businesses

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Nia Roberts, who owns two businesses in Aberystwyth, said regular customers had told her the new fees could affect how often they visit her restaurant on the promenade.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Some might argue that certain businesses would suffer getting mail fewer days a week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“In addition, this project will help strengthen our regional and state electric grid capacity and prevent the kinds of rolling blackouts that we’ve seen in past years and that have negatively impacted businesses and residents.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The London Chamber of Commerce, which represents 12,000 businesses said small firms could not afford uncertainty over tax and regulation.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

That same month, North Carolina’s liberal governor, Terry Sanford, tried to improve race relations in his state by creating a biracial Good Neighbor Council, charged with persuading white businesses to hire more blacks.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson