February 17, 2021

Baxter City Council approves variance for new Jimmy John's

The variance allows a number of additions and alterations to the property so that a new, expanded Jimmy John’s can be established with new access […]
February 17, 2021

Shoppers splurged in January as new stimulus checks arrived

People walk in front of stores in New York’s Herald Square. Retail sales soared 5.3% last month compared to December as U.S. families began receiving […]
February 17, 2021

Tribune agrees to purchase by hedge fund for $630 million

CHICAGO — The newspaper publisher Tribune has agreed to be sold to Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund known for cutting costs and eliminating newsroom […]
February 16, 2021

Target names first chief growth officer, new marketing chief in executive shuffles

Target Corp. named its first chief growth officer and a new marketing chief in a C-suite shuffle announced Tuesday. Christina Hennington, who was one of […]
February 16, 2021

'A complete bungle:' Texas' energy pride goes out with cold

AUSTIN, Texas — Anger over Texas’ power grid failing in the face of a record winter freeze mounted Tuesday as millions of residents in the […]
February 16, 2021

Vegas airport name change to honor former Sen. Harry Reid

LAS VEGAS — A county board voted unanimously Tuesday to rename busy McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas after former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of […]
February 16, 2021

Leaders of Iowa town jailed in long-running corruption case

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Years of government corruption preceded the arrests of five officials from a small northwestern Iowa city, including the mayor and police […]
February 16, 2021

US stock indexes turn mixed, natural gas prices surge

U.S. stock indexes are mixed in afternoon trading Tuesday as losses in health care and technology companies keep gains in energy and other sectors of […]
February 16, 2021

Graco CEO Patrick McHale retiring, planning adventures tied to his youth

McHale will retire as chief executive of Graco in June and plans on taking some adventures tied to his youth. Ever since he was a […]
February 16, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic still hitting Ecolab results

The end of the year was better than the middle of the year for Ecolab, but the coronavirus pandemic still had a negative impact on […]