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A great day to shop in Gibson County

Humboldt, Milan and Trenton have been aggressive in their pursuit of specialty retail shops. Retail recruitment is a priority of the chambers in each town.In Humboldt the Chamber of Commerce has initiated a campaign called... more »

Real Estate With a Past

There's an empty space in a North Dallas strip mall that's a proven good spot for a business, says commercial real-estate agent Dane Thomson.Trouble is, when prospective renters look at the space, all they see... more »

Downtown Laurens sees a new business boom in recent months

Laurens - In the midst of Wall Street worries, Main Street in Laurens is seeing a resurgence, said long time business owner Julie Wurr.Located in northwestern Pocahontas County off Iowa Highway 10, the town of... more »

MMPI Unifies West Coast Gift Resources with Acquisition of the California Gift Show

Los Angeles, CA – MMPI (owner of the L.A. Mart) announces the acquisition of the California Gift Show® (CGS) from dmg world media, effective immediately, creating a unified and strengthened market experience anchoring the gift... more »

Midwest-CBK Join Forces to Create the Country’s Premiere Gift, Holiday, Candle, Home and Garden Decor Company

Cannon Falls, MN – Midwest of Cannon Falls, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of the Colonial Candle® and Seasons of Cannon Falls® brand products, and CBK Styles, Inc., a leading wholesaler of quality home... more »

Mountaincow Software to Include Easy Printing Templates for Top Brands Meri Meri, SanLori, Whitney English, Hicks Paper Goods and Bonnie Marcus Collection

Providence, RI – Providence, Rhode Island based Mountaincow LLC today announced that five top invitation designers have joined the Mountaincow Content Partner Program to integrate templates for their stationery into Mountaincow's cutting edge professional invitation... more »

Entrepreneurs try team approach: Store combines computer repair with gift shop

A paycheck that one week was as small as $19 for 40 hours of work was an incentive for a Clarkston man to start his own business.Gary Marcott has opened Sinecure Enterprises in Lewiston with... more »

Baby can have a cake and wear it too

When Christy Brocato realized she was in Mascoutah to stay, she made herself a cake. A diaper cake decorated with rattles, bibs, stuffed animals and ribbon, and restarted a home-based business. It's similar to one... more »

Couple has right mix for retail

Frankfort, KS — It's the fudge that brings most customers into Elsie Grace's.But they'll find a lot more inside the store that constitutes most of this town's retail business district."The idea was to have a... more »

New facility houses much more than plants

There is something special about Portage la Prairie's newest greenhouse that is making it the talk of the town.Solomon's Home Garden Gift, located on 25th Street N.W., opened on May 2, and is already receiving... more »