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The undersigned chambers of commerce congratulate you on and thank you for your
continued leadership in supporting Arizona’s business community through out the
pandemic. The purpose of this letter is to express our opposition to the Protecting the
Right to Organize (PRO) Act.
Should the PRO Act pass, t he consequences for Arizona’s employers and employees
are very negative. Our organizations are strongly opposed to the PRO Act, and
respectfully request that you do not support this legislation. The PRO Act will have
extreme adverse impacts on Arizona’s employers and employees , as the legislation:
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Running a small business is hard. Those challenges are compounded for Black small business owners. WCBU Student Reporter Jordan Mead explores how local entrepreneurs are breaking down those barriers.
The Peoria area touts hundreds of Black entrepreneurs. But Black-owned businesses cannot thrive without the support of their surrounding communities.
Monica Arbuckle is executive managing partner for AFE Construction, and a board member of the Black Business Alliance. She says that a lack of startup resources, capital, and mentorship are all major challenges facing Black entrepreneurs in particular. But it s especially harder for minority contractors, just to build the trust, Arbuckle said. The other challenge (is) trying to build the relationships within the community to do the business.
There can be little doubt that Americans love their doughnuts.
The German database company Statista, which specializes in market and consumer data, reported that over 201 million Americans consumed doughnuts at some point in 2020. According to the question and answer website Quora, the average American eats 31 doughnuts each year, and the nation’s more than 25,000 doughnut shops make over 10 billion of the country’s favorite pastry annually.
When one factors in convenience stores and grocery stores with bakeries, there are at least 30 establishments in Tazewell County to pick up a selection of doughnuts. Several of the county’s communities have locally-owned shops that generate their share of community pride. But there appears to be little consensus on where to get Tazewell County’s