Main Street Press USA covers storefront and service businesses in US downtowns and commercial districts the way a mid-century city paper covered them — by name, by owner, and by what their bookings look like this quarter. Our beat is the businesses with their name on the awning, not the multi-location chains.
A California bill restricting employer-to-employee contact outside work hours is drawing pushback from Main Street operators who say the rules don't fit how small businesses actually run.
The Tennessee General Assembly wrapped its session with several outcomes that touch independent storefronts directly, from tax policy to permitting rules.
NFIB Utah graded the full legislature on eight business-climate votes. Fifty-four lawmakers scored perfect marks. Here is how downtown and chamber advocates can use that list.
Several states moved closer to expanded payroll obligations and new income tax structures this session. Here is what independent storefront operators should watch heading into budget planning.
State auditors are paying closer attention to small contractor operations. Here's what that means for HVAC and trades businesses managing books, payroll, and licensing.
Small business groups across Colorado are pressing Governor Jared Polis to preserve a two-vote union election requirement they say shields smaller employers from outsized organizing pressure.
A California bill restricting employer-to-employee contact outside work hours is drawing pushback from Main Street operators who say the rules don't fit how small businesses actually run.
The Tennessee General Assembly wrapped its session with several outcomes that touch independent storefronts directly, from tax policy to permitting rules.
NFIB Utah graded the full legislature on eight business-climate votes. Fifty-four lawmakers scored perfect marks. Here is how downtown and chamber advocates can use that list.
Several states moved closer to expanded payroll obligations and new income tax structures this session. Here is what independent storefront operators should watch heading into budget planning.
The Tennessee General Assembly wrapped its session with several outcomes that touch independent storefronts directly, from tax policy to permitting rules.
A California bill restricting employer-to-employee contact outside work hours is drawing pushback from Main Street operators who say the rules don't fit how small businesses actually run.
State auditors are paying closer attention to small contractor operations. Here's what that means for HVAC and trades businesses managing books, payroll, and licensing.
NFIB Utah graded the full legislature on eight business-climate votes. Fifty-four lawmakers scored perfect marks. Here is how downtown and chamber advocates can use that list.
The Tennessee General Assembly wrapped its session with several outcomes that touch independent storefronts directly, from tax policy to permitting rules.
A California bill restricting employer-to-employee contact outside work hours is drawing pushback from Main Street operators who say the rules don't fit how small businesses actually run.
Several states moved closer to expanded payroll obligations and new income tax structures this session. Here is what independent storefront operators should watch heading into budget planning.
Small business groups across Colorado are pressing Governor Jared Polis to preserve a two-vote union election requirement they say shields smaller employers from outsized organizing pressure.
