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‘Nowhere to turn’: Small businesses dependent on imports from China are feeling more desperate

By Mae Anderson
May 03, 2025 1:32 pm - The Trump administration raised tariffs on goods from China to 145% in early April. Since then, small business owners who depend on imports from China to survive have become increasingly desperate as they eye dwindling inventory and skyrocketing invoices.
Customer satisfaction is critical to every business

By John Costello
May 03, 2025 1:10 pm - “The sale” is important to every business. After all, it’s what keeps the doors open and the lights on. So it should only make sense that every business wants to do its absolute best to implement a process that keeps customers satisfied before, during, and especially after the sale is completed.
SBA announces new grant funding to support American-made products

U.S. Small Business Administration
May 03, 2025 1:06 pm - The U.S. Small Business Administration last week announced a new funding opportunity as part of its Made in America Manufacturing Initiative, the agency’s targeted effort...
How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food

By JONEL ALECCIA
Apr 30, 2025 10:40 am - Last week, U.S. health officials announced plans to persuade food companies to voluntarily eliminate petroleum-based artificial dyes by the end of 2026. “Most of our customers have decided that this is finally the time when they’re going to make that switch to a natural color,” said Dave Gebhardt, senior technical director at Sensient Technologies Corp., one of the world’s largest dyemakers. But is the industry ready?
Midwest Companies expands into trailer equipment with Patriot Sales & Rental

Submitted by Karolyn Raphael
Apr 22, 2025 2:10 pm - Midwest Companies, a family-owned sustainable waste management and construction services company with multiple subsidiaries, announces Patriot Sales & Rental in Hamp...
Hiring challenges persist in skilled trades

By Mary Lynn Fayoumi
Apr 16, 2025 8:44 am - A growing trend of high school counselors and parents encouraging kids to attend college instead of learning a trade or pursuing a manufacturing career can present hiring challenges for many industries.
As Trump considers auto tariffs pause, parts exemptions could be key for US industry

By ALEXA ST. JOHN
Apr 15, 2025 2:18 pm - President Donald Trump hinted that he might temporarily relieve the auto industry from “permanent” tariffs he previously imposed on the business. The president didn't specify how long the potential pause would be or what it would entail, but the auto sector is awaiting how rules might change on 25% tariffs based on U.S. parts, if duties remain on assembled vehicles.
‘It feels like the end of days’: Trump’s China tariff shocks US importers

By Paul Wiseman and Anne D'Innocenzio
Apr 14, 2025 9:40 am - Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a surefire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump’s massive new taxes on Chinese imports.
New lawsuit alleges Mount Prospect officials are harassing company

By Steve Zalusky
Apr 01, 2025 12:27 pm - Prestige Feed Products has revived harassment claims against Mount Prospect with a new lawsuit in Cook County circuit court.
Trump’s latest auto tariffs explained: What car buyers should know this year

By ALEXA ST. JOHN and PAUL WISEMAN
Mar 28, 2025 12:34 pm - President Donald Trump’s 25% tax on imported cars, light trucks and auto parts is likely to drive up prices at a time when many Americans already struggle to afford a new set of wheels. The tariffs will also force car companies to rethink what cars they make and where they make them.

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