Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study. New business applications jumped in 2020 as the pandemic started, and have continued to be filed at a record pace. More than 5 million applications were filed in 2021 and 2022 and […]
Once a year for the last 100 years, Hopkinton becomes the center of the running world thanks to a quirk of geography and history that made it the starting line for the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon. The Boston Marathon was born next door in Ashland in 1897. But the start was moved to Hopkinton in 1924 to conform with a new international marathon standard. With a field for the 100th anniversary that will top 30,000 runners, the town strains to absorb the crowds and yet still...
NEW YORK (AP) — Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study. New business applications jumped in 2020 as the pandemic started, and have continued to be filed at a record pace. More than 5 million applications were filed in […]
(The Center Square) – States and the District of Columbia have allocated about 73% of the roughly $350 billion given out through one federal COVID-19 relief program and spent about 53% of that money as deadlines for using it approach. When Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, it created the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program. The U.S. Treasury allocated $350 billion in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to tribal governments, states, the...
Crisis-hit French IT firm Atos has told creditors and bondholders it is seeking more than 1 billion euros ($1.09 billion) in new funds, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with direct knowledge of a new restructuring plan. Atos is aiming to convert about half of its $5 billion debt into equity as part of the plan disclosed during a confidential meeting on Monday, Bloomberg said. Atos has not made immediately clear who would inject cash in the company and how remaining debt terms...
HOPKINTON - There have been some changes in the infrastructure of the Boston Marathon over the past 100 years, but the feeling remains the same at the start line."I grew up here in Hopkinton, and the Marathon really was just an exciting time, of spring, and renewal, and running," said Kelly Grill, Executive Director of the Hopkinton Center for the Arts.Boston Marathon art exhibitMonday marks the 100th time that the Boston Marathon started from Hopkinton after it previously began in Ashland. To...
There was a lot of wasteful spending in the so-called "American Rescue Plan." But nowhere was the $2 trillion in federal funds less needed than in bailing out state and local governments to the tune of $350 billion.
New Deregula anime label to produce anime based on manga from other publishers
In the latest edition of former St. Louis Cardinals to find success after joining a new ballclub, there’s outfielder Tyler O’Neill and pitcher Jordan Hicks.
A GOLD rush has gripped global markets — with the price of the precious metal hitting a record yesterday. Its value peaked above $2,365 per ounce, marking a nine per cent rise in the past month and
So far, global crypto funds have soared to record annual inflows, reaching roughly $13.8 billion year-to-date as reported by asset manager Coinshares. This milestone marks a substantial increase in investor participation in the crypto market, highlighting growing confidence and interest in digital assets as a “viable” investment avenue. Notably, the latest inflow figures also reveal […]
The Environmental Protection Agency released regulations on some toxic "forever chemicals" found in drinking water that can cause cancer.