Tag: small
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Kamala Harris’ small business pitch resonates in Georgia’s most diverse county
ATLANTA — The election could be decided in Georgia’s fastest-growing and most ethnically diverse county. In Gwinnett County, a part of metro Atlanta where 58% of voters backed Joe Biden in 2020 versus the 40% who voted for Donald Trump, both parties are again locked in a race centered on the economy. Vice President Kamala…
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Nikon “Small World” photo contest reveals beauty of microscopic world
Each year, rigorous science and dazzling artistry meet in Nikon’s Small World photomicrography competition. Started in 1975, the contest celebrates the beauty of images taken through a light microscope. Scientists and hobbyists alike enter, and the winner receives a $3,000 prize. This year, the competition celebrates its 50th anniversary, and it received about 2,100 photo entries…
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Amazon goes nuclear, plans to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors
Amazon Web Services is investing over $500 million in nuclear power, announcing three projects from Virginia to Washington State. AWS, Amazon’s subsidiary in cloud computing, has a massive and increasing need for clean energy as it expands its services into generative AI. It’s also a part of Amazon’s path to net-zero carbon emissions. AWS announced it…
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Small Business Administration disaster loan program exhausts funds after Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON — The Small Business Administration said on Tuesday it has exhausted funds for its disaster loan program following increased demand from Hurricane Helene, with Congress being in recess. “Until Congress appropriates additional funds, the SBA is pausing new loan offers for its direct, low-interest, long-term loans to disaster survivors,” the SBA said in a statement.…
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5 dead after small plane crashes on Catalina Island
Five people are dead after a small plane crashed on Catalina Island off the California coast on Tuesday, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday the twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after it departed from Catalina Airport in Avalon at around 8 p.m. Soon after, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said their Avalon…
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Pilot killed in midair small plane collision in California
A pilot died after two single-engine planes collided midair on Sunday in Southern California, officials said. The planes, a single-engine Nanchang CJ-6 and a single-engine Yakovlev Yak-52, collided near Lancaster, in northern Los Angeles County, around 1 p.m. PT on Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Only the two pilots were on board the aircrafts…