Local Business Growth: Hawaii’s DBEDT will sponsor the Made in Hawaiʻi Festival’s Hawaiʻi Made Pavilion, featuring 28 local businesses (20 booths) and support for early-stage food and product makers. Succession Planning: A Guam-focused piece argues small firms need real leadership handoffs—family, employee buy-ins, or sales—to avoid chaos when key owners leave. Marketing Ownership: Australia’s agency terms are leaving clients “renting” core assets like landing pages and data, raising lockout risks when contracts end. Broadband Access: Sparklight launched multi-gig internet in Mississippi’s Delta towns, but pricing and reach remain open questions for households and small shops. Small Business Under Pressure (Heat): Tucson owners say extreme summer heat is driving up utility bills and pushing customers away. Supply Chain Shock (Tariffs): A Canada-U.S. tariff deadline has Sarnia manufacturers pivoting production fast to avoid 50% tariff hits. Logistics Layoffs: FedEx’s Network 2.0 is closing hundreds of U.S. sites, cutting jobs in Missouri and California. Community + Jobs: Kansas City’s Royals stadium plan includes at least $55M in community commitments for housing, public art, and the Negro Leagues museum. Disaster Aid: FEMA-backed disaster recovery centers open in West Virginia counties to help residents and small businesses apply for federal aid.