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So it goes for the burgeoning Black-owned business sector, which has shifted into higher gear in the past several years. According to McLean's Cycurion names Kevin Kelly CEO ahead of SPAC merger 02/16/2023 11:59am • Cycurion Inc., a McLean cybersecurity solutions firm set to go public via a SPAC merger this year, has appointed a new CEO to guide it through its next phase of growth. Kevin Kelly, the former CEO of cybersecurity company Halo Privacy and executive recruiting firm Heidrick & Struggles (NYSE:HS Should you get chickens? 02/16/2023 09:40am • Egg prices have been astronomical lately, with the cost rising nearly 60% from December 2021 to December 2022. Relief may be on the way as wholesale egg prices plummeted at the start of the year, but it could be some time before that drop is reflected in supermarket prices. 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Home security and real estate experts agree: Some relatively inexpensive tools, tricks and changes can keep that home safe while also ensuring your most valuable a How to Break Your Apartment Lease 02/15/2023 07:00pm • You didn't see it coming when you signed the yearlong lease on your apartment five months ago, but for whatever reason -- be it a new job in a different city, money troubles or a dispute with your roommate -- you're looking to move sooner rather than later. And that may mean breaking your apartment 22 Legal Secrets to Reducing Your Taxes 02/15/2023 07:00pm • Taxes may be an inevitable part of life, but most people would probably rather not hand over a portion of their earnings to the government. Fortunately, there are a number of completely legal ways to lower the amount you pay the taxman each year. 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One study published by the National Disability Institute found that households with a disabled adult require an average of 28% more income to maintain the same standard of living as ones without. To make ends meet, many with disabilities -- or th