STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — In the Colorado ski town of Steamboat Springs, motels line the freeway, once filled with tourists eager to pitch down the slopes or bathe in the local hot springs. Now residents like Marc McDonald, who keep the town humming by working service-level jobs, live in ...

Bloom Buddies recently celebrated the grand opening of its flower shop located at 212 Pine St. in Jamestown. LeeAnn Sholl, the owner of Bloom Buddies, said the shop specializes in fresh cut flowers, potted plants and gift items. Sholl said the flower shop business was inspired by her passion ...

Retirement can loom like a dark cloud for small-business owners. Many invest blood, sweat and tears — and every penny — into building their business but never set cash aside for the future. A huge number of entrepreneurs have reported putting aside no retirement savings at all. For some, ...

NEW YORK — Target reported solid sales for the fiscal second quarter but its profit plunged nearly 90% after it was forced to slash prices to clear unwanted inventories of clothing, home goods and electronics. In early June, Target warned that it was canceling orders from suppliers and ...

NEW YORK — With inflation hovering near levels not seen in 40 years, higher-income Americans turned to Walmart to cut costs on groceries while its lower-income customers swapped out deli meats for less expensive hot dogs and canned tuna. That boosted sales for Walmart in the second quarter, ...

WASHINGTON — The co-founders of baby formula startup ByHeart began working on their product long before the current shortage that’s rattled many American parents. It took Ron Belldegrun and his sister Mia Funt six years to research, test and win regulatory approval for their company’s ...