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Winnebago founder John K. Hanson invested in Roger Billings' company when Billings was just starting out and helped his business grow, Billings said during an episode of his show Science Live with Roger Billings.

Twenty-five semifinalists have made it to the next round in the 2020 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC), according to a news release by the Arizona Commerce Authority.

Gov. Eric Holcomb made changes to the Indiana Small Business Restart Grant that will increase funding available to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Facebook post by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

The Texas Recovery Alliance (TRA) reported that COVID-19 shutdowns have wrecked the Texas' economy, causing businesses to permanently close and the state to eventually suffer long-term economic and reputational damage.

State Rep. Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie) said the state is temporarily expanding its Next Level Jobs program until Dec. 30 to give more job seekers and employers more time to participate.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) issued a letter to U.S. House and Senate leaders asking lawmakers to provide help in several areas for the hotel industry.

Former vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wants there to be another $2 trillion in incentives, subsidies and tax abatements for renewable energy projects, according to Forbes.

COVID-19 and the mandated shutdown that came with it have caused state and local tax revenues from hotel operations to drop by nearly $17 billion this year, an Oxford Economics report found.

The Institute for Energy Research (IER) urges the United States to reform its approach to renewable energy, saying that Germany also needs to consider reform, according to an IER news release.

Iberdrola Group, a Spanish power company, has expanded into the Texas electric retail market, according to The Houston Chronicle.

Business spending in June has risen slightly since May, according to an analysis by Cortera, CNBC reported.

Phoenix's economic policy created after the Great Recession helped keep the city from suffering as badly as other American cities during the COVID-19 shutdown, PHXNewsroom reported.

Gov. Eric Holcomb is working to increase access to economic and workforce recovery programs for minorities by partnering with Indiana Black Expo (IBE), WSCH reported.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas rejected Southwestern Electric Power Company's (SWEPCO) plan to invest $1 billion in an Oklahoma wind farm, but the company says it will continue to move forward with the project nevertheless, Talk Business reported.

The Arizona Senate went back to work this week, but the fate of a bill involving COVID-19 still isn't clear, Arizona Republic reported.

A survey by Scott Rasmussen found that 81 percent of voters across the country favor term limits for congressional members, which a bill in the Arizona Legislature would provide.

A bill currently sits in the Arizona Senate that would allow for congressional term limits, an issue that Democratic presidential hopeful and former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke has been talking about for some time.

The American Investment Council (AIC) recently released a report that shows how the private equity industry is supporting jobs and investing money in the communities of new congressional members.

Farmers for Free Trade has launched a new campaign titled, "Tariffs Hurt the Heartland," in an attempt to explain why tariffs are harming farmers, factory workers and the consumers who are paying the true cost of tariffs.