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Banking deserts

A banking desert is defined as “an area without traditional financial institutions and services,” meaning there is no physical bank branch within a specified radius

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AI: A teacher’s sidekick… or substitute?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making headlines every day for one thing or another, and business journalists shouldn’t be afraid to seek out AI stories even

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Marketing can make or break a business

Don Vultaggio, the brand chairman and founder of AriZona Beverages – the maker of the popular 99-cent iced tea – recently made headlines for his

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Don’t count out printed books just yet

When ebooks first rose to popularity after the 2007 release of the Amazon Kindle, many wondered if they’d kill the print publishing industry. Fast forward to

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Financial nihilism

Even if you are not a personal finance reporter, odds are personal finance stories are peppered throughout your beat. If you cover real estate, retail,

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Vinyl records: What’s old is new

When Taylor Swift released her latest album The Tortured Poets Department, the album shattered vinyl record sales when over 800,000 physical copies were sold in

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What is the Corporate Equality Index?

First established in 2002, the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) is a benchmarking tool for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion and annually measures “policies, practices and benefits pertinent

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The 15-minute city

Not everyone can, or should, drive a car to get where they need to go. This includes senior citizens, young teens, adults without a driver’s

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Is a smoke-free generation on the horizon?

Anti-smoking campaigns often focus on the negative impact of smoking on an individual person’s health, life, and wallet. But what about the impact on the

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Congress says “tick, tock” to TikTok

Last month, a measure to force the sale of the Chinese-owned app TikTok gained congressional approval and was signed into law by President Biden. If

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