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Retailers report increased October sales

LANSING–Michigan retailers say their sales rose during October compared to September numbers, according to the Michigan Retail Index, a joint project of Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

UPS will charge holiday rate

If you use UPS for your small package residential shipments, expect to see a jump in costs this holiday season.

UPS announced it will add a 27-cent charge on all Ground residential packages from Nov.19 to Dec.

When disaster strikes, how do downtowns recover?

By Rick Haglund

The Corner Bar’s imprint on downtown Rockford is far wider than its name implies.

“When you told people from outside the area that you were from Rockford,