economy

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.

We may have another grocery shopping option soon in Tyler. Right now the site of the old Albertsons store at Troup Highway and Loop 323 in East Tyler is still vacant. But that may change soon. Who's moving in?

Have you heard the crazy notion that men's underwear sales are an economic indicator? When men's underwear sales are up, the economy is doing well. When people are not buying guys' tighty whities, the economy is in the tank. Ladies, do you think it's true?

Abandon all hope ye who enter here. Here being Detroit. A recent report by the Detroit Police Officers Association offers a strict warning to those who plan to visit the city, saying that due to “grossly understaffed” and overworked law enforcement, people now enter the Motor City at their own risk.

Call it the "baby bust." For the fourth straight year, birth rates in the United States have declined. Slightly fewer than four million babies were born in the U.S. in 2011, the lowest total since 1998. However, the 1 percent drop in the birth rate was less than it had been in the previous three years. This suggests that the economic pressure experts believe is depressing the birth rate

Just about everyone was hit hard by the bad economy and had to change their lifestyles in at least some small way. Now that we’re all attempting to regain our footing, there’s actually one group of people having a harder time doing so than everyone else.

According to economist Dr. Ray Perryman, "2012 will be a good. solid year for Tyler."

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.