Articles About business viability

• Economic development plan OKd

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 21, 2012

  A public/private economic sustainability outreach team of local leaders for the purpose of business retention, expansion and attraction.

• Holidays OK for most businesses

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 11, 2010

  The recent holiday season was better than the one before for many downtown merchants, and other stores had sales either comparable or slightly down from last year, according to recent interviews with a dozen owners. Most merchants felt satisfied with their sales, given the state of the national economy. However, they had to work hard and be smart to weather the holidays in a recession, and several linked their stability to their own adjusted business practices.