The influx of new dollar stores across the nation showed signs of slowing down Thursday as Family Dollar announced plans to close 370 stores.…

  Numerous partnerships and corporations are helping to get the city and its neighborhoods back on track.   Forbes recently included Cleveland among the 15…

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  According to a new report released Wednesday by the Downtown Cleveland Alliance, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the economic development of downtown, 2013 was…

via BBC News US retail sales rose at a faster-than-expected pace in September, offering signs of hope to the country’s economy. Sales were up by 1.1% over the previous month, beating economists’ forecasts. That is the biggest gain in seven months, according to seasonally adjusted data from the US Department of Commerce. Excluding vehicle sales […]

via BBC News US employment rose in April for the seventh month in a row, official figures have shown, but the overall unemployment rate has also risen. According to the US Labor Department, the number of new jobs created in April rose by 244,000, more than expected. However, the unemployment rate rose too, to 9%, […]