St. Louis Small Businesses Warn Tariffs Are Raising Costs, Threatening Survival

St. Louis small businesses warn tariffs are raising costs, threatening survival

ST. LOUIS - Several small business owners gathered Thursday in St. Louis to speak out against a new wave of U.S. tariffs they say are driving up operating costs, disrupting supply chains and making it harder for businesses to survive. A Thursday news conference, organized by national advocacy group Tariffs Cost Us, featured testimony from three St. Louis-based entrepreneurs, each highlighting how tariffs are challenging their industries. In Apri…

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