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The Mattress Firm opening Jefferson Highway location

The former Martin Wine Cellar building at the corner of Jefferson and Old Hammond...

Real Estate Weekly has news on financing

Real Estate Weekly is out with news about the local state of real estate...

News roundup: Cities turning out streetlights to save money … July pending home sales rise to 2-year high

In the dark: The recession is forcing cities and towns to shut off streetlights...

Shaw gets Southern California nuclear deal

The Shaw Group has been awarded a contract to provide maintenance services to a...

What has been learned from Gustav?

Today marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Gustav, which made landfall on Labor Day...

Plus-size fashion market squeezed in recession

MIAMI (AP) — The American waistline may be expanding, but plus-size shoppers are tightening...
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Wal-Mart to sell goods from other vendors on Web

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched an addition to...

Brian Andrews: Good news from the Smart Growth Summit

I had the privilege last week to host Jay Brinkmann, chief economist of the...

Tom Cook: Retreat center sells

The Woodland Lakes Conference Center located on La. Highway 956 in Ethel has been...