economy
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Poll: 61% of small businesses say they raised prices
Sixty-one percent of small businesses say they raised their prices at the start of 2022. The poll was taken by…
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St. Louis among cities with highest inflation
St. Louis now has the distinction of some of the highest inflation in the nation. The Gateway to the West…
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News
City Union Mission exceeds fundraising goal
City Union Mission’s CELEBRATE HOPE campaign has raised $7,110,000, exceeding their goal of $6.5 million. “Our God has provided for…
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Finances
Florida defies critics with robust job growth
Florida has become the nation’s job engine having now produced 20 consecutive months of job growth. The sunshine state has…
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Travel
Grocery shortage worsens as pandemic policy threatens supply chains
Soaring freight costs plus Omicron and vaccine mandate-related labor shortages are creating a new round of backlogs at processed food…
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Donations to churches at all-time low, Gallup finds
Donations to religious organizations continued at an all-time low last year, a new Gallup survey found. Forty-four percent of Americans,…
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Prices of new vehicles hit record high: Kelley Blue Book
Inflation is now the highest it has been in 40 years and the price of new vehicles is leading the…
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Travel
COVID Mandates costly in Jackson County
Looking back on 2021, there were many confrontations with local governments over COVID. One of the most highly publicized was…
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Trouble brewing: Economists say coffee prices to double in 2022
Coffee is as much a part of many church services as preaching and singing, not to mentions business meetings and…
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