FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a shopper walks by one of several vacant retail spaces among the outlet shops in Freeport, Maine. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 7.9% in September, but hiring is slowing and many Americans have given up looking for work, the government said Friday, Oct. 2, in the final jobs report before the voters decide whether to give President Donald Trump another term. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
United States

Long-term jobless caught in a squeeze that imperils recovery

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United States

Healthy US economy failed to narrow racial gaps in 2019

Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro. | Photo: Gage Skidmore
Election

Voto Latino Foundation Launches 2020 Impact Council

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Construction

Demand for Construction Goes Up During Pandemic, Supply of Materials Struggles To Keep Up

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Construction

New Hampshire tradeswomen hope to see more females in construction

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2019, file photo, workers are shown at an Apple manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)
Companies

Survey: US factories grow in August for third straight month

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Entrepreneurs

Business owners tap into savings to withstand pandemic

The Crowe Business Challenges Survey reports executives’ top concerns and outlook on the future. The study compiled responses from more than 300 C-suite executives spanning industries such as financial services, manufacturing and distribution, construction, healthcare and the public sector.
Companies

Survey finds 72% of executives expect a decrease in revenue due to COVID-19

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Real Estate

Despite COVID-19, Philadelphia’s real estate market is booming

FILE- In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue delivers his annual "State of American Business" address at the Chamber of Commerce in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Chambers

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Launches “Cost of Inaction” Campaign

A high priced home sits for sale near St. Charles, Illinois September 24, 2009. Despite some signs that the worst of the U.S. residential housing crisis may be over, many wealthy homeowners are still being squeezed by the combination of weak home prices and the stock market crash. | REUTERS/John Gress
Real Estate

Real Estate Counselors Say Suspended Mobility Challenges Markets

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