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One of the major housing market trends that has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic is a preference for single-family housing, and this increased demand is driving a surge in new

Best-Paying Cities for Electricians FacebookTwitterEmail Photo Credit: Alamy Stock Photo For anyone seeking a promising career option with plenty of opportunity in the next few decades, becoming an electrician would be a good choice. Electricians enter the field without four-year degrees and can instead opt for a less expensive trade school education or an apprenticeship that allows them to earn while they hone their skills. Demand for electricians’ services is already fairly steady, since ev...

Home equity is one of the largest contributors to household wealth, but Grand Rapids ranks fairly low in terms of minority homeownership.

When it comes to small business, Wyoming might lead the way in quality and opportunity – but it definitely leads the way in dependency.

Buy local! We say that all the time especially since the pandemic began. So how much do NY and Binghamton rely on small businesses? The answer may surprise you.

Small businesses are helping drive the economy in these metros.

Small business is often held up as a key driver of the U.S. economy, and for good reason. But with fewer financial resources than larger firms, small businesses are especially

Grand Rapids Business Journal Photo by iStock A new report found over half of Grand Rapids workers are employed by small businesses, the ninth-highest percentage among large metros. Construction Coverage used data from the U.S. Census Bureau to create the ranking, “Cities Most Dependent on Small Businesses,” and 50.36% of Grand Rapids workers are employed by a small business. “Collectively, small enterprises employ around 60 million Americans, which represents nearly half of the private w...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Jean Taylor Hamilton hopes to be in her new home in Texas by the end of the month. (Jean Taylor Hamilton/Courtesy photo) Family among the 15% of Fairfield residents who moved in 1-year span Some stayed within the county and some within the state. Others joined the exodus from the Golden State as 135,600 more people left California than moved here in 2020. There are a variety of reasons people leave California, including surging home prices, to be near family and mor...

Photo Credit: Alamy Stock Photo One of the surprising trends in the U.S. rental market in recent years has been the emergence of Baby Boomers as a major source of demand. For many, the view of a typical renter is a young person, living on leases while they leave home for the first time, seek out jobs and potential partners, and accumulate the savings needed to buy a house and settle down. In contrast, the Boomers—a more established generation, and one whose members have benefited from trem...