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Last update: 7 hours agoLocal Business Wins: Kansas’ Bright Minds Academy (Hays) just got an SBA National Small Business Week award, spotlighting how rural operators can scale with SBA help. Community & Events: Pittsburgh is already gearing up for summer with major June festivals and family programming, while Cullman’s 11-day Restaurant Week (Sept. 10–21) is set to drive traffic to local dining. Small Business Marketing: Keith Lee is taking his “local restaurant spotlight” from TikTok to the real world with FamiLee Day in New Orleans—another reminder that discovery can turn into demand fast. Policy Watch: The Community Associations Institute filed an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court arguing the Corporate Transparency Act unfairly sweeps in nonprofit, volunteer-run community groups. Global Disruption: Cuba’s power grid suffered a partial collapse, leaving eastern areas in long outages—an operational headache that hits households and local businesses alike. Tech & Finance: Oklahoma signed a bill to stop data-center buildout costs from landing on ratepayers, and India’s AI lending push is pitching big credit-gap reductions for MSMEs.
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