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While taxes make up the majority of each state's general funding budget and are the most obvious source of state revenue, state governments also receive sizeable amounts of assistance from the federal...
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 workforce in the U.S.,” wrote Jonathan Jones in the report. “Compared to larger firms, small busi...
50 Ways Air Travel Has Changed Over the Last 100 Years By Joni Sweet, Stacker News On 1/8/21 at 10:00 PM EST When's the last time you got on a plane? If your last flight was before the pandemic, you're not alone. Industry statistics show worldwide air travel is down by more than 85% from 2019, according to the Associated Press in August 2020. Fears about catching COVID-19 in a crowded airport combined with regional lockdowns, border closures, and stay-at-home orders made many people think twice before hopping on a flight in 2020. Those who did travel by air during the pandemic were met wit...