Illinois Cattle Futures
Posted by Davd Oliver on 2/28/2017 to
Market Sectors
Illinois Cattle Futures
Sustainable Beef Industry
IncSmart Illinois (Small Business and Startups) - McDonald's is focusing on sustainable beef. There is no real definition for sustainable beef, although it is a work in progress and is making noise in the commodities market. But when the largest restaurant in the world starts purchasing sustainable beef, investors listen. As McDonalds adds to it's menu, it also ads to a public relations coup on animal welfare and green technology.
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Kentucky Coal Industry
Posted by Davd Oliver on 2/27/2017 to
Energy Industry
Kentucky Coal Industry
Carbon Capture and Sequestration
IncSmart Kentucky (Small Business and Startups) - The executives of the top three coal companies, Cloud Peak Energy, Peabody Energy and Arch Coal, are serious about greenhouse gas. The goal is to become an energy contributor for American energy independence, and to become a clean energy alternative. They are lobbying for a tax bill to expand government subsidies to reduce the environmental impact of coal burning.
California Self Destructing Technology
Posted by Pat Turner on 2/24/2017 to
Tech Business
California Self Destructing Technology
Chatting in Private Self Destructive Message
IncSmart California (Small Business and Startups) - When you or someone you know, wants to move on a more secure or personal messaging application, you can choose among several self destructive messaging companies. Encrypted messages will self-destruct once they are read. Some apps force users to drag fingers across one line of the private message at a time. This will make it difficult for users to create screenshots.
New Jersey Clawback
Posted by Davd Oliver on 2/24/2017 to
Healthcare
New Jersey Clawback
Pharmacists, Fake Prices and Lies
IncSmart New Jersey (Small Business and Startups) - Clawbacks, the dirty secret in your pharmacy. Contracts that pharmacies have with drug-benefit managers, prevent your retailer from exposing fees of less expensive and generic drugs. Buyers co-pays can be more expensive than if they pay for their product without using the insurance. YOU MUST ASK YOUR PHARMACIST.
District of Columbia Work Force
Posted by Davd Oliver on 2/23/2017 to
Politics and Economy
District of Columbia Work Force
Restoring US Manufacturing
IncSmart District of Columbia (Small Business and Startups) - Taxes, trade, infrastructure and deregulation along with training the future work force was discussed with the White House on the future of manufacturing. The biggest name of corporate executives were there. Included in this meeting were Dow Chemical, Johnson and Johnson, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, Campbell Soup, Corning, and Nucor. On a side note, the pilots for American Airlines denounced the CEO for missing these White House business meetings.
District of Columbia to Cut Taxes
Posted by Davd Oliver on 2/23/2017 to
Federal and State Taxes
District of Columbia to Cut Taxes
Mnuchin to Focus on a Middleclass and Business
IncSmart District of Columbia (Small Business and Startups) - Treasury Secretary Mnuchin reports Trump administration is committed to tax reform by August. Mnuchin also predicts the senate and house would pass laws so economy would have serious growth boom. Sweeping tax reform is high on the Trump agenda. The House of Representatives and the Senate, controlled by Republicans, have been unable to find consensus on a tax package that could pass both chambers.
Pennsylvania Soda Tax
Posted by Sandy Roberts on 2/22/2017 to
Federal and State Taxes
Pennsylvania Soda Tax
Philadelphia Soda Tax Cut Beverage Sales by 30 to 50 Percent
IncSmart Pennsylvania (Small Business and Startups) - Philadelphia supermarkets and beverage distributor companies say they're readying for layoffs because of the city's new soda tax. These companies have seen beverage sales cut by 30 to 50 percent The city did not expect the sales would drop so abruptly. The supermarkets expects to cut hundreds of jobs. The city blames the markets and distributors to be engaging in fearmongering.
Education IRA from District of Columbia
Posted by Pat Turner on 2/21/2017 to
Federal and State Taxes
Education IRA from District of Columbia
Higher Education Expenses
IncSmart Washington DC (Small Business and Startups) - An education IRA is a trust or custodial account created or organized in the United States only for the purpose of paying the qualified higher education expenses of the designated beneficiary of the account. When the account is established, the designated beneficiary must be a child under age 18. To be treated as an education IRA, the account must be designated as an education IRA when it is created.
Accenture Hiring in Texas
Posted by David Oliver on 2/17/2017 to
Tech Business
Accenture Hiring in Texas
Trump and outsourcing American workers
IncSmart Texas (Small Business and Startups) - Accenture is going to create 15000 jobs in America in conjunction to President Trumps technology visa program. Accenture said it would invest $1.4 billion and open 10 locations. Accenture sees optimism because American has a GOP president and congress, who have a pro-growth agenda. Tax and Regulation policies are fueling growth in most industries and a pro-job era is an improvement over the last eight years.
Solar is Arizona New Energy
Posted by Pat Turner on 2/15/2017 to
Energy Industry
Solar is Arizona New Energy
Solar Installations Surpassed Gas and Wind
IncSmart Arizona (Small Business and Startups) - Arizona’s two largest utilities, the Arizona Public Service and Salt River Project, are investing in energy storage and grid improvements. Solar power becomes an important part of the American energy sector as President Donald Trump makes America energy independent. Solar companies installations have almost doubled from 2015. Solar panels on rooftops have surged and the employment from solar companies account for 2 percent of all new U.S. jobs last year. Battery facilities will deliver energy when solar facilities aren’t producing power to meet demand.
Virginia Marijuana Laws
Posted by David Oliver on 2/15/2017 to
Marijuana Startups
Virginia Marijuana Laws
Decriminalization of Marijuana
IncSmart Virginia (Small Business and Startups) - Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat, who hopes to be the next governor of Virginia, has publicly announced his support for the decriminalization of marijuana. Data shows that black Americans are 2.8 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana in Virginia, than other races. Virginia spends more than $67 million annually on marijuana laws. Ralph Northam is a doctor, and has seen the evidence of marijuana health benefits such as treatment for pain, epilepsy and PTSD.
Oregon Home Delivery
Posted by David Oliver on 2/14/2017 to
Marijuana Startups
Oregon Home Delivery
Recreational Marijuana Industry Offers Home Deliver
IncSmart Oregon (Small Business and Startups) - Customers in Portland may now have pot delivered to their home if it is ordered from licensed seller. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission regulates cannabis home delivery. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has given delivery permits to 117 retailers in Oregon, 13 of those in Portland.
Florida Space Center Pad 39A
Posted by David Oliver on 2/13/2017 to
Space Industry
Florida Space Center Pad 39A
Space X Falcon at Kennedy Space Center Florida
IncSmart Florida (Small Business and Startups) - For the first time in more than half a decade, the storied NASA pad 39, was used to successfully complete a critical test firing of the engines to a launch to the space station next weekend. SpaceX signed a 20-year lease with NASA. The launch pad is historical. All of the crewed Apollo missions except for 10, as well as the first 24 space shuttle missions lifted off from this pad.
California Sanctuary Money
Posted by David Oliver on 2/13/2017 to
Politics and Economy
California Sanctuary Money
Feinstein Sanctuary City Perils
IncSmart California (Small Business and Startups) - Dianne Feinstein and her husband Richard Blum were awarded a billion-dollar contract the first phase of the high-speed rail line from San Francisco and Los Angeles. Californians question Feinstein's $35 million per mile from Madera California to Fresno, as the best High Speed Rail Authority selected will be the cheapest.