BOISE – The Montana & Idaho Community Development Corporation and Capital Matrix have established a new loan fund to provide financing to “nearly bankable” small businesses in Idaho. The fund will allow Montana & Idaho CDC to further increase its lending to startups and existing businesses that cannot access all or part of the
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Journal Staff Just how much do we dislike taxes and tax collectors? And does this stance affect how long we put off tax prep? In search of answers to those questions and more, WalletHub conducted a nationally representative survey of 500 taxpayers. They asked about everything from whether they expect a refund to which divisive pop
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Journal Staff Just how much do we dislike taxes and tax collectors? And does this stance affect how long we put off tax prep? In search of answers to those questions and more, WalletHub conducted a nationally representative survey of 500 taxpayers. They asked about everything from whether they expect a refund to which divisive pop
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Press Release In FY16, 7(a) loan program reaches more than $24.12 billion; 504 loan total grows for third consecutive year; minority lending reaches $8.65billion WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced FY16 lending numbers in December showing record levels of small business lending through the 7(a) and 504 loan programs, as well as significant
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By Marley Jay/AP Markets Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are moving higher on the first trading day of 2017. Health care companies, which fell last year as the rest of the market moved higher, are making some of the biggest gains. While stock indexes are broadly higher, they’ve surrendered most of an earlier gain.
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