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A longtime family farm in Cranbury, New Jersey, is at risk of being seized by the town through eminent domain. The situation with the farm owned by brothers Christopher and Andy Henry, which has been in their family for 175 years, recently drew notice from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. Rollins said on X last week that she was "looking into this situation immediately," adding, "We must protect family farms […]

Online job listing company CareerBuilder + Monster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday.The Chicago-based company, formed by the September merger of CareerBuilding and Monster,  said it agreed to sell its job board operations, its most recognizable business, to JobGet, which has an app for so-called gig workers.Monster, the older of the two, "has worked to transform the recruiting industry" for 30 years, its website said. CareerBuilder has been […]

Electricity prices have surged over the past year, nearly doubling the overall inflation rate due to rising demand and increased investment in aging grid infrastructure. Prices rose 4.5% in May on an annual basis, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' consumer price index (CPI), a broad measure of the cost of everyday goods like gasoline, groceries and rent. The overall inflation rate for all goods and services in May was […]