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Monday: In Business

Macy’s, Kohl’s post strong results ahead of holidays

NEW YORK (AP) — Department store chains Macy’s and Kohl’s delivered strong results for the fiscal third quarter as shoppers go back to buying dresses and other goods that fell to the bottom of the shopping list when the pandemic struck. Macy’s and Kohl’s swung to a profit during the ...

Alluma Yoga celebrates grand opening

MARQUETTE – The Lake Superior Community Partnership recently assisted Alluma Yoga with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its grand opening. Following a soft opening in early August, Alluma is now open seven days a week with a staff of seven teachers. Alluma Yoga strives to offer a ...

Girl’s sneakers inspired by love for LSU, Converse

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Lifting the lid that displays an animation of her face, 10-year-old Paris LaCour pulls from the box a pair of designer-made high-top sneakers colored in homage to Louisiana State University and crafted with top-of-the-line Italian leather. She is the designer — the ...

Partnership News and Views: Supporting women in the workforce

All roads in economic development, these days, lead to one thing: the workforce. We’ve all heard countless stories about the challenges that all kinds of businesses and industries have had hiring the people they need. It’s hard to point to just a simple explanation, given the number of ...

US employers shrugged off virus and stepped up hiring

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers accelerated their hiring last month, adding a solid 531,000 jobs, the most since July and a sign that the recovery from the pandemic recession is overcoming a virus-induced slowdown. Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the ...