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Samsung Q3 profit jumps nearly nine-fold as AI memory boom lifts chip earnings

Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected a nearly nine-fold jump in third-quarter ​operating profit from a year earlier, beating analysts' estimates as booming demand ‌for artificial intelligence chips drove strong memory earnings.

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Oct 7 • 6:48 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Small business development center launches four-part workshop series for business owners
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Who Won August and September: Original Films or Franchises?

(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) I just heard someone say that if you’re reading a pundit or data analyst, and they don’t tell you that they got anything wrong, they’re not a pundit but an “influencer”. I agree with that. You have to tell your audience when you get things wrong, or they won’t (or shouldn’t) trust you as much. Today, we’ve got another edition of “What I Got Right, What I Got Wrong”. In general, I’m patting myself on the back (and patting very hard) about a few things like IP at the box office, LIV golf, horror films, crowdfunding movies, superheroes, and old people going to the theaters. That said, I also made a couple of data mistakes on the streaming bubble popping and HBO’s datecdotes, so I’m not perfect. But first, I need your feedback... Subscribe Follow-Ups: What Should We Call Mid-Budget Movies Which Aren’t Cinematic Enough for Theaters But Are Too Expensive to Make Money on Streaming? After I asked for feedback on what we should call straight-to-streaming films that are too big to pencil out on streaming but not really big enough to resonate in theaters, I got some great suggestions from you all, including... “Moldilocks” from John Aboud “Little Big Indie” from Travis Frick1 “Midflicks” from Jonathan Funke. “Extra-Medium” from Jona Nwuke. (Read the explanation in the footnote.) Between these and Brandon Katz—who suggested “Bermuda Budget Triangle”, “The Platform Gap” and “The Distribution Deadzone”—we’ve got some excellent suggestions. And they’re better than my suggestion, the “Streaming Budget Dead Zone”, so let’s take a poll! The winning entry becomes the new term. Loading... RIGHT: LIV Golf is Fully Bankrupt…Is Anyone Else Next? A few years ago, I was always a bit perplexed at all the articles I’d read praising LIV Golf and their strategy to disrupt the PGA. LIV Golf, a brand new professional golf league, offered PGA stars ten times what they made on the PGA Tour to join their new league. And folks praised this strategy for its initial “success” in that a lot of big names did indeed leave the PGA. Yeah, of course the players came over. LIV Golf paid them so, so, so much more! But LIV Golf hadn’t discovered a way to increase potential revenue. So think about this in basic business terms… They paid much more in costs… …but had no real way to increase revenue. That’s not a strategy! That’s deficit financing. It won’t work unless you bankrupt the competition (and then turn around and pay those same golfers much, much less). It’s not a sustainable strategy and only lasts as long as the company/person/nation backing it decides they’re cool with losing money. For LIV Golf, that meant Middle East oil wealth, in particular Saudi Arabian money. Clearly, the current Iran War has hurt Middle East finances, so they need to trim their more exorbitant spending. And LIV Golf was part of that trimming. This should be a major warning for others. TGL’s parent company, TMRW Sports, just got a $1 billion valuation, despite TGL’s (the indoor golf league) horrible TV viewership of less than half a million viewers per match. Unrivaled, the women’s basketball league, just secured a $650 valuation, despite its horrible TV viewership and a new rival (Project B) entering the scene next year. To relate this to streaming, Hollywood should ask which streamers may have wealthy patrons funding their losses. (Let’s be clear: Google, Amazon and Apple.) Could those patrons lose their appetite? For Amazon, probably not. But Apple has a new boss, so maybe! WRONG: My Analysis of the Streaming Bubble Was Missing a Week I’m going to be congratulating myself a lot today, but I make mistakes too, like this data goof. When I last compiled the data on the decline in TV shows, I was missing one week at the end of June. If you look at the first image, you can see that one week was mislabelled as “July”. Mainly, this image got updated to show a 27% decline, not 29%: This change doesn’t really impact the overall analysis, but it is two percent better. By the way, through the third quarter, the decline increased and it’s now a 30% decrease since 2022. (I’ll write/visualize this in an upcoming article.) But I want you to trust me and my data. Especially these days, when many people are using LLMs that I know are inserting faulty data into their charts, I want to keep earning my audience’s faith. So that’s the accurate data. RIGHT: IP Remains Very, Very Popular In July, I wrote a giant (and I mean giant) article on Backrooms, Obsession, and the box office, going over what we know, what we don’t know about what works in theaters, looking at YouTubers, IP, the horror genre, comic book movies, and a whole lot more. The month of August really tested a lot of my theses and, being honest, mostly supported my arguments. Let’s start with IP. Looking at 8-Aug (the weekend after Spider-Man: Brand New Day came out) to 18-Sep (the weekend that Resident Evil came out, which I think provides a nice bookend to this time period), there were seven films based on pre-existing IP: Resident Evil (2026) ($126 million) Practical Magic 2 ($65 million) _Insidious: Out of the Furthe_r ($65 million) Coyote Vs. Acme ($59 million) Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie ($53 million) Tony ($15 million) Super Troopers 3 ($7 million) Compare those to the notable original films from the past month—I actually could have included more movies, but here are just thirteen, bringing us to an even twenty films—including.... The End of Oak Street ($54 million) Buddy ($26 million) Mutiny ($15 million) By Any Means ($15 million) The Dog Stars ($14 million) Runner ($14 million) One Night Only ($11 million) Hope ($8 million) Spa Weekend ($7 million) The Uprising ($6 million) Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma ($6 million) Onslaught ($3 million) Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man ($2.8 million) Here’s that in chart form: Five of the top six films in this time period were all based on IP. I made a big chart of films that grossed over $200 million at the box office before Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey hit theaters. Let’s update that chart! By the way, if you want to see how I categorized each film—so another bar chart—here it is: I know that many of my fellow critics/pundits/analysts dislike films based on IP and how Hollywood is making so many of them. And I’m sympathetic to this point of view. As I’ve written many, many times before, you need a balance between existing franchises, new IP, and original films. And Hollywood clearly needs to make more films like Resident Evil (a well-made film from a visionary director) and fewer Practical Magic 2’s (which didn’t get critical or customer buzz). But at some point, critics and pundits need to contend with what audiences are telling them: Movie-goers aren’t showing up to original films. Audiences are speaking with their dollars, telling you they want more IP and franchises. You can try to convince studio heads to make fewer IP-based films and franchises, but the data and numbers aren’t there. Instead, critics need to work harder to convince audiences to show up for original films. Aim your ire/concern at the average person, not studio heads.2 Because they’re just making the films that audiences are telling them to make. WRONG: Original Horror Films Didn’t Break Out I’ll be honest, even though I wrote an article casting some skepticism on the horror genre in July, if you asked me to make a prediction, I would have predicted that, in August, a new, original horror film would have blown up. No, seriously, I just assumed that Obsession and Backrooms presaged a change in audience behavior. But none of the buzzy new original horror films from August—Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Onslaught (not an action film in spite of the ads), The End of Oak Street, Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man, or _Buddy—_broke out. To be clear, exactly one of those films (Buddy) had good “ROI”, but again—I try to be specific in my language—none were “popular” in any broad sense of the word. None of them will be “saving” movies theaters like Backrooms or _Obsession_helped save the summer. The new Insidious film and Resident Evil, both based on IP, were far and away the biggest horror films since July. (We’ll see if this changes in October/Halloween season.) RIGHT: Stay Skeptical about Crowdfunding... I’ve long been skeptical about crowd-investing platforms as one of Hollywood’s saviors, mainly because there’s so much hype/buzz. People need to stay more skeptical about more things, explaining both the potential upside but also the downsides. In particular, the media often hypes crowdfunding at the start and never checks in on the actual results after they’ve come in later. And August gave us our first update! _Ice Cream Man—_directed by Eli Roth—grossed $6 million off of a $5.5 million budget. This is a production of The Horror Section, which was one of the first “crowd investing” studios with 2,400 investors, which means that 2,400 investors probably lost money. They certainly aren’t getting as great of returns as if they had just invested their dollars in the stock market. Hopefully Stiletto (Tagline: “Someone’s Going to Make it Rain Blood!”) does better next month. WRONG: Another Data Goof Here’s another data error. When the first episode of House of the Dragon came out, HBO put out that it had 21.5 million viewers in the first three days, and I read that to mean in the US…but no, it was global. So my US-only datecdotes charts shouldn’t have included it. We never got US-only numbers for the first episode, but for the final episode, HBO put out that it had 11 million US viewers. (And that global dropped to 21 million viewers.) Here’s the updated chart (which I’ve since used in the Streaming Ratings Report): Still, this show is absolutely huge. RIGHT: Superhero Films Remain Very, Very Popular After Supergirl flopped, I read a few takes that “comic book movies are going the way of the Western”. Post-Spider-Man: Brand New Day, that take didn’t age well. To be fair, I have a very nuanced take on the superhero genre right now; it’s down right now, for a lot of reasons. But it’s not “dead”. Maybe _Spider-_Man is just a really popular character? I saw that take, and it’s a fair counter-argument. (But pundits arguing that superhero movies were dead should have mentioned this $1.5 billion counter-argument…) But is it just Spider-Man? The next Avengers film already has $50 million in pre-sales (and I was skeptical that that film would do well) and the Avengers: End Game re-release topped the box office two weekends ago (over three original films). And I wouldn’t bet against Batman or Superman. So maybe it’s just Spider-Man, Batman, Superman and the Avengers. Oh, and Deadpool, of course. And Black Panther. And Wolverine. And probably the X-Men. Plus a well-made Wonder Woman or the Hulk film could break out. But that’s it! It’s just those ten characters/teams. Oh, what’s that? Lanterns is also doing well on HBO? (See previous section…) To be fair, I’m actually pretty sympathetic to the argument that more popular characters—like Spider-Man and Batman—anchor more popular films. In fact, I made that exact argument three years ago when I first wrote about the “Marvel-cession”. In many ways, you can blame The Guardians of the Galaxy for fooling Marvel Studios (and the rest of us) into believing that any character could pop. It turns out, the list of iconic characters is probably smaller than most people think. But it’s probably too early to say that superhero films and comic book movies are dead unless “death” means a slight decline over a longtime. RIGHT: Who Killed Theaters? Old People I get frustrated whenever I see headlines or analysis about how young people are “returning” to theaters. As I’ve detailed(for years), young people have always powered the US box office, despite narratives about “kids these days” and their “phones”. Really, what’s changed post-2020/pandemic is that old people aren’t going to the movies nearly as much. This summer, I saw a movie (from an older director) in a theater near a retirement community, and multiple older people at the theater were talking about how this was their first time seeing a movie in years. I dislike personal anecdotes, so YouGov can fill in the data, best summarized by this headline: “Who killed movie theaters? Not the youths”. According to them, 64% of people aged 18-29 have seen a movie in the last year, but only 30% of 65-and-older. 20% of 18-29 have seen a movie in theaters in the last week and 42% in the last month. Here’s the polling data: Most concerning? Many Americans (17%) think theaters are a worse or much worse experience than watching films at home. Slight WRONG: Hadestown Opens Big A live theater capture of the Broadway musical, Hadestown, made $20 million at the US box office, which begs the question: was I wrong to be skeptical about musicals a few years ago? Yes and no. On the one hand, $20 million is a far cry from being “popular”, so yeah, the genre isn’t that popular overall and Hadestown is one of the more popular musicals from recent years (i.e. the “Taylor Swift Data Fallacy” in action). On the other, I doubt filming this cost all that much, and I don’t think that they spent much on marketing, so this is a good source of ancillary revenue. Smaller Updates WRONG: As I mentioned in a Streaming Ratings Report, I underestimated the budget for Enola Holmes 3. It probably cost more like $50 million, if not more. But... I’m not sure that it really matters? At sub-10 million hours, prices have to come down to make this work. WRONG: Netflix is giving Ink a 27-day in theaters! To quote the kids/YouTubers these days, let’s go! Now I might actually have a chance to see Danny Boyle’s latest in theaters. I’d complained about this in a “Coming Soon” section, but I was heartened to read that Netflix is giving multiple films longer theatrical windows this year. RIGHT: Netflix is sending 4-5 films per year to theaters. Netflix is slowly but surely sending more and more films to theaters, as I cautiously predicted earlier this year. For now, it’s just three big films and a number of awards contenders, but still, this is great news. And they’ll be releasing box office grosses! Just this week, Ted Sarandos confirmed that KPop Demon Hunters 2 will come to theaters (and my guess is it performs in the box office top ten at a minimum). WRONG: Angel has 3 million subscribers! How do I know this? Well, they told Deadline, who reported it. I marked this as “wrong”, since they’ve doubled their subscribers in one year but, you know, they don’t really have a hit film to speak of and they’re still losing money. WRONG: Furious was only renewed for one more season. I accidentally wrote “two more seasons” in my latest “Renewals, Cancellations, Un-Orders and Removals Update”. RIGHT: House of David is ending with its third season. In July, Prime Video renewed House of David for a third season, as I just wrote in my latest “Renewals and Cancellations” report. Well, now it’s ending after that third season. Why? As I’ve been writing, its viewership wasn’t great. I got feedback that this show didn’t cost very much, but it cost enough that its limited viewership didn’t save it. WRONG: Adults was a Hulu original! So I missed Adults when it first came out last year; I saw that it aired on FX and just assumed that it was a linear-first program. Turns out, it aired three episodes on FX, but binge-released the rest of its episodes the next day on Hulu. Huh. So I should have covered it last year! But I just wrote about it. 1 “When I was a kid in the 90s, if you wore a t-shirt to school that wasn’t too big and also wasn’t too small, but somehow didn’t quite fit, we’d say you were wearing an “extra-medium” shirt.” 2 As always, a huge exception is Disney, which barely makes anything original anymore.

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Oct 7 • 6:41 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
Hull small business owner out tens of thousands of dollars after storage unit floods
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Oct 7 • 6:33 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Proposed 324-unit apartment project at Sarasota cottages falls through

The project, known as 1899 Fruitville, called for a 324-unit apartment complex.

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Oct 7 • 6:26 PM EDT • Business • mysuncoast.com
Novant Health reduces retirement match amid cost pressures

Novant Health announced changes to its retirement benefits Tuesday that will take effect starting next year.

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Oct 7 • 6:19 PM EDT • Health • wect.com
At Black business expo, officials urge owners to speak up

State and federal lawmakers called for more Black small business owners, who disproportionately face economic challenges, to meet with elected officials and ask for support.

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Oct 7 • 6:17 PM EDT • Business • bostonglobe.com
Kentucky's Ousmane N'Diaye gets eligibility ruling

Kentucky basketball has been waiting for an official ruling on the eligibility of Ousmane N'Diaye, and received it on Wednesday.

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Oct 7 • 5:52 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Financially troubled Redeemer Health failed to make a bond payment on Sept. 1

The Montgomery County nonprofit that owns Holy Redeemer Medical Center in Abington Township said it is working on "a reorganization of our hospital system to ensure its continued viability."

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Oct 7 • 5:47 PM EDT • Health • inquirer.com
Trump to give Musk top U.S. science medal

U.S. President Donald Trump will present close ally Elon Musk and other tech bosses with the top U.S. scientific award at a ceremony on Thursday, the White House said.

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Oct 7 • 5:46 PM EDT • Science • ctvnews.ca
Mayo Clinic Health System doctor urges women to discuss family breast cancer history

“It affects your mom, your sister, your aunt and sometimes, unfortunately, yourself."

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Oct 7 • 5:24 PM EDT • Health • kttc.com
Here's Christa Pike's health status after waking up following failed execution

“Where am I and who are you?” were Pike’s first words, her attorney said in a press conference on Wednesday.

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Oct 7 • 5:12 PM EDT • Health • wsmv.com
After topping $10B in revenue, Kirkland & Ellis will stop disclosing results

The Chicago-based legal giant will no longer provide financial figures to industry publications after reporting its 2026 results, the Financial Times reports.

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Oct 7 • 5:11 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Wolfspeed secures $1.5 billion conditional loan commitment from US defense department

Chipmaker Wolfspeed said on Wednesday it has received a conditional loan commitment ​for up to $1.5 billion from the ‌US Department of Defense to expand domestic production of silicon carbide materials and power devices, ​sending its shares surging 27% in ​extended trading.

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Oct 7 • 5:09 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Prisma Health unveils $5 million donation to behavioral health hospital

A press conference is held to announce a $5 million donation by Tecsys Inc. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026 in Easley, South Carolina.

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Oct 7 • 5:06 PM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
Don’t let politics influence school closings, Pinellas civic group says

A Black student advocacy group criticized the school board for walking back a proposal to shutter Sexton Elementary

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Oct 7 • 4:53 PM EDT • Politics • tampabay.com
Braver Angels, Rochester rotary clubs collaborating to facilitate civil political discussions

Three workshops will take place in Rochester promoting civil political discussion.

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Oct 7 • 4:46 PM EDT • Politics • kttc.com
‘A visible milestone’: New FSU Health sign raised over TMH entrance display

The new sign sits outside the city hospital at the corner of Magnolia Drive and Miccosukee Road.

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Oct 7 • 4:44 PM EDT • Health • wctv.tv
City Council grills Ishbia and Amtrak over Bridgeport plans

Helping Amtrak move clears the way for Justin Ishbia to take control of prime South Loop real estate where he hopes to build a new White Sox stadium

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Oct 7 • 4:44 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Nacogdoches teen turns succulent hobby into greenhouse business

Caleb Jones was 13 when he started propagating succulents as a hobby. By 15, he had turned that interest into a business, Gen 1 Greenhouse.

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Oct 7 • 4:42 PM EDT • Business • kltv.com
Pumpkins Aglow Returns With Glowing Gourds And Entertainment
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Oct 7 • 4:34 PM EDT • Entertainment • dispatch.com
Kennedy offers federal support to New York over measles outbreak

New York Governor Kathy Hochul spoke with U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday, and he ​offered federal support as the state responds to a ‌measles outbreak, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday.

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Oct 7 • 4:18 PM EDT • Health • reuters.com
Spirit, Google ensure passenger privacy will be protected in bankruptcy sale of airline’s business data

A court-appointed ombudsman has concluded that the proposed $10 million sale of Spirit Airlines business data to Google can proceed since privacy concerns have been addressed.

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Oct 7 • 3:53 PM EDT • Business • sun-sentinel.com
Better Business Bureau: Ticket scams

Bobby Hansen shares tips to avoid event ticket scams.

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Oct 7 • 3:31 PM EDT • Business • kcrg.com
‘Death by Natural Causes’ to open at St. Louis Science Center in 2027

A new exhibition will make its U.S. Tour premiere at the Saint Louis Science Center in 2027.

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Oct 7 • 3:27 PM EDT • Science • firstalert4.com
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Trump expected to award science medal to SpaceX's Elon Musk, Fox News reports

US ​President ​Donald Trump ⁠is ​expected to ​award the ​National ​Medal of Science ‌to ⁠SpaceX CEO ​Elon ​Musk, ⁠Fox ​News ​reported.

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Oct 7 • 3:23 PM EDT • Science • reuters.com
Man charged in burglaries at Watertown business

A man is accused of breaking into a Watertown business twice and stealing money and power tools.

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Oct 7 • 3:19 PM EDT • Business • wwnytv.com
Nobel Prize winner was a Carolina postdoc - College of Arts and Sciences

Kenso Soai, who received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for solving a century-old chemical mystery, conducted research in the chemistry department in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Oct 7 • 3:18 PM EDT • Science • college.unc.edu
Leipzig Rule Out Nagelsmann Return Despite Demichelis Pressure

Internal unrest grows as Martín Demichelis faces a season-defining gauntlet, but the Red Bulls are dismissing rumors of a sentimental reunion with their former Champions League mastermind.

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Oct 7 • 3:18 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mamdani wants to let New Yorkers sue over unfair business practices, but some biz groups aren’t sold

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is proposing to give workers, consumers, tenants and small businesses a new right to sue companies over unfair and abusive business

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Oct 7 • 3:15 PM EDT • Business • amny.com
Building a Science-Smart AI Strategy for R&D Labs

How lab leaders can close the gap between investment and impact.

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Oct 7 • 2:46 PM EDT • Science • labmanager.com
Downtown office vacancy falls for second straight quarter

Vacancy has now edged lower for two straight quarters after a historic run of 15 straight quarters in which the rate hit a new all-time high.

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Oct 7 • 2:44 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Novant Health reduces retirement match amid cost pressures

Novant Health announced changes to its retirement benefits Tuesday that will take effect starting next year.

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Oct 7 • 2:41 PM EDT • Health • wect.com
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Scientists uncover how the world's smallest flowering plant became so tiny

A new study has revealed how some plants pack the same structures as larger species into a tiny space, making them promising candidates for future crops.

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Oct 7 • 2:20 PM EDT • Science • phys.org
Amazon US Prime Deals: the Google Pixel 11 Pro is $250 off

The $1,100 MSRP for a 256GB Pixel 11 Pro was overly ambitious - with this price cut, even the 512GB model (which has 16GB of RAM) is under $1,000.

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Oct 7 • 2:12 PM EDT • Technology • gsmarena.com
Swarthmore bakery Pastry Pants has closed amid rising costs and waning business

Owner Robert Smythe said a constellation of factors pushed him to shut down the bakery, formerly located at 10 Park Ave. in downtown Swarthmore.

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Oct 7 • 2:06 PM EDT • Business • inquirer.com
How to do your own bookkeeping as a small business owner

Learn how to keep accurate records, stay organized and prepare for tax season with accounting software like QuickBooks Free.

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Oct 7 • 1:52 PM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
Samsung backtracks on SmartTag 3 Android support — still locked to Galaxy phones

After earlier this week claiming that its new SmartTag 3 would support non-Galaxy Android phones, Samsung says that won't happen, after all.

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Oct 7 • 1:37 PM EDT • Technology • androidauthority.com
CDC sees low plague risk, monitors Siberia arrivals after worker death, director says

Centers for Disease Control and ​Prevention Director Erica Schwartz said on Wednesday the risk to ‌the US from an unconfirmed pneumonic plague case in Siberia was extremely low, but the agency was prepared to monitor and screen travelers.

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Oct 7 • 1:30 PM EDT • Health • reuters.com
FireFly Robotics files for Nasdaq direct listing

FireFly Robotics, which makes electric turfgrass harvesters and autonomous golf-course mowers, on Wednesday filed to go public ​through a direct listing.

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Oct 7 • 1:20 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
North Carolina invests over $17 million in mental health service grants

State officials said they are investing over $17 million to expand mental health services in North Carolina.

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Oct 7 • 1:07 PM EDT • Health • foxcarolina.com
Some furloughed Star Wars Zero Company developers are returning to work, studio says

Bit Reactor, the Maryland based company, behind this summer’s well-received tactical combat game Star Wars Zero Company says that “more” of its team is returning to work after being furloughed ahead of the game’s release. This is the studio’s first statement on the matter since Game File’s August report that “most” of the development team had been furloughed—technically kept as employees, but without pay or benefits—a few weeks prior to launch. Some of those furloughs ended this week. “This week, we started the process of returning more of our team back to work at Bit Reactor, an important step forward in our continued support for Zero Company, “ Bit Reactor CEO Greg Foertsch said in a statement. He continued: “Having to ask team members to step away after we navigated unexpected business developments outside of our control and so close to launch was an incredibly difficult decision, but one that was necessary to help us eventually bring as many people back as possible. “This team means a tremendous amount to me, and I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished together. Thank you to our fans for the incredible response to the game and for supporting us along this journey. We look forward to sharing more updates regarding Bit Reactor and Zero Company soon.” Game File reported in August that Bit Reactor had retained a small team to work on updates for Zero Company. One person familiar with the situation told Game File that the returns announced today bring the studio’s pay-rolled headcount to more than half of what it had been ahead of the furloughs. That means a considerable number of people have been brought back, but that a fair number also remain without pay. While companies in the U.S. are often legally required to publicly disclose how many people they’ve laid off, furloughs can often be kept private, for a time. The United States Department of Labor requires companies to publicly report mass furloughs if they meet specific criteria, including any expectation that they will last more than six months. For those game makers who remain furloughed by Bit Reactor, it’s now been about two months. For more about Bit Reactor, the furloughs, the studio’s back-story and the ongoing lawsuit that brought this to light, read my August report. [ ‘Most’ of Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor was furloughed ahead of launch ](https://www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-zero-company-bit-reactor-furloughs-lawsuit) Stephen Totilo · Sep 1 Last week was meant to be a moment of triumph for Bit Reactor, the Maryland-based game studio founded in 2021 with ambitions to create a great new tactical combat game. [ Read full story ](https://www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-zero-company-bit-reactor-furloughs-lawsuit)

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Oct 7 • 1:03 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Covering the Cost: The cost of health insurance plans and Medicare

Annalisa Burgos talks with health insurance and Medicare expert Martha Khlopin, about what you need to know when enrolling in a health plan and shifting from employer-paid insurance to Medicare.

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Oct 7 • 1:00 PM EDT • Health • hawaiinewsnow.com
Editorial: Bend small business program challenged by being new

Bend’s new grant program for small businesses is a challenge for the city because it is new and because the city has to be careful when it is giving away […]

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Oct 7 • 1:00 PM EDT • Business • bendbulletin.com
Political Pulse: Pennington County District 1 Commissioner seat up for grabs

Independent Leslie Hladysz and Republican Mike Mueller are running for the open Pennington County Commission District 1 seat.

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Oct 7 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • kotatv.com
Immersive Harry Potter forest trail returns to NY, and tickets are selling fast
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Oct 7 • 12:54 PM EDT • Entertainment • syracuse.com
Gold Coast retail space once home to Marcus Lemonis’s boutique heads to auction

Marcus, an upscale women’s clothing store owned by celebrity entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis and his wife shuttered its location there in August 2025.

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Oct 7 • 12:54 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Trump says he'll fire advisers LaCivita, Blair 'if there's a conflict'

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ​said he would immediately fire his ‌advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair "if there's a conflict," following a New York Times report that ​the two political operatives visited the ​Bosnian territory of Republika Srpska.

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Oct 7 • 12:31 PM EDT • Politics • reuters.com
For sale: The entire former Siena Heights University campus in Adrian

It could be sold in its entirety to one buyer, or to multiple buyers.

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Oct 7 • 12:31 PM EDT • Business • crainsdetroit.com
Heartland Health: What to know about measles

Heartland Health: What to know about measles

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Oct 7 • 12:28 PM EDT • Health • kfvs12.com
State investing over $17M in mental health service grants

Governor Josh Stein and the state Department of Health and Human Services made the announcement today.

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Oct 7 • 12:27 PM EDT • Health • witn.com
Debate an even matchup says University of Maine Political Science Chair

The University of Maine’s Political Science Chair, Mark Brewer, thinks both candidates fared well in Tuesday’s US Senate debate, but the even match-up might be a win for the challenger.

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Oct 7 • 12:23 PM EDT • Science • wabi.tv
Debate an even matchup says University of Maine Political Science Chair

The University of Maine’s Political Science Chair, Mark Brewer, thinks both candidates fared well in Tuesday’s US Senate debate, but the even match-up might be a win for the challenger.

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Oct 7 • 12:23 PM EDT • Politics • wabi.tv
1 Smart Business Story: How Founders Use PR To Dominate

Media is a minefield. From Substacks and livestreams to podcasts and newspapers (where they still exist), it’s a lot for founders to juggle. Fortunately,

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Oct 7 • 12:21 PM EDT • Business • inc.com
This Top-Rated Smart Scale Is 50% Off During Prime Big Deal Days—But Not on Amazon

You can save nearly $200 on this advanced scale that tracks your muscle mass, body fat, and more.

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Oct 7 • 12:03 PM EDT • Health • prevention.com
Amazon US Prime Deals: the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is 30% off

Despite the recent price hike that put the base model at $1,400 MSRP, you can still get an S26 Ultra under $1,000. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra launched at...

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Oct 7 • 12:01 PM EDT • Technology • gsmarena.com
OpenAI says teens use ChatGPT for under 15 minutes a day as worries over risks grow

Teens spend under 15 minutes a day on average on ChatGPT, while less than 2% of them interact with the chatbot for over three straight hours, OpenAI ​said, as technology companies face scrutiny over the risks AI chatbots pose to children.

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Oct 7 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Accel Entertainment, Inc. to Report Third Quarter 2026 Results, Host Conference Call and Webcast on November 3

CHICAGO, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Accel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: ACEL) (“Accel” or “the Company”), a leading locals-focused gaming op...

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Oct 7 • 12:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • markets.businessinsider.com
Wells Fargo faces regulator probe over efforts to boost black homeownership, WSJ reports

The Donald ​Trump administration's ‌housing officials are launching ​a ​probe into Wells ⁠Fargo ​over programs ​and commitments the bank made ​nearly ​a decade ago ‌to ⁠increase homeownership among Black ​Americans, ​the ⁠Wall Street Journal ​reported ​on ⁠Wednesday.

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Oct 7 • 11:58 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
$138 million hospital project to expand behavioral health care in Greenville

A $138 million behavioral health hospital project on Old Easley Bridge Road in Greenville is expected to expand care for children and adults in the Upstate.

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Oct 7 • 11:55 AM EDT • Health • foxcarolina.com
$138M project to expand behavioral health care in Greenville

FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.

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Oct 7 • 11:54 AM EDT • Health • foxcarolina.com
We Now Have Images Of The Smart Home Products That Apple And LG Are Reportedly Cooking Up

These include a lock, a thermostat and a temperature sensor.

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Oct 7 • 11:42 AM EDT • Technology • engadget.com
Tecsys commits $5M to new Prisma behavioral health hospital

The gift will be spread out over the next five years and will help support operations at the new hospital, which is expected to open in March.

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Oct 7 • 11:30 AM EDT • Health • greenvillejournal.com
DOE Science Committee Draws Concerns Over Limited Expertise

DOE’s smaller scientific advisory committee may not be equipped to plan the future of the physical sciences, scientists say.

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Oct 7 • 11:28 AM EDT • Science • aip.org
Walgreens owner sells Boots for $8.9 billion

The sale marks Sycamore Partners' first major divestiture since buying the Deerfield-based retail pharmacy chain and breaking it up into standalone businesses.

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Oct 7 • 11:27 AM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
You Can Get Up to $149 Off Every New Mac Mini During Prime Day

Prime Big Deal Days sales have hit Apple's brand new Mac mini and Mac Studio computers, and we're tracking up to $149 off every model of the M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini during this year's event. You'll also find $199 off the M5 Max Mac Studio below. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

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Oct 7 • 11:24 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Juvenile patients arrested at Chandler mental health facility

At least four minors were arrested after two separate assaults Sunday night inside an East Valley mental health center, police said.

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Oct 7 • 11:09 AM EDT • Health • azfamily.com
Conservative anti-tax group seeks FCC approval for AI robocalls ahead of US midterms

A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission urged the agency on Wednesday not to approve a ​petition to allow political AI-generated robocalls from conservative political group Club for Growth.

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Oct 7 • 11:07 AM EDT • Politics • reuters.com
Scientists in Vienna and Beijing create world's first nuclear clocks

Scientific teams working separately in Vienna and Beijing have developed the world's first two operating nuclear clocks in ​what they are calling an important advance in timekeeping that promises wide-ranging practical applications and offers a new tool to investigate fundamental physics.

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Oct 7 • 11:02 AM EDT • Science • reuters.com
At Black business expo, officials urge owners to ‘speak up’

Black small business owners are facing economic conditions similar to those they dealt with as a result of COVID-19. And to help, state and federal lawmakers are calling on more Black business owne…

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Oct 7 • 10:48 AM EDT • Business • wwlp.com
The Best Anker Prime Day Deals: Score Big on MagSafe Chargers and More

Anker's Prime 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station has dropped to $94.74 on Amazon during Prime Big Deal Days, down from $149.99. This is a new all-time low price that beats the previous low by about $5, and it's accompanied by dozens of other Anker discounts this Prime Day. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

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Oct 7 • 10:47 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Broome County Mental Health talks BC SAFE and Suicide Prevention

Heidi Mikeska and Brittany Riso from the Broome County Mental Health Department came on to talk about the results of Chalk the Walk and Suicide Prevention Month.

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Oct 7 • 10:39 AM EDT • Health • wbng.com
Eagles RT Lane Johnson retires to focus on mental health

The six-time Pro Bowl selection was a key component of an Eagles offensive line that helped win two Super Bowls.

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Oct 7 • 10:38 AM EDT • Health • whio.com
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New leaks provide our first look at Apple and LG’s smart home devices

Apple’s smart home aspirations are expanding with help from LG.

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Oct 7 • 10:34 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Health organization in Wichita gives more than $1M for Kansas medical students

Wichita’s Riverside Health Foundation has given more than $1 million to Kansas Health Science University through an endowed scholarship fund established to benefit medical students.

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Oct 7 • 10:30 AM EDT • Science • kwch.com
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Health organization in Wichita gives more than $1M to benefit Kansas medical students

Wichita’s Riverside Health Foundation has given more than $1 million to Kansas Health Science University through an endowed scholarship fund established to benefit medical students.

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Oct 7 • 10:30 AM EDT • Health • kwch.com
Health organization in Wichita gives more than $1M for Kansas medical students

Wichita’s Riverside Health Foundation has given more than $1 million to Kansas Health Science University through an endowed scholarship fund established to benefit medical students.

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Oct 7 • 10:30 AM EDT • Health • kwch.com
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North Olmsted business owner under investigation, police raid store

Several law enforcement agencies executed search warrants at a North Olmsted business Wednesday morning.

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Oct 7 • 10:21 AM EDT • Business • cleveland19.com
Trump admin to get $100M in compute credits for AI science initiative

The credits are intended to give Genesis Mission researchers access to computing power that smaller labs and companies struggle to secure.

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Oct 7 • 10:21 AM EDT • Science • businessinsider.com
This wearable AI stock is set to rally thanks to a broader business focus, Jefferies says

A maker of energy efficient computer chips is likely to soar as smart-device hardware and AI compute businesses continue to gain traction, one analyst says.

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Oct 7 • 10:15 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
Prime Day Offers Best TV Prices of the Year From Samsung, Sony, and More

Prime Big Deal Days is in full swing this week, offering massive savings on everything from AirPods to MacBook Pro and much more. We've been keeping an eye on these Apple-related Prime Day discounts all week, but now we're also tracking great sales on other categories, including TVs. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

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Oct 7 • 10:06 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Ring's first smart lock can be hand-cranked when its battery dies

Amazon-owned Ring is entering the smart lock market with a device designed to tackle a common concern: getting locked out when the battery dies

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Oct 7 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com
Ring’s first smart lock can be charged by turning a dial when the battery unexpectedly dies

A few turns of the dial will generate enough power to unlock your door.

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Oct 7 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Ring announces its first smart lock, solving a major pain point for smart home users

Today, Amazon’s Ring subsidiary is announcing its first ever smart lock. It solves a key problem that looms over many...

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Oct 7 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Ikea closing Bolingbrook location for small-format Naperville store

Ikea is replacing its Bolingbrook location with a smaller-format store in Naperville in 2027, part of the Swedish furniture retailer's shifting strategy.

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Oct 7 • 9:53 AM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Ways and Means Promotes Tax Law to Small Businesses in Tennessee

At a Tennessee hearing, House Ways and Means lawmakers touted the One Big Beautiful Bill’s tax benefits for small businesses. Read what the measure means.

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Oct 7 • 9:48 AM EDT • Business • legis1.com
Devers Emerges as Giants’ Building Block After Lost Year

Amid a dismal 97-loss season, Rafael Devers proved his resilience by clobbering 37 home runs through injury, cementing his status as the cornerstone of the San Francisco Giants.

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Oct 7 • 9:46 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Buffalo County Health and Human Services offering free tick prevention kits

Tick prevention kits are available at various locations throughout the county.

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Oct 7 • 9:46 AM EDT • Health • weau.com
New local effort begins to help small businesses grow

A new business has opened at Edison Mall in Fort Myers to help smaller enterprises grow. It's called the Business Growth Gallery.

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Oct 7 • 9:43 AM EDT • Business • wgcu.org
Heisman Watch: Alabama's Keelon Russell could continue his climb with a big win over Georgia
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Oct 7 • 9:34 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
HOMETOWN HEALTH: How to keep the weight off after stopping GLP-1 drug

Many people rapidly regain weight after stopping GLP-1 weight loss drugs

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Oct 7 • 9:31 AM EDT • Health • wdbj7.com
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Trump Supporter Stunned as MAGA Crackdown Wrecks His Business

Surging immigration arrests are squeezing industries reliant on undocumented workers.

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Oct 7 • 9:26 AM EDT • Business • thedailybeast.com
Leaked images reveal Apple’s new Home smart lock, thermostat, more for LG

Apple has reportedly co-developed new Home accessories to launch under LG branding, and leaked images reveal our first look at the products.

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Oct 7 • 9:25 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Hinds Community College opens new health sciences complex

The complex cost $64 million and is 160,000 square feet.

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Oct 7 • 9:16 AM EDT • Health • wlbt.com
At Black business expo, officials urge owners to 'speak up'

Black small business owners are facing economic conditions similar to those they dealt with as a result of COVID-19, Black Economic Council of Massachusetts CEO and President Nicole Obi said

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Oct 7 • 9:15 AM EDT • Politics • statehousenews.com
Vancouver’s Main Street reopens after $26M makeover

The Southwest Washington city celebrates the reopening of Main Street after a nearly two-year redevelopment. The project, first envisioned in the 1990s, took a toll on businesses along the corridor.

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Oct 7 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • opb.org
Chase for Business Expands Its Integrated Digital Experience with Chase Payroll, Powered by Gusto

NEW YORK, October 07, 2026--Small business owners increasingly want the tools they use to run their businesses to work together and be managed in one place. In recent Chase research, 89% of business owners said they would find it valuable to manage payroll within the same platform they use for business banking and payments, highlighting growing demand for a more connected business experience. Additionally, 37% said meeting payroll put pressure on cash flow over the last six months, underscoring

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Oct 7 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Another ‘blank check’ program passes at King County

It's a rather tiny amount — just $10 million per year for three years. But it comes after a series of blunders and mismanagement in social services funding.

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Oct 7 • 9:00 AM EDT • Politics • seattletimes.com
Business Council tours Southern Tier manufacturer during National Manufacturing Week

Universal Instruments in Conklin was the fourth stop on an 11-site statewide tour

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Oct 7 • 8:54 AM EDT • Business • wbng.com
Stripe taps FedEx data to expand small business access to financing

FedEx Dataworks is helping Stripe vet small businesses for working capital.

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Oct 7 • 8:50 AM EDT • Business • freightwaves.com