As I write this, I am wrapping up my day here at the office and preparing to head out to the monthly Chamber Business After Hours, which this month is sponsored by the three Albert Lea Kiwanis clubs.

Last year, the United States Mint pressed the last penny. Penny preservationists warned that the death of the one-cent coin might seed dire consequences: coin shortages at checkout counters; confusion ...

The Iran war has already caused turmoil in the global aluminum market but now the fallout is spreading to both copper and nickel supply chains. The conduit is sulfur, a by-product of the Gulf’s oil ...

British designer aims to bring eco-friendly awareness to the high street in second collection with retailer Stella McCartney, the luxury fashion designer who refuses to use leather, fur or feathers, ...

Barbara Ehrenreich in an undated photo. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. “It would be nice if someone would read this sad-eyed crowd the Sermon on the Mount, accompanied by a rousing commentary on income ...

It has been three years in the making, but I think we’re finally ready to redo our basement after our water softener flooded it. When we got water in the basement the first time, we initially thought ...