Barnes & Noble has inked a lease for roughly 11,300 sq ft at 181 Avenue A and is listed to open in November 2026. Neighbors and local blogs are already debating what the chain’s return means for East Village indies.

Bechtel Plant Machinery has leased the remaining suites at Next Tier Connect's Monroeville campus, filling the last available space and returning the former Westinghouse headquarters to full occupancy.

An activist fund urged Sempra to carve out its Texas utility Oncor, saying a stand‑alone company could unlock substantial value. The move spotlights rising Texas grid demand and investor pressure.

TJ Maxx opened a new LaPlace store at 1428 W. Airline Hwy on Thursday, marked by a parish ribbon‑cutting and promises of new local retail jobs.

The Knoxville Chamber’s April ECO shows 281 new Knox County business licenses in March and 10,441 metro job postings — a sign of rising entrepreneurship and hiring competition.

A New York shopper says Target’s “yogurt covered” snacks contain no yogurt; a federal complaint seeks damages and labeling fixes. The suit targets Favorite Day and Good & Gather items.

Nationwide will reinsure roughly $16 billion of MassMutual life policies, a major life‑block deal that expands Columbus’s reinsurer footprint and shifts long‑term liabilities.

CEOs at an invite-only Private 100 dinner warned that finding and keeping skilled workers — not permits or materials — is South Florida’s biggest growth constraint. Low unemployment and many open roles are forcing companies to move faster and invest in training.

Sprouts plans to open 30–40 stores across New England beginning in 2028, with Weymouth slated as its first local location. The Phoenix-based grocer’s move could upend suburban grocery competition.

Auzmet Architectural filed for Chapter 7 and is winding down its Dallas shop, leaving roughly 152 employees out of work.

About 165,000 Mainstays fabric dressers sold at Walmart were recalled for tip‑over and entrapment hazards; refunds are available.

Meijer is planning a midsize grocery at 33500 7 Mile Rd in Livonia, bringing roughly 175 jobs and a compact, fresh-food–first store to the corridor.

BILL overhauled its executive team and approved a plan to cut up to 30% of staff, with $30M–$60M in restructuring charges as the company pivots to AI.