The necessity of a business plan is a controversial topic. What is the importance of a plan? Do you only need a plan if youre looking for investment? Or can a plan help your business succeed in the long run? Do you think a business plan will help provide you with a leg up if [...]

The Les Schwab company headquarters and tire distribution center is in Prineville.A Multnomah County Circuit Court jury Tuesday decided in favor of more than 120 current and former Les Schwab Tire Center assistant managers who accused the company of routinely and systematically failing to pay them for working overtime. The jury ruled that Les Schwab [...]

  If you want to see what the future of affordable housing looks like in Brownsville, take a gander at the little blue house at 3132 Westwind Drive in the Inwood II subdivision. Built by the YouthBuild program of the Community Development Corporation of Brownsville, it’s the first LEED-certified house in the Rio Grande Valley, [...]

NEW YORK Oh what a difference a weekend can make. Shoppers taking advantage of big discounts and earlier store hours during the start of the holiday shopping season last weekend helped boost retailers’ revenue for the entire month of November. Retailers from Macy’s to Costco on Thursday reported monthly revenue at stores open at least [...]

PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer promised today to cut taxes further in a bid to put more people to work. In a prepared text of her State of the State address for delivery this afternoon, Brewer detailed what she said has been Arizona’s economy recovery. The state has a positive cash flow and has added [...]