Economy August 25, 2026
Retail Earnings Show U.S. Consumers Keep Spending for the Right Price
Resilient shoppers are still opening their wallets when they find the right product at the right price.
April 22, 2013
Most Small Businesses Not Planning to Increase Hiring in 2013
With continuing uncertainty on the effects of ObamaCare and other tax and regulatory laws, many private businesses are not planning on increasing their staff sizes in 2013, according to a new Sageworks survey.
April 22, 2013
Bookkeeper charged with theft of $170,000; Allegedly used money for breast implants
Woman bought breast implants after stealing $170,000 from employer, deputies say.
April 22, 2013
10 reasons why ‘green leases’ benefit tenants and property managers
Green leases offer 10 opportunities to benefit tenants, landlords and the environment
April 22, 2013
Baking Success: Despite cancer and recession, Minnesota entrepreneur builds thriving business
Blunt-talking Minneapolis baker named Small Business Person of the Year
April 22, 2013
Small Businesses Irked by eBay Action Against Online Sales Tax Fairness Bill
Small retailers from across the country responded to eBay’s demand that the U.S. Senate preserve their government-sanctioned subsidy that gives them an unfair competitive advantage over their brick-and-mortar counterparts.
April 20, 2013
Five Tips for Restaurants to Improve Eco Sustainability
Strategies for reducing waste and improving product lifecycles from Cintas
April 20, 2013
Construction up 9.8% in Major California Cities
Quarter-Over-Quarter Private and Public Construction Activity Jumped 22.4%
April 20, 2013
Study: Commodities Markets Help Make Weather Forecasts More Accurate
Researchers from the University of Michigan found that the government agency's data became more accurate in the 24 cities where the Chicago Mercantile Exchange began selling weather derivative contracts.
April 20, 2013
Texans Affected by Fertilizer Plant Explosion Given Tax Extensions by State
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs has announced that taxpayers in McLennan County affected by the fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, Texas, can postpone paying state taxes while they recover from the devastation.
April 20, 2013
Florida sues BP & Halliburton over 2010 Gulf oil spill
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said on April 19 that she will file a lawsuit against BP and Halliburton seeking damages as a result of the oil spill that sullied the Gulf of Mexico three years ago.
April 20, 2013
Trucking Companies Respond to Allegations of Fraud Against Pilot Flying J Truckstops
Allegations that Pilot Flying J has engaged in fraud with its fuel rebate program has been a jolt to some of the company's customers named in FBI documents.
April 18, 2013
No retail marijuana sales in Washington state before 2014
Residents in Washington state shouldn't plan to buy any legal pot before well into 2014.