T.J. Maxx parent steps up expansion, plans home chain
Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Updated 21 hours ago FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Department stores just got a double dose of bad...
Porsche, Lexus, Toyota top J.D. Power dependability ratings
Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Updated 21 hours ago Lexus and Porsche are the auto brands that showed the fewest problems...
Yes, buses and trucks can be zero emission too
It's one thing to focus on new passenger cars, but when Tony Seba declared that all new vehicles would be zero emission...
Fully-enclosed IRIS eTrike is an electric assist velomobile with a 50-mile range
What looks like a cross between a bike helmet and a high-heeled shoe could help usher in another wave of personal electric...
Why should self-driving cars look like cars?
Writing in this month’s Economist 1843 Magazine, Simon Willis looks at the design of self-driving cars. Volvo’s chief designer Robin Page tells...
France offers €200 subsidy on electric bike purchases
In a bid to get more people on their bikes, and to boost alternative transport methods, France is offering its citizens a...
Retailer promises 430 jobs
CaptionCloseFloridaDiscount retailer Dollar General said Wednesday it has chosen a site in Montgomery County for its new distribution center that will employ 430 people...
Gildan will continue manufacturing some American Apparel lines in the U.S. | Toronto...
MONTREAL—The head of Gildan Activewear says he plans to continue making some lines of American Apparel in the United States, but will also use...
Newly built GTA home passes $1 million average price | Toronto Star
The cost of a newly constructed home was up 25 per cent in January over the same month last year and has now surpassed...
Friends ask for leniency for ex-Livent CEO Garth Drabinsky | Toronto Star
Several friends of Garth Drabinsky including a retired judge testified Thursday on his behalf, asking Ontario’s securities regulator to show leniency to the disgraced...
Report: Tampa Bay has nation's third fastest growing housing market
Tampa Bay has the third fastest appreciating housing market in the country, part of a Southern real estate resurgence, according to home market tracker...
The Daily Drivers Update: 2017 Toyota 86
When Toyota ended its youth-oriented Scion division, one of the models it kept was one of our favorites, the minimalist FR-S sports car. It's...
Don't protest legitimacy
George W. Bush was installed by the Supreme Court, which halted the Florida vote count. Aside from voter suppression and “lost” (tossed) ballots common...
US factory CEOs to Trump: Jobs exist; skills don’t
CaptionCloseWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump brought two dozen manufacturing CEOs to the White House on Thursday and declared their collective commitment to restoring...
Nordstrom reports better-than-expected quarterly profit
CaptionCloseNordstrom Inc., the department store recently scolded by President Donald Trump, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit with help from strong sales online and at...
Hello Kitty Cafe Truck returns to Central Florida
The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck will be making a return visit to Central Florida, bringing snacks and merchandise from the adorable Japanese cartoon character.The...
Jordan, Nike, Under Armour upping profile at Florida Mall athletic stores
Foot Locker, Footaction and Champs Sports are expanding at Florida Mall to put the attention on marquee shoe brands. The three retailers are getting bigger...
Metro Orlando hoteliers could expect increased revenue, decreased occupancy
Metro Orlando hoteliers will see the region’s hotel supply increase in the next two years and occupancy remain relatively flat, according to STR, which...
Environmental and fishing groups sue to save salmon
Environmental and fishing groups are suing the federal government to provide cooler habitat for migrating fish in the Columbia...
Tribes lay remains of Kennewick Man to rest
The ancient bones of the Kennewick Man have been returned to the ground. More than 200 members of five...