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Remaking the Market: West Side Market vendors share renovations, concerns and hopes for the transition

Remaking the Market: West Side Market vendors share renovations, concerns and hopes for the transition

The market is nearing the end of its current stage in the 10-month plan to transition to a nonprofit organization. CLEVELAND — On Tuesday evening, West Side Market Advisory Board and Consultant Ted Spitzer, spearheading the 10-month master plan to transition the market to non-profit ownership, finalized the mission, vision and values of Cleveland Public …

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Putin's war makes the West more dependent than ever on Asian fuel

Putin’s war makes the West more dependent than ever on Asian fuel

(Bloomberg) — The war in Ukraine reinforces the role of Asia and the Middle East as the world’s main suppliers of fuels like diesel and gasoline that are crucial to the global economy. Bloomberg’s Most Read As Europe and the United States seek to reduce their dependence on Russian petroleum products, they face a supply …

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Anne Hathaway backs Pact, an all-female VC for mission-driven startups, West to East

Anne Hathaway backs Pact, an all-female VC for mission-driven startups, West to East

How many venture capital funds can you name where the three partners all had babies while raising funds, have deep ties in Asia as well as Europe and the United States, and include actress Anne Hathaway as an LP? Not much that I would risk. But that’s the profile of Pact, a new Seed VC …

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As Job Seeker Market Lingers, West Michigan Employers Raise Wages to Stay Competitive

As Job Seeker Market Lingers, West Michigan Employers Raise Wages to Stay Competitive

gRand Rapids-area employers have raised wages an average of 5.2% this year, an amount that exceeds historic norms as companies adjust wages to attract and retain people in an extremely tight labor market. The wage increases for 2022 compare to the average wage increases of 4.4% granted by employers in the region in 2021 across …

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