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In an era when businesses are increasingly expected to contribute to the well-being of their communities, finding the sweet spot between local engagement and national growth can seem impossible. But tailoring your business model to resonate with the communities you serve builds trust and delivers benefits like increased brand awareness and sustainable growth. At VRM Mortgage Services, we take a community-centric approach with a focus on: Make personalization a priority Even if your service offering is diverse, you can build a sustainable business model by customizing your offerings to meet the needs of your customers and their communities. This approach…
“Game 7” may be two of the most fitting words in sports, perhaps only surpassed when a team is trying to overturn a 3-0 series deficit. That’s because in the history of the major North American professional sports with playoff series (NHL, NBA, MLB), 407 teams had held a 3-0 lead prior to this Stanley Cup Final, and only five teams across all three leagues had blew a lead to lose the series.The good news for the Edmonton Oilers is that four of those have come in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, except they will be playing on home ice against…
RICHMOND — The Republican primary for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District between House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good and state Sen. John J. McGuire III is so close that the winner is officially unknown, the Associated Press said Monday. The voters went to the polls.Local Election Commission The primary elections commission in the Republican-majority district of central Virginia is finishing up its tally of the results from the June 18 primary election, which showed McGuire and Good in a close race, with McGuire leading by just 373 votes. The results will now be sent to the state for certification, a necessary…
In college football, nothing is more difficult than predicting how a high school offensive lineman will develop, because judging how a young prospect with that build will simultaneously gain weight and become more agile is far from an exact science. So putting numbers on the offensive line position is key, and Texas Tech has begun doing just that in its 2025 recruiting, securing verbal commitments from three high school offensive linemen last week. The latest is Elias Guillen, of Rapid City, South Dakota. The 6-foot-5, 295-pound prospect announced his intentions to join the Red Raiders on social media Monday afternoon.…
President Joe Biden made the bold statement during a visit to Tampa in April.”Nationally, I think Florida is going to be an issue,” Biden told a packed house of supporters at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, who erupted in applause.Three months later, the presidential campaign He’s optimistic about Florida. In an interview with Puck News on Sunday, Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon was asked if Florida was a battleground state.She responded: “No.”The comments came during a discussion of the states that will decide the outcome of November’s election: Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina and Georgia.Republicans have long…
(Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as concerns about China’s economic recovery prospects offset supply worries caused by Middle East tensions and a Ukrainian attack on a Russian refinery.Brent crude futures for August delivery rose 7 cents, or 0.08 percent, to $86.06 a barrel as of 0015 GMT ahead of the contract’s maturity later this week. The more actively traded September contract added 8 cents, or 0.09 percent, to $85.23.U.S. crude oil futures rose 11 cents, or 0.13%, to $81.74 a barrel.Both indexes rose about 3% last week, marking two consecutive weeks of gains.But since then, concerns…
A surge in fake job adverts on sites across Australia is frustrating jobseekers like Zoe Law. (Source: TikTok/Getty)There’s a frustrating trend in the workplace in Australia that’s sure to add to the woes of job seekers across the country. You may have applied for a job you saw online and had high hopes for your new job.But after submitting your application, you never hear back. It could be that you weren’t the right candidate, or that the job never even existed.Graham Wynne, founder of Superior People Recruitment, said: Yahoo Finance “Ghosting job ads” is an unfortunate process that many businesses…
Sipping a draft lager that she called “not a terrible city” in response to Trump’s disparagement of Milwaukee during a closed-door meeting with House Republicans, Warren reiterated her argument that “the only way we’re going to make Roe v. Wade the law of the land is to vote for Joe Biden, even in states that have abortion measures on the presidential ballot.””If Trump wins, all of the voting efforts to protect states will be for naught,” she said, adding that “a federal nationwide abortion ban would mean no abortion anywhere.”In contrast to Biden, who has distanced herself from Democrats’ push…
The FBI has not yet said why it searched the home of David and Andy Duong, owners of Oakland curbside recycler California Waste Solutions, but the investigation may be politically related. Duong and his son Andy have been under investigation by state and city political regulators since 2019 for alleged money laundering. The California Fair Political Practices Commission and the Oakland Public Ethics Commission allege that the Duong family used “dummy donors” to conceal the true source of the funds and illegally diverted large amounts of money to local politicians’ campaign coffers. The FPPC and the Oakland Public Ethics Commission…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A portion of I-75 in Lexington has reopened after being closed for about five hours while police negotiated with an armed man. Traffic was backed up for miles in both directions on I-75 around 10 a.m. Monday. I-75 in Lexington reopens after police find ‘armed suicidal man’ FOX 56 arrived on scene to find traffic stops, speeding and a heavy police presence. The Lexington Police Department (LPD) said officers were dispatched to the Bryan Station Road overpass on Interstate 75 at approximately 9:42 a.m. where police said an “armed and suicidal individual” was at the…