Report: Compared to major corporations, small businesses have won the hearts and minds of consumers.

Bank credit, as you probably know, is crucial to small businesses seeking to grow.

When policymakers debate anything having to do with economic development — approving a new big-box store, say, or handing out tax breaks to large companies — most don’t imagine that the decision will have any effect on such things as voter turnout or the prevalence of chronic disease. But a growing body of research is...

The amount of money that nonprofit arts and culture organizations in Dane County — and their audiences — poured into the local economy in 2010 was nearly double that of many other communities of comparable size, according to a new national study.

As a US product evangelist and humanity realist, I would like to get three points across that will hopefully convince you and all fellow Americans that buying US-made goods is the answer to turning our economic boat around.

In the smallest towns, bustling cities, and everything in between, more citizens lament losing a sense of community and local character.

How to build community here and now—because neighborhoods are more than houses in proximity.