These problems have caused American businesses to lose productivity due to trucks needing repairs more often and time lost sitting in congestion.

The share of local business has, naturally, caused local and independent businesses to close.

Past efforts have forced his family to move its jewelry store, left customers without parking and caused businesses to shut down.

The relentless rise in health care costs is causing states and businesses to fight over whose job it is to insure workers.

Their success has caused other businesses to "think about this population and how they want to reach them," he said.

Some regulations are necessary; others cause regulatory burdens on individuals, businesses, and State and local governments.

This caused numerous businesses inside the city to leave for the surrounding areas and development in the city to stagnate.

He added the possibility of a stock market downturn, which he said would cause consumers and businesses to cut their spending.

It affected power supplies, caused businesses to close and halted public transport.

The decline in production caused businesses to go out of business.