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The Indiana legislative session has concluded with the passage of several key measures that aim to provide tax relief and address priorities for residents as announced by State Rep. Shane Lindauer (R-Jasper), the budget which passed will see the state’s income tax decrease yearly over the next two years with savings projected at over $200 million each year for taxpayers. In addition to income tax reduction, the session brought significant property tax reform to the table, cumulatively slated to save Hoosiers around $1.3 billion in taxes over the ensuing two...

Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has touted corporate and foreign U.S. investment announcements as proof he is ushering in "the golden age of America." On Jan. 21, Trump said that before he’d finished the "first full business day" of his second term, the U.S. had "already secured nearly $3 trillion of new investments."  On April 2, he said, "It looks like we’re going to have about $6 trillion of investments." Six days later, Trump told National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner attendees that the investment total was...

DiNapoli, a Democrat, presented the city’s latest economic and fiscal profile to local leaders at the Heritage Area Visitors’ Center by the Kingston waterfront. From the Kingston Center at SUNY Ulster to flood mitigation projects, DiNapoli says the city has smartly planned investments to spur economic growth and address local issues.“The kinds of budget choices and debt choices the city is making are all part of a very thoughtful plan to really build for the future," he says. The State Comptroller’s Office regularly compiles profiles of major cities across the...

New York State is taking major steps to expand affordable housing, protect homebuyers, and support communities in need. A new package of initiatives announced in the FY 2026 state budget will invest over $500 million into building, preserving, and protecting homes across the state.The efforts come as growing industries, like semiconductor manufacturing in Upstate New York, drive demand for thousands of new housing units over the next decade.Major new investments in New York housingThe FY 2026 budget includes several key initiatives to address the housing crisis:$100 million Pro-Housing Supply Fund...

The game industry’s motto for all of last year was “survive til 2025.” And in some respects, that wasn’t just wishful thinking. As the industry trudged through 2024, market researcher DDM saw positive signs. And with one quarter of 2025 in the books, it certainly seems that things are trending in the right direction when it comes to game deals — investments or M&A. Q1 2025 not only marks the second consecutive quarter of growth, but it is the largest quarter since Q4 2023, with combined games investments and M&As...

Former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu broke the news a month ago to disappointed Republicans in his home state: No, he would not be running for the US Senate after all.Instead, Sununu, a former CEO of the Waterville Valley resort in the White Mountains, is heading back to the private sector after eight years as the New Hampshire state government’s top executive. And his first private-sector gig is with an old college pal, as a member of the investment committee of Scope Labs Capital, a newly formed venture capital firm...

More than a third of surveyed Americans view real estate as the best long-term investment, according to a new report by Gallup, a global analytics and advisory firm. Others are more bullish on gold as a long-term investment, the report found.  Here’s what advisors have to say. Some Americans believe real estate and gold are the best long-term investments. Advisors think that's misguided. About 37% of surveyed U.S. adults view real estate as the best investment for the long haul, according to a new report by Gallup, a global analytics...

A good multitool can be a reliable companion for decades (as long as you don't lose it!). Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETI like having a good multitool close at hand and at all times. While they can't replace a proper toolkit, I don't fancy carrying a full toolkit with me when I'm out and about. Many of my readers are like me, often finding themselves doing random and unplanned DIY tasks throughout the day, so having a portable toolkit that can handle the basics is essential.Also: I gave my Android phone thermal vision superpowers...

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Investments by Abu Dhabi’s second-biggest sovereign investor Mubadala surged by a third last year, driven by a jump in deals in North America, private equity and artificial intelligence.The sharp increase in capital deployment by the now $330bn fund underscores the appetite for deals from Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth funds, which were among the biggest sovereign spenders last year and are continuing to bet heavily on the US despite the economic uncertainty since...

Joseph Sienicki, SKF Aeroengine Factory Manager and Gregory Livingston, Factory Business Development Lead, accept Retool WNY mini-grant award from Jamestown BPU Business Development Coordinator Ellen Ditonto. The local plant will use the money to invest in additional equipment and automation tools. For more information about local companies that received mini-grants from the BPU, see Page B1. Submitted photo SKF USA’s Aeroengine Plant in Falconer is getting some help from the Jamestown BPU’s Retool WNY mini-grant program. The grant comes at a time when the local plant’s...