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In 2025, local business owners face a perfect storm: soaring operational costs, from rent to utilities, collide with customers’ shrinking disposable incomes amid persistent inflation. According to a ...

“When you spend $100 at a locally owned business, $68 stays in that community,” Palmer said. “That money helps schools, pays workers, improves the local economy and keeps Grand Island a great place to ...

City council welcomed Krista Jee Baxter to Monday’s meeting to share about her business, Healing Beauty. Baxter shared her personal and professional journey, explaining how she grew up in Warren ...