A Kent County man used a $20 scratch‑off buy to hit a $2 million top prize. He took a roughly $1.3M lump sum and says he’ll buy a house and take a trip.

The Steel Works in Granite City landed about $10M in NMTC‑backed financing to buy equipment and create roughly 32 full‑time manufacturing jobs. Economic partners say investments began in early 2026.

A Fantasy 5 ticket sold at Hilltop Food Mart in El Sobrante matched all five numbers on May 28 and is worth $356,320. The winner has 180 days to claim.

Voxel opened an expanded San Francisco headquarters in the Financial District and will hire product and engineering staff to scale its AI workplace-safety platform.

A Seattle Safeway sold the winning Hit 5 ticket that matched five numbers on May 28, netting a $630,000 cashpot. Here’s where it was sold and how winners claim.

Kinokuniya will reopen a 14,000‑sq‑ft Little Tokyo flagship in June with expanded manga, translated fiction and a Studio Ghibli section.

Tulcimex Deli Grocery on Bryant Avenue sold a third‑prize Powerball ticket worth $50,000 in the May 27 drawing, lottery officials say. The Lottery did not release the winner's name.

Seagate Properties refinanced Montecito Plaza in San Rafael with a $45M loan originated by John Hancock, keeping the grocery‑anchored center under local ownership.

REI Green Vests at Kearny Mesa voted to unionize with UFCW Local 135, making the San Diego store the largest organized REI location and starting contract talks.

April visitor receipts hit $1.77B even as arrivals dipped; higher per‑person daily spending drove the gain. The change favors higher‑spend travelers over budget visitors.

Alexander McQueen’s Bellagio boutique has closed permanently. MGM confirmed the closure and said a new retail concept will be announced.

Sprouts opened Friday at Baybrook Gateway in Webster, launching a three-day grand opening with freebies and in-store promotions. The new location expands the area's grocery options.

Long leases at the shuttered King Drive Walgreens give the chain de facto control of the site, a landlord says, meaning a new pharmacy can’t open without Walgreens’ OK.