By Drake Taylor, General Manager, Pine Ridge Mall There are a lot of exciting new things happening at Pine Ridge Mall, from the small shop merchants, to the department stores to all of the dining and entertainment choices. We hope the public perception of the mall reflects the reality of what is going on here.
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Category: Business Features
Jobs data could signal shortage of qualified workers to hire
By Josh Boak/AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Are employers starting to run out of workers to hire? A hiring pullback reported in Friday’s U.S. jobs data for May raises that prospect. The economy added just 138,000 jobs, which was still high enough to help cut the unemployment rate to a 16-year low of 4.3
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Montana & Idaho CDC Helps Young St. Anthony Entrepreneur Open Gourmet Burger Grill
Journal Staff ST. ANTHONY – A young St. Anthony entrepreneur opened a new gourmet burger restaurant in late April with the help of a loan from the Montana & Idaho Community Development Corporation. The grand opening will be held May 8 at 11 a.m. Idaho Burger Grill is the longtime dream of 24-year-old St. Anthony
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Parents, save up: Cost of raising a child is more than $233K
By MARY CLARE JALONICK/Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Expecting a baby? Congratulations! Better put plenty of money in your savings account. The Department of Agriculture says the estimated cost of raising a child from birth through age 17 is $233,610, or as much as almost $14,000 annually. That’s the average for a middle-income couple with
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Tallow tensions: Vegans want ‘fat-free’ UK 5-pound bank note
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England’s new plastic 5-pound note is stronger, cleaner and safer — but apparently not suitable for vegetarians. Vegans and vegetarians are calling for the new bank notes, which have only been in circulation for two months, to be replaced because they are made with a substance derived
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