The Anam Cara is a 60-foot long and 13-foot wide boat that has been transformed into a lovely floating home for Beck and her ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The president of a Davenport manufacturing company testified before Congress on Sept. 17 after being invited by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business Committee.

On September 18, the SBA announced that it would waive most upfront fees for small manufacturers in fiscal year 2026. For 7(a) manufacturing loans of up to $950,000, the SBA will charge no upfront fee ...

WASHINGTON - The Ohio State University has been awarded federal grant funding to provide manufacturing training and technical assistance to small businesses across Ohio, the U.S. Small Business ...

The Small Business Administration is waiving what can be up to thousands of dollars’ worth of loan fees for small manufacturers in its effort to boost domestic onshoring as the Trump administration ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, in support of the Trump Administration’s broader effort to rebuild American industrial dominance, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) ...

After years of just breaking even, the owner of Backdraft Manufacturing and Automation thinks he’s found the secret to shift the Luverne, Minn., company to profitability: AI. This summer, owner Tyler ...

Only 24 houseboats are permitted on Horseshoe Pond at Presque Isle State Park, making them a rare commodity. A houseboat listed for $359,900 went under contract less than a month after being put on ...

Rising costs forced a prototype maker to change its practices, its CEO said. The impact of President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs became reality for American businesses on Thursday, as dozens ...

Lucy Gilliam, PhD, and Captain Arjen van der Veen are water people—it’s their life’s work. She is an environmental scientist; he founded a green freight shipping company. But water is also their home.

Changes in zoning rules have allowed small manufacturers to return to the districts and neighborhoods they began leaving a century ago. By Linda Baker Photographs by Matt Roth Cities and small towns ...

Small businesses are the backbone of South Carolina, comprising 99 percent of all businesses. Small manufacturers in particular are a fixture of communities, not just because we build reliable, ...