Down to Business: Naperville boutique owner brings her fashion sense to store appealing to moms and daughters

Rachel May majored in fashion photography at Columbia College Chicago. She brings her fashion knowledge to her new store, Boutique Poppy, in downtown Naperville. Business: Boutique Poppy Address: 231 S. Washington St., Naperville Phone/website: 630-216-9147, www.boutiquepoppy.com Owner: Rachel May, 25, of Chicago Time in business: Six weeks What does your business do? “We are a … Read more

D.A. Bragg Announces Prison Sentence For COVID-19 Small Business Owners Scam

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the sentencing of ANTHONY BURGES, a/k/a ANTHONY SASSO, 54, to 3-to-9 years in state prison and full restitution of nearly $1.4 million for stealing from small businesses across the country through a fraudulent pandemic loan scheme. BURGES targeted at least 40 small business owners, most of … Read more

Main Street’s labor problem is weighing on business owners as summer hiring picks up

Alison Schuch, owner of Fells Point Surf Company. As summer arrives, Alison Schuch, owner of Fells Point Surf Co., is down about 10 workers at her two beach retail locations as a perfect storm of reasons drives a post-pandemic hiring crunch. A lack of affordable summer housing, scant child-care availability, inflation and the rebalancing of … Read more

Utah remodeling business owner collected deposits but failed to deliver work, charges say

The owner of a home remodeling business is facing new criminal charges accusing him of collecting deposits from clients but not completing any work. (Andrey Burmakin, Shutterstock) Estimated read time: 3-4 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — A Cedar Hills man who served time in federal prison for his conviction in a real estate investment fraud … Read more

New Grandview business to open Friday, June 23

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Vintage business signs could be saved under proposed ordinance

In the 2012 book “Signs, Streets and Storefronts,” author Martin Treu wrote that old neon signs “often serve as important urban landmarks.” They “help to visually identify key locations in a city, marking them with distinct visual icons,” he wrote, and give streets “character and animation, reinforcing local history.” Mayor Brandon Johnson and his new … Read more

Lawson Business Owner Indicted for Child Pornography

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Lawson, Mo., business owner who is a registered sex offender has been indicted by a federal grand jury for possessing and distributing child pornography over the internet. Lance M. Berry, 36, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday, June … Read more