Business
Walmart Foundation grants $500,000 to UNCF
UNCF announced recently a $500,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation, which will provide mini grants and technical assistance to selected UNCF member institutions to assist with accreditation efforts and also support a summer professional development conference geared toward enrollment management.
Noted CPA Shaun Davis Appointed as Trustee for FAU
(Black PR Wire) Putting accounting into practice is the shining forte of noted CPA, Shaun M. Davis. As the Founder and Managing Partner at S. Davis and Associates, P.A., Davis specializes in this everyday.
Here's How Much Rent Money You'll Need to Afford an Apartment in 50 U.S. Cities
When you're looking for an apartment, there are many factors to consider. To help people understand apartment costs across the U.S. as well as what they'll get for their money, GOBankingRates conducted a study of one-bedroom apartments, comparing everything from median rent prices to the availability of key amenities like parking and washer-dryer access.
Study reveals how much money needed to afford an apartment
When you're looking for an apartment, there are many factors to consider. To help people understand apartment costs across the U.S. as well as what they'll get for their money, GOBankingRates conducted a study of one-bedroom apartments, comparing everything from median rent prices to the availability of key amenities like parking and washer-dryer access.
Illinois Treasurer Fights Insurance Companies that Do Not Pay Death Benefits
SPRINGFIELD - Families will no longer be victimized by life insurance companies that refuse to pay death benefits, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said recently.
$36 million in job training grants will help more than 17,000 veterans
U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez announced the award of $36 million in Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program grants today to help an estimated 17,000 veterans successfully transition to sustainable housing and good civilian jobs.
NNPA Drives with Chevrolet to Launch Historic Journalism Fellowship at Howard University
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a news conference on Wednesday, March 23 at Howard University, the NNPA partnered with Chevrolet and Howard University’s School of Communications to announce the “Discover the Unexpected” (DTU) Fellowship Program.
La Jolla Physician Shares Strategies for Boosting 2 Powerful Longevity Factors
When Valerie L. Youngblood was a young doctor she noticed that some of her 70-year-old patients looked like they were 50.
SBA Disaster Loan Deadline in Illinois for Severe Storms and Flooding is June 13
The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners, and renters in Illinois of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by severe storms and flooding between Dec. 23, 2015 and Jan. 13, 2016. The deadline to submit applications for physical damage is June 13, 2016.
FreshBooks Releases Credit Card Reader for Small Business Android Users
FreshBooks, the #1 cloud accounting software designed exclusively for service-based small business owners, recently announced the release of the FreshBooks Card Reader for Android.
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ComEd: 52,000 Customer Interruptions Caused by Foil Balloons
Warm weather brings outdoor parties for graduations, birthdays and weddings. However, ComEd is warning that events like these can lead to power outages when foil balloons, also known as Mylar balloons, from those festivities come into contact with power lines.
ICC Approves $18.5 million in Settlements with Peoples Gas
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has approved two landmark settlements under which $18.5 million will be paid to customers of Peoples Gas (Peoples) and the State of Illinois by Peoples and its parent company, Integrys Energy Group (Integrys), which is owned by WEC Energy Group Inc. (WEC).
Microbusinesses Offer Millennials Pathways Out of Unemployment
With headlines nationwide raising concern about disaffected youth, particularly in minority communities, the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) recently released a timely report that outlines the critical ways the microbusiness industry can link millennials to economic opportunity.
