Small-Business Health Care The National Federation of Indepen-dent Business launched an aggressive health-care campaign to urge policymakers to deliver real and meaningful health-care reform for small
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College Graduation Rates
Among the nation’s flagship state-chartered universities, the University of Virginia has the highest Black student graduation rate at 87 percent, followed by the University
Cost of Doing Business
A Public Policy Institute of New York State Inc. study on the cost of doing business in 2007 ranks the state’s costs the second highest in the nation after Hawaii. The study,
Worst Performance
In four of six cities surveyed in a report from the Service Employees International Union, Bank of America ranked last in locating bank branches in predominantly minority neighborhoo
Regulatory Review and Reform
The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration urges small business owners to nominate federal regulations needing review and reform at the Web site, www
Families Postponed A poll commissioned by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, found that 23 percent of women ages 18-40 and 28 percent of women 25-34 have delayed starting a family or decided not to have a s
Nascent Entrepreneurs A study by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy concludes that the wealthiest nascent entrepreneurs (individuals putting effort toward opening a business
Public Policy Council
The National Urban League created a President’s Council of Economic Advisors to assist the league in efforts to mold national economic policy and help advance its economic empo
Affluent Americans The American Affluence Research Center (AARC) said 80 percent of the 398 affluent men and women surveyed nationwide in its latest “Affluent Mar-ket Tracking Study” (www.afflue
Foreclosure Moratorium Civil rights groups called for a six-month moratorium on foreclosures that result from borrowers of so-called subprime mortgages, those made at high interest rates to Americans