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West City Casey's opens with fanfare

The new Casey's General Store in West City opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday.
By Holly Kee Mar 7, 2017 5:00 AM
Ribbon cut at Christian bookstore

Down Here Christian bookstore opens in downtown Du Quoin.
Mar 3, 2017 5:00 AM
Taylor Swift is siding with Alibaba's greatest rival

Taylor Swift is planning to expand her empire to China. The Grammy-winning singer will release a clothing line with JD.com, the second-largest e-commerce company in China, according to Jennifer Kaplan at Bloomberg News.
Ashley Lutz Jul 20, 2015 4:00 PM
Bill Nye the Science Guy wants to put labels on GMOs -- but not for the reason you'd think

Bill Nye the Science Guy has a lot to say about GMOs. Since flipping his stance on them recently (he said he opposed them in his latest book, then changed his mind after visiting a lab where they were produced), Nye has taken a stab at explaining his new view.
Lydia Ramsey Jul 20, 2015 12:06 PM
A retail CEO worth $840 million lives in a Las Vegas trailer park

Tony Hsieh could buy a private island if he wanted to. The Zappos CEO has a reported net worth of $840 million.
Ashley Lutz Jul 18, 2015 10:06 AM
The top 50 franchises in the world

Opening a franchise can be one of the most important decisions in any entrepreneur's life. Entrepreneur recently compiled a list of the top franchises in the world.
Hayley Fitzpatrick Jul 18, 2015 4:00 PM
We conducted an investigation to see how accurate Chipotle's calorie counts really are

Chipotle posts its nutritional data online, so it seems fairly safe to assume that you can guess how many calories are in your burrito bowl. But someone on Reddit who claimed to work at Chipotle said the actual servings contained far more calories than people realized.
Mallory Schlossberg Jul 17, 2015 4:00 PM
This 1957 drawing reveals the brilliant strategy behind Disney's lasting success

Disneyland in Anaheim, California, celebrates its 60th anniversary on Friday. The success of the original park, which opened July 17, 1955, sparked the 1971 opening of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and eventually led to the construction of nine other parks and resorts operated by Disney worldwide.
Steven Benna Jul 17, 2015 9:33 AM
Amazon customers were buying stuff at a rate of 398 products per second during yesterday's Prime Day event (AMZN)

People were quick to poke fun at some of the products on sale during Amazon's "Prime Day" shopping event — like krill oil and tubs of lube — but CEO Jeff Bezos is the one laughing now. The company says it sold 18% more units during yesterday's sale than on Black Friday 2014. That's particularly striking because Prime Day was only eligible for people who signed up for its $99-a-year members only shopping club, though the company offered 30-day free trials.
Jillian D'Onfro Jul 16, 2015 4:00 PM
Amazon Prime Day sales beat Black Friday (AMZN)

Amazon's 24-hour summer sale for Prime members, called Prime Day, appears to have been a major success for the online retailer. Product orders exceeded that of last year's Black Friday sale which was open to all Amazon customers (not just Prime members), reports the company.
Nancee Halpin Jul 16, 2015 10:45 AM

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