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.

UPMC reversed last year’s losses, posting $286M operating income and record $33.56B revenue in 2025 as insurance margins improved.

Westfield UTC shortened its free parking window to one hour on March 2; $2/hour after and a $15 daily cap have shoppers and restaurants bristling.

A hotel association survey says about 650 jobs were cut and several on-site outlets face closure after Los Angeles' hotel-worker wage ordinance took effect. City leaders, unions and researchers disagree on the cause.

A persistent sewer-gas odor and rising vacancies have pushed shops out of Lowry Town Center while city inspections and a landlord-tenant lawsuit try to pin down the cause.

UCLA Anderson's spring outlook finds California's output outpacing the U.S., but job growth lags as AI and aerospace concentrate gains.