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The issue has been a decade in the making, and is reportedly an effect of the economic recession felt in this country 10-15 years ago.

Minimum wage is almost a teenager!

Invest In Tyler is currently taking new leases for office spaces right in the heart of downtown Tyler at the Fair Foundation Building located at 121 S Broadway Ave.

We've got the top three towns / four of the top 10, and seven of the top 25 nationwide!

We've seen the trend of established companies from other states relocating here for awhile. A report now shows those same key economic indicators make the Lone Star State one of the country's most conducive for brand new businesses.

We love Texas unconditionally, right?  That's good.  Because, to put it nicely, other states are superior in the way they handle certain essential things like roads and jobs, and we've landed at the bottom in several categories.  Plainly speaking, we're getting our butts kicked.

Wal-Mart has announced plans to close 269 stores across the U.S. and globally.  According to a press release, officials with Wal-Mart indicated that after assessing their portfolio for 2015, there was a need for these closures to ensure Wal-Mart remains a healthy business.

Now that the Super Bowl is over, it's time to countdown to -- Valentine's Day. Times are tough these days and Americans are trying hard to save as much as possible. However, Valentine's Day is fast approaching and despite a poor economy, experts are predicting a rise in Valentine's Day spending.

Many thousands of protestors took to the streets of Cairo on Friday to protest the long rule of President Hosni Mubarak, who they claim has undermined freedoms of Egyptian citizens while neglecting issues like the nation's suffering economy. The recent ousting of a similarly authoritarian Tunisian leader inspired the revolt. Military enforcement has been called in by the government to deal with th

President Obama's 2011 State of the Union (titled "Winning the Future") focused heavily on all political parties working together -- Republican and Democrat congress members even watched in a mixed seating arrangement, rather than occupying separate sections of the House. Obama also announced his administration would move forward with health care reform, work on immigration law, build in