Mayo Garden Centers said Wednesday it will close its two Knoxville stores and begin a public closing sale on March 13. The family cited changing business conditions and family circumstances.

Fortrex said Smithfield is ending sanitation services at its Clinton, N.C., plant — the change will affect more than 100 sanitation workers amid recent contract losses.

Ollie's Bargain Outlet in Greensburg has reopened after a Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture shutdown for rodent activity; a follow‑up inspection cleared the store.

Here's a brief roundup of recent changes to Castro area businesses. In this edition, a bank reopens, an art gallery closes, and one massage establishment moves while another prepares to open.

A Jumbo Bucks Extravaganza scratch-off sold in Nahunta won $5 million; the winner claimed it on Feb. 23 and chose the annuity option.

Ikea will open a 63,000-square-foot small-format store at The Shops at Park Lane next Wednesday, offering Swedish food and thousands of items for same-day pickup.

New Albany’s Abercrombie & Fitch posted record fiscal 2025 net sales — roughly $5.3B — driven by Hollister growth and a strong fourth quarter. Management also repurchased about $450M in stock.

ISM's Services PMI rose to 56.1 in February, the strongest in 3½ years, but rising oil from a widening Middle East war threatens to blunt that momentum.

Shintech will invest $3.4 billion to expand its Plaquemine plant, adding ethylene and VCM units and promising more than 800 potential jobs for the Capital Region. The phased build targets lower emissions and a first‑phase finish in 2030.

Roma city leaders announced the town's first Starbucks, planned near J.C. Ramirez and U.S. 83. Officials say the café will bring jobs and local investment.

Packed festivals, stadium tours and new flights pushed Nashville to record tourism totals in 2025, lifting airport, hotel and spending numbers.

Vons will convert its Escondido location into an Albertsons, affecting about 65 employees. The pharmacy closes April 16 and the store will temporarily shutter May 1.

Hundreds turned out for Rancho San Miguel’s March 4 opening in North Stockton. The 62,000‑sq‑ft market includes a carnicería, panadería and hot-food counter.