Three Costly Mistakes Small Business Owners Make—and How to Fix Them
Three Costly Mistakes Small Business Owners Make—and How to Fix Them On a wet Tuesday in downtown Roanoke, a café owner called me in...
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The Private ALPR Boom: How License-Plate Surveillance Is Spreading Beyond Government Oversight
Private license-plate surveillance is no longer a niche police tool mounted on patrol cars. Across retail chains, shopping centers, parking operators, hospitals, universities, apartment...
Kitchen remodeling: three expensive mistakes Roanoke homeowners make (and how to avoid them)
Kitchen remodeling: three expensive mistakes Roanoke homeowners make (and how to avoid them) When Hannah and James bought their 1920s bungalow in Southeast Roanoke,...
Seasonal Planning for Small Businesses: Practical Steps to Turn Peaks and Valleys into Predictable Rhythm
Seasonal Planning for Small Businesses: Practical Steps to Turn Peaks and Valleys into Predictable Rhythm Three summers ago my bakery’s July calendar looked like...
Santa Ana’s Services-First, Accountability-Second Strategy Shows Measurable Progress on Street Homelessness
Santa Ana is seeing early signs that a coordinated, help-first approach backed by clear enforcement can reduce street homelessness without abandoning public order. Under...
Kitchen Remodeling in Roanoke: Avoiding the Costly Mistakes Homeowners Make
Kitchen Remodeling in Roanoke: Avoiding the Costly Mistakes Homeowners Make You just tore out the old cabinets and the house smells like sawdust and...
Auto Loan Delinquencies, Negative Equity, and Dealer Inventory: What Is Really Happening in the U.S. Vehicle Market
The viral version of the story is easy to state: auto delinquencies are at record highs, dealers are sitting on roughly $200 billion in...
Seasonal Planning for Small Businesses: Practical Steps to Turn Predictable Ups and Downs into Strengths
When a boutique in Roanoke cleared out summer displays and found a backlog of leftover inventory, the owner blamed slow foot traffic. The real...
Four High-Value AI Business Opportunities Emerging Beyond the Chatbot
Businesses have spent the past few years testing chatbots, copilots, and automation tools. The next wave of AI opportunity is less about adding another...
Why a State With a $936 Million Surplus May Still Raise Hunting, Fishing and Boating Fees
Even with a reported $936 million state surplus, lawmakers may still look to raise hunting, fishing and boating fees. The proposal under discussion would...