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Five Things You Need To Know Today

In the last week, I've met a variety of interesting people who own specialty shops in town:1. Noonie Lewis owns Memories "N" More, 204 High Street. She rents space in the store to vendors who... more »

Coast Souvenirs Range From Typical To Bizarre

BILOXI -- Thousands of tourists are in South Mississippi this Memorial Day holiday weekend and many of them are shopping for souvenirs. They find T-shirts and collectible spoons at the beach souvenir shops and also... more »

Sweet Success Follows Owner Of Painted Cookie

"I used to bake cookies for the kids," Panter said. "Then my best friend's husband, who is a chiropractor, asked me to make cookies for referral gifts for his clients."Panter, who lived in Olive Branch,... more »

Schmidt’s Jewelry And Gifts Celebrates 90 Years Of Business

It's not uncommon for businesses to come and go, but some last decades.One Wisconsin Rapids retailer is celebrating almost a century of doing business in the community."It's the longest-(standing) retail business, as far as I... more »

City Partners With Local Business Owners

Why go to a mall when you have so many shopping options right here in Hoboken?That's the question Mayor Dawn Zimmer and several local business owners tried to answer on Monday morning as they announced... more »

Program Pushes Support For Local Businesses

Cinda Baxter hates the term "shop local."The "buy local" mentality helps retailers but excludes service-based businesses, she said. She prefers supporting all independent, local entrepreneurs.Her passion for small business led her to found the 3/50... more »

Small Businesses More Willing To Borrow

Small business is becoming more willing to borrow thanks to competition between big banks but a significant boost to the big four's loan books may be months off.Since November 2010, businesses of all sizes have... more »

Shop Local Program Started In Canmore

A social media blitz is underway in Canmore as a locals oriented business program has launched in town.Shop Local Canmore is a local incentive program initiated by Sondy Syzmanis, "for locals to shop local, help... more »

Rocketship: Shop Local, Invest In Des Moines’ Future

A few weeks ago, a friend working on a film project for her Drake honors class put me in front of the camera to explain why I chose Des Moines as the home base from... more »

Oak Park Gets Good News On Jobs

Oak Park's unemployment rate sits well below the regional average and continues to move in the right direction as the economy slowly improves, figures provided by the Illinois Department of Employment Security show.Unemployment figures in... more »