’ Mortar is launching a 10-week online program in January. Besides the program educating entrepreneurs on ways to turn an idea into a brick-and-mortar business, it aims at helping small business owners run profitable and sustainable long term businesses.

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Business Owners Applaud Initiative 433 Win To Raise Minimum Wage

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:00am

Nov. 8, 2022— Nebraska business owners are celebrating the passage of Initiative 433, saying raising the minimum wage will boost consumer spending, strengthen Nebraska’s workforce, and bolster local businesses. Initiative 433 will gradually raise the state minimum wage by $1.50 a year until it reaches $15 in 2026.

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Paths To Boost Retirement Security For Nontraditional Workers

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/01/2022 - 5:00am

Nontraditional workers—often referred to as contingent, gig, alternative, or independent workers—generally do not have access to employer-provided benefits such as a retirement plan or health insurance. Workers without retirement savings plans risk entering retirement without adequate savings.

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There’s Options For Working Remotely

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/25/2022 - 4:00am

The Covid-19 Pandemic changed the work landscape drastically, with many industries having to restructure or risk dying off completely. This led many employees to suddenly find their jobs becoming partially or fully remote and forcing everyone to have to adapt. As we reach the end of the pandemic, many, especially those in the real estate development market as was shown at this year’s CRE Summit, are of the opinion that we will move back into the office and return to the way things once were.