Chicago's business barometer beat forecasts in July, reaching 57.6 and extending its expansion streak. The details, however, were mixed.

Aventura Mall is expanding its luxury fragrance lineup as scent stacking turns perfume into a personalized shopping experience.

Chang Hwa Bank is seeking a Phoenix office as Taiwan’s financial network follows TSMC’s massive Arizona expansion.

Build-A-Bear has dismissed its lawsuit against the Los Angeles-area producers behind its KABU animated series, leaving a costly production dispute unresolved.

Stockholm AI startup Endra is opening a San Francisco office as it expands its building-design platform across the U.S. and U.K.

DICK’S House of Sport is now open at The Parks Mall, transforming a former Sears anchor into a 120,000-square-foot sports destination with simulators, batting cages and a climbing wall.

Michigan gas prices surged to $4.37 Friday, with Metro Detroit drivers facing sharply higher costs than last summer.

Dolphin Mall has added eight new retail, dining and entertainment arrivals, with Fabletics and Pop Mart still coming soon.

Muscle Foods USA is opening a Southeast distribution hub on Jacksonville’s Westside for sports nutrition and wellness products. The move adds another logistics user to an industrial corridor already attracting major tenants.

Texas is now the nation’s No. 1 economy, according to U.S. News. The ranking highlights job growth and GDP gains while exposing weaker spots elsewhere.

A Pentagon budget fight could put thousands of Delaware County jobs tied to Boeing's Chinook line at risk.

Boeing and SPEEA have reached a tentative four-year offer covering about 17,000 aerospace workers. The deal still needs union review and member approval.

Minnesota-based Polaris says data-center construction is helping drive demand for utility vehicles and lift its 2026 earnings outlook.