Pound for pound, Austin ranks No. 1 in US for growth of million-dollar businesses
No city is adding million-dollar businesses faster than Austin. That's according to a recent report from LendingTree, a company connecting lenders and borrowers digitally. From 2014 to 2016, the number of businesses in the Austin metro with revenue of.....»»
PRESENTING: The best industries and states for entrepreneurs to start million-dollar businesses in 2020
Read Business Insider's exclusive analysis of the top 10 business categories and top 10 locations for entrepreneurs to grow in 2020......»»
Phoenix among US cities adding the most million-dollar businesses
Phoenix is seeing its share of million-dollar companies grow, according to a recent report from LendingTree. From 2014 to 2016, the Valley saw its percentage of companies with revenue of at least $1 million climb 6.2%. That represents the addition.....»»
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp claims the MLB"s voter restriction laws boycott will be a major blow to minority-owned businesses
Critics of the MLB's boycott of Atlanta following new voting laws claim it will cost Black-owned businesses $100 million. Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Georgia) speaks during an April 3 news conference in Atlanta a.....»»
Braves create $2M Hank Aaron Fund to increase diversity in baseball
The Atlanta Braves are honoring Hank Aaron by creating a fund focused on improving diversity across Major League Baseball. The $2 million fund, which will be run by the Atlanta Braves Foundation, will focus on adding more women and minorities, from on-fi.....»»
Good Works: Inside Wells Fargo"s multibillion-dollar CSR strategy
The banking giant just launched a $400 million fund to help small businesses impacted by the pandemic — and that's just one part of its CSR work......»»
State begins accepting applications for $500 million in Covid-19 relief grants
The application window for a new half-billion-dollar Covid-19 financial relief program run by California is now open. The state is offering small businesses and nonprofits grants up to $25,000 to provide assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic. .....»»
Colonie shopping plaza sells for $15.25 million
The plaza on Central Avenue has a list of tenants that includes Price Chopper, Big Lots, Dollar Tree, Retro Fitness, Mobility Works and smaller businesses such as a hair salon and Chinese restaurant......»»
Atlanta population soars by 730,000, now fourth fastest growing metro
Only Dallas and Houston, which each added over 1 million people, and Phoenix, which added approximately 755,000, grew faster......»»
Inside the businesses of 5 YouTube creators who grew rapidly in 2019
Jennelle Eliana Long Many YouTube creators expanded their businesses in 2019, with some growing faster than others. Jennelle Eliana Long, for one, gained 1.5 million subscribers within a month of posting her fir.....»»
PRESENTING: The best industries and states for entrepreneurs to start million-dollar businesses in 2020
Chris Wattie/Reuters If you're thinking about starting a business in 2020, it will help to be in a growing industry and in a location with a lot of .....»»
Houston City Council OKs multimillion-dollar tax break for mixed-use entrepreneurial hub
Houston City Council approved a $6 million tax abatement for the Founders District, a mixed-use project planned in west Houston aimed at growing startups and small businesses. The Founders District, proposed for 1260-1336 Brittmoore Road, would consist.....»»
Tour of Homes 2019: Hines Ward residence among notable metro Atlanta sales (Photos)
This year marked another successful year in the luxury residential real estate industry, based on the number of multi-million-dollar home sales in the metro area between Jan. 1, 2019 and Nov. 22, 2019. Our Tour of Homes special section features a sam.....»»
In America"s most unequal city, top households rake in $663,000
Atlanta is the capital of U.S. inequality for the second year in a row, according to a Bloomberg analysis of large American cities with a population of at least a quarter-million......»»
In America"s most unequal city, top households rake in $663,000
Atlanta is the capital of U.S. inequality for the second year in a row, according to a Bloomberg analysis of large American cities with a population of at least a quarter-million......»»
Comcast completes "multi-million dollar" fiber network buildout east of Atlanta
Comcast has finished a multi-million-dollar fiber network buildout in Covington, aiding the city's push to attract new business and the film industry. Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA) said Monday it completed a 10-mile network in Covington that all.....»»
San Francisco"s housing market is so expensive that the median million-dollar home has less than 1,200 square feet of space
Shutterstock A new analysis by real-estate listing website Zillow found that in the US, the median million-dollar, single-family home boasts around 2,200 square feet. The a.....»»
Remodeled home on Geneva Lake sells for $4.6M, better than list price: Slideshow
High-end waterfront properties around prominent Geneva Lake in Walworth County valued near $5 million don't become available often. Especially those with recent, and near million-dollar, remodeling upgrades. Yet in early August, such a property was swif.....»»
Atlanta-based Kabbage set to acquire small-business data platform
Atlanta-based financial technology company Kabbage says it has agreed to acquire the assets of small business data platform Radius. The acquisition would provide Kabbage with insights from more than 20 million U.S. small businesses as it seeks to e.....»»
SBA loan approvals approach $100 million through June
Financial institutions are making fewer government-guaranteed loans to small businesses in Western New York this year. But, three-quarters of the way through the federal fiscal year, the dollar volume is mostly in line with last year. That’s one .....»»