Americans filed 531,423 business applications in June 2026, according to Census Bureau data released on July 9.
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Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2026
The aviation double-major at Western Michigan University sent out about 100 applications to a slew of employers posting summer opportunities, including retailers, restaurants, landscapers and airports.
According to Russell Colby, the city’s director of community development, the site’s current zoning allows for uses like banks, retail spaces, restaurants, car washes and gas stations, but drive-thrus require a special use approval process.
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Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2026
The law also restricts certain uses of merchant-category codes to distinguish firearms retailers from general merchandise or sporting-goods stores.
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