America's small-business owners are optimistic in the face of the economy's downturn, with the majority planning to expand their operations despite cash flow concerns and soaring energy costs, according to a recent survey for OPEN from American Express,

DECATUR - The Decatur-Macon County Fair came in like a lamb last week with the Junior Miss Pageant and went out with a tiger show and demolition derby Sunday night.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney came to Michigan today, not to engage in politics, he said, but rather to discuss the crumbling economy with a group of Michigan business people.

Just a few days before the $700 billion federal bailout proposal failed to pass muster with legislators in the nation’s capital, and the subsequent stock market plummet, the general mood at a gathering of South Shore business owners last Thursday aftern

A longtime family-owned business is the latest casualty in our struggling economy. After 83 years in business, Riemeier Lumber Co in Bond Hill is closing their doors.