CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s marquee plan to increase access to fresh groceries on the city’s South and West sides — a plan that initially called for a city-owned grocery store and later evolved into a proposed year-round market — appears to have slowed to a crawl.

Johnson first floated the idea of opening a publicly owned ...Read more

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. — The station wagon is back. And from an unlikely source.

My Toyota Crown Signia is long, sleek and roomy. Remove the badge and you might mistake the profile for the Volvo V90 Cross Country or Audi A6 Allroad, European stalwarts in the midsize wagon business. While wagons are common across the Atlantic pond, we Yanks ...Read more

Success securing a tentative contract for the United Auto Workers' first unionized foreign-owned plant in the South this week could help labor gain traction in the region and aid embattled union leaders' reelection campaigns, analysts said.

The deal announced late Wednesday night between Volkswagen AG and the automaker's assembly plant in ...Read more

The 2026 Hyundai Palisade Hybrid is what happens when a sensible accountant, a sleep-deprived suburban parent, and an environmentalist agree to stop arguing long enough to design a car. It is a large, polite, reassuring automobile that should easily woo buyers, except those who believe cars should be difficult, loud, or French.

From a distance,...Read more

LAS VEGAS — This is the year that Stellantis NV's U.S. vehicle sales must start growing again, after seven straight annual declines and prior promises that a recovery was just around the corner.

That was the blunt takeaway from a packed closed-door meeting on Wednesday between the automaker's senior executives and much of its 2,400-member ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority concluded a monthslong nationwide search on Thursday by announcing the appointment of Atif Saeed as its next chief executive officer and president.

Saeed will take the reins on March 11, after serving as CEO at the Philadelphia Department of Aviation, where he has overseen operations...Read more

The board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey voted Thursday to appoint a new executive director, as well as to revive a deputy director role — ending a gubernatorial stand-off that had kept port leadership in limbo.

Kathryn Garcia, a top aide to NY Gov. Hochul, was approved to lead the port, while Jean Roehrenbeck, a longtime ...Read more

The United Steelworkers Union announced on Thursday that its workers should prepare for a strike or lockout at the BP Whiting refinery.

USW 7-1 members authorized an initial financial transfer from its reserves into a strike and defense fund, according to a Thursday USW news release.

On Jan. 5, BP and the union started negotiations for a new ...Read more

Nevada has one of the highest rates of credit card debt in the country, according to a new study as the issue takes center stage during an election year.

A new Wallet Hub study found that Nevada households have the 5th highest rate of credit card debt in the country with an average of $12,832 and the state has approximately $13.7 billion in ...Read more

Amazon plans to spend about $200 billion this year, mostly on artificial intelligence infrastructure, a forecast that sent its share price down as much as 10% in extended hours trading on Thursday.

The Seattle-based tech giant disclosed its plans to boost capital expenditures in an earnings report Thursday, which also showed mixed results for ...Read more

A long-awaited recovery in the farm sector appears to be in sight as AGCO Corp., one of the world’s biggest agriculture equipment makers, is predicting an increase in sales for the first time in three years.

The manufacturer of Massey Ferguson and Fendt tractors estimated 2026 net sales just above last year, according to a Thursday statement...Read more

When the Latino Economic Development Center in St. Paul surveyed its members in January, it found 44 percent had temporarily closed. Fewer than 20% were operating normally, and 28% were open with limitations, such as shortened hours.

Some 40% of business owners said they would still be viable if they could count on outside support such as ...Read more

Following major expansions to Spotify’s podcast branch, the audio streamer is turning its attention to its audiobooks.

The Sweden-based audio platform said it is focused on bolstering online book discovery and physical ownership. In a release Thursday morning, the company announced a technology called Page Match, where readers can switch ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — City and community leaders say the federal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is causing an economic crisis.

With employees afraid to work and customers fearful, Minneapolis businesses are losing $10 million to $20 million in sales a week, with revenue down more than half in the two months since Operation Metro Surge began, ...Read more

DETROIT — General Motors Co. is strategizing for an inevitable economic downturn by paring down dealer inventory and maintaining a cash safety net, Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said Wednesday.

Jacobson's comments to a panel of auto insiders at the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank's Detroit branch provide insight into industry leaders' ...Read more

Job cuts surged nationwide in January following large layoffs, but California's losses slowed after a year in which it led the nation in staff reductions.

U.S. employers announced 108,435 cuts in January, more than twice the 49,795 during the same month last year — and triple the 35,553 announced in December, according to outplacement firm ...Read more

Workers at 11 REI stores, including one in Bellingham, rejected a proposed union contract Thursday.

Despite years of fighting to ratify a contract, almost 99% of unionized workers at the Issaquah-based co-op voted to reject a proposal this week, according to a joint news release by REI and the unions on Thursday.

The outdoor gear retailer ...Read more

SEATTLE — In another hit to the brick-and-mortar retail scene in the U.S., Eddie Bauer's store operator is expected to file for bankruptcy and shutter its locations throughout North America, according to media reports.

Texas-based Catalyst Brands, which operates Eddie Bauer's physical stores, and its legal representation, Kirkland & Ellis, ...Read more

Not even two days after Novo Nordisk A/S pinned its comeback hopes on a new weight-loss pill that’s off to a strong start, a knock-off version is already on the market that the Danish drugmaker says is illegal.

Novo’s shares plunged on Thursday after telehealth firm Hims & Hers Health Inc. launched a cheaper copycat version of its Wegovy ...Read more