WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation. Friday’s report from the government showed that hiring was brisk across ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought Wednesday to strike a delicate balance at a moment when high inflation is bedeviling the nation's economy and commanding a central role in the midterm elections. Powell suggested that the Fed may decide in coming months to slow ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of contraction and overcoming high inflation and interest rates just as voting begins in midterm elections in which the economy's health has emerged as a paramount ...

The Upper Peninsula Collaborative Development Council, which consists of local economic and community development organizations and planning agencies from across the U.P. as well as Michigan Works and InvestUP, has retained the consulting services of TIP Strategies Inc. to commence a ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — A new business, Open Door Counsel & Life Coaching, has opened in Iron Mountain, offering affordable holistic services that include various types of coaching focusing on life, financial, career and wellness In addition, Open Door can provide Christian counsel, essential ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Alliance Small Business Retention and Growth Task Force will host a Business Roundtable event from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in room 236 at Bay College West. Many will remember these events before the pandemic, and the hope is to re-engage the small business ...