Laura is a freelance writer specializing in small business, ecommerce and lifestyle content. As a small business owner, she is passionate about supporting other entrepreneurs and sharing information ...

Small businesses continue to be the bread and butter of our economy. And although local small businesses are considered the underdogs next to big box conglomerates, global banks and large supply ...

FT. MITCHELL, Ky. (WKRC) - A family that was the target of a hate campaign will lead a local community's Independence Day parade. On Friday, the city of Ft. Mitchell named the Wong family as grand ...

We highlight some of the best work from news outlets across the U.S. By David Leonhardt and Lyna Bentahar Many of this country’s biggest problems are devilishly hard to solve. The decline of local ...

Since its founding in 2018, the Local Reporting Network has grown into one of ProPublica’s marquee undertakings, bringing together local talented journalists and all the resources our newsroom has to ...

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. -- On Monday, local officials highlighted a campaign which aims to recruit new volunteer firefighters to help protect Erie County residents. The initiative is RecruitNY. On Monday, ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed ...

The transition to digital news consumption has hit the newspaper industry hard in recent years. Some national publications have managed to weather the storm in part by attracting digital subscribers, ...

A former Massachusetts congressman is perhaps most famous today for saying “all politics is local” (or, perhaps, “all politics are local”; I’ve seen it written both ways). Here’s the Wikipedia ...