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No one should be upset because no one picked the correct numbers to win the large Powerball jackpot last night. It didn't stop people from walking up to the lottery outlets to buy a chance at a multi-million
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The hybrid buses that began popping up in Kanawha County a couple of years ago already are outdated, but that doesn't mean the buses aren't technologically savvy. James Snodgrass, a supervisor with Kanawha
The hybrid buses that began popping up in Kanawha County a couple of years ago already are outdated, but that doesn't mean the buses aren't technologically savvy.
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The rehabilitation of Tri-State Airport's 12-30 runway resulted in good things for the Huntington airport.
The rehabilitation of Tri-State Airport's 12-30 runway resulted in good things for the Huntington airport.
Small business owners are growing more pessimistic.
A survey released Tuesday by the National Federation of
Independent Business shows that owners became more pessimistic during September
as employment and sales remained weak. The NFIB's index of owner optimism fell
0.1 point to 92.8.
The survey did have some bright spots. The number of owners
who believe this is a good time to expand their companies rose 3 percentage
points. And the number of owners who expect business conditions to improve in
six months gained 4 points.
But the number of owner who plan to create jobs fell 3
points, while the number who plan to reduce their payrolls rose 2 points. More
than a fifth of the survey's participants said weak sales are their biggest
business problem.
The survey is in line with other small business readings
that show owners are cautious. The payroll service company ADP said last week
that small businesses slowed their pace of hiring during September. There have
been mixed readings on how much owners are willing to borrow, but the
conflicting signals do point to small companies being very careful about
spending for hiring or expansion.
One reason why the NFIB survey showed that more owners
expect business to improve: The presidential election will be decided and
Congress is likely to have taken action on tax bills. That would remove some of
the uncertainty that has contributed to owners' pessimism the past few months.
The NFIB questioned nearly 700 of its members as part of its
survey.
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