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CINCINNATI — A new report on Black-owned businesses in southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky estimates their economic impact on the region is expected to exceed $2.8 billion in 2023.The Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) and the University of Cincinnati’s Greater Cincinnati Alpau Family Economic Center partnered to produce the report, which uses a database of 1,417 black-owned businesses across eight counties.Among the key findings, the report said, are that Black-owned businesses generated $1.5 billion in direct sales and employed 9,024 people in 2023, adding that they supported an additional $1.4 billion in indirect sales…

Decrease the font size of the article Increase article font size WestJet and Whitehorse-based Air North have announced a new agreement that will allow passengers to travel across both airlines’ networks on a single ticket. A WestJet statement said the new “interline agreement” will allow passengers to book a single ticket on connecting itineraries between WestJet’s network and the Yukon and Northwest Territories.This means that from July 31st onwards, connecting flights will have a single check-in point and checked baggage will be delivered directly to your final destination.Jared Michoch-Gerke, WestJet’s director of partnerships and airports, said the agreement will “redefine”…

WESTERLY, R.I. – A day at a Rhode Island beach took on a scene straight out of a movie when a swarm of dragonflies attacked beachgoers.Video posted to social media shows people at Misquamicut Beach in Westerly on Saturday, hiding under towels as the insects fly overhead. “It’s kind of scary,” one person can be heard saying in a video posted to X (formerly Twitter) by user @Getlucky12341. “Is the world going to end?” “Hundreds of thousands of dragonflies””Invasion of the dragonflies!” was the caption Mark Stickney wrote on a video he posted to Facebook, telling WBZ-TV that he arrived…

Colorado policymaking has seen a stark divide over how to address economic issues like education, health care and taxation. On one side, we see efforts to foster free markets that allow businesses and individuals to thrive. On the other, we see a tendency for bureaucratic micromanagement to stifle innovation and growth. This divide was evident in efforts to reform liquor laws last session. Regulating the sale and distribution of alcohol in Colorado is necessary, but the way it is done reveals the underlying thinking of legislators. House Bill 24-1156, the Chamber of Commerce Alcohol Special Events Permit bill, embodies trust…

It wasn’t until I sat in a “croquis clay” class on the third floor of a converted church in Copenhagen that I felt it. It was like letting out a big breath I’d been holding back maybe my whole adult life. It was like my heart was letting go. It felt like I was in this space just for me. Like I wasn’t on this journey for anyone else.If my hair had been in clips, I would have unclipped it and let it down long, but since my hair was already down, I took a sip of my delicious tea…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes were mixed on Monday, kicking off a packed week with earnings reports from Wall Street’s most influential companies and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate meeting.The S&P 500 recovered from its first weekly loss since April to rise 4.44 points, or 0.1%, to 5,463.54. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 49.41 points, or 0.1%, to 40,539.93 and the Nasdaq Composite added 12.32 points, or 0.1%, to 17,370.20.ON Semiconductor, which supplies chips to the auto and other industries, led the stock gains, rising 11.5 percent after the company reported spring profits that beat analysts’ expectations.…

Malian musician Toumani Diabaté and his 21-string kora at WOMAD, the annual global music, arts and dance festival in the UK. Diabaté passed away on July 19 at the age of 58. Judith Burrows/Getty Images/Hulton Archive Hide caption Toggle caption Judith Burrows/Getty Images/Hulton Archive “He played the 21 strings with love.” Here, the great American banjo player Bela Fleck talks about his duets with Malian Toumani Diabaté, including the crowd-pleasing “Dueling Banjos.” Fleck called him “one of the finest accompanists I’ve ever played with.” It was one of many heartfelt tributes to Diabaté, who died in July from kidney failure.…

File photo: North Koreans hawk their wares at a street market in Hyesan, Ryanggang province. (©Daily NK) North Korea’s approach to markets has undergone an evolution as it balances state control with economic necessity. With COVID-19 now classified as endemic, the role of markets has shifted, with authorities focusing on stimulating rather than suppressing them. Market policies vary across regions, revealing a flexible approach to economic operations. In some regions, markets are restricted while in others they operate without restrictions. A notable development is the relaxation of restrictions on street vendors in certain regions, allowing governments to collect fees from…

Microsoft is the first of the big tech companies to report earnings this week. The software company is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results on Tuesday. Microsoft shares rose 0.3%. Meta Platforms Inc. is scheduled to report results on Wednesday, while Apple and Amazon.com Inc. are scheduled to report on Thursday. Meta was flat, Apple rose 0.1% and Amazon rose 0.4%. Tesla rose 5.6% after the company was named Morgan Stanley’s top pick for U.S. automaker, replacing Ford Motor. Ford fell 1.8%. Separately, the electric-car giant said over the weekend it would offer 1.99% loans to qualifying U.S. Model Y…

Here are some questions whose answers can reveal a lot about your career trajectory. Are you the oldest or the youngest sibling or an only child? A growing body of economic literature has shown that some siblings have better economic prospects than others, and a new study finds that this has been the case for more than a century. “It’s good to be first,” said Siobhan O’Keefe, an economist at Davidson College and co-author of a new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The researchers combed through U.S. Census Bureau data going back to the mid-1800s. O’Keefe…