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SBA to host webinar series for small businesses

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Washington, D.C.—The EST: Region 7 Serving – Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, and Region 10 Serving – Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. EST: Region 3 Serving – Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C. Thursday, July 15, 2021 – 2 p.m. Thursday, July 22, 2021 – 2 p.m.

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NRF predicts soft landing, not recession

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Washington, D.C.—Economic Kleinhenz noted that the latest “state coincident indexes” of state-level economic data produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia have increased in every state except Alaska in the past three months, “suggesting that we are not in a recession.” A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of St.

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Housing affordability plunges in Q2

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Washington, D.C.—Soaring and Fairbanks, Alaska. According to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), 56.6% of new and existing homes sold between the beginning of April and end of June were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $79,900. Sierra Vista-Douglas, Ariz.; California-Lexington Park, Md.;

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What Is Your State’s Most Popular Design Style? Google Knows!

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Image: Sulo Development Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming Most popular design style: bohemian chic The most popular style, bohemian, features a mix and match of color, texture and exotic references.

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Corporate sector, foundations pitch in to fight coronavirus

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Together with Microsoft, Amazon created the COVID-19 Response Fund, targeting Washington State, which was the first state in the U.S. Alaska Airlines, Starbucks. Alaska Airlines and the Starbucks Foundation have donated $2.5 to report large infections. Amazon and Microsoft are not the only entities teaming up.

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Housing affordability drops to 10 year low

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Washington D.C.— Fairbanks, Alaska. Supply chain bottlenecks that put upward pressure on home prices along with rising interest rates contributed to housing affordability falling to a 10-year low, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Top five affordable small housing markets: Cumberland, Md.-W. Wheeling, W.Va.

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SBA establishes centers for women-owned businesses

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Washington, D.C.—The Back in March, OWBO announced the expansion of its national WBC network to all 50 states and Puerto Rico after it launched its 141st WBC in Anchorage, Alaska. saw historic small business growth in 2021, with new business applications 20% higher than any year on record.