Twelve million Americans work for companies owned by private equity firms. In a new book, the journalist Megan Greenwell traces the arrangement’s considerable human costs. By Jennifer Szalai When you ...

Schewels Home, a Virginia-based furniture retailer, has acquired Butterworth’s Furniture in Petersburg. The acquisition is among the largest in Schewels Home's 127-year history. Butterworth’s ...

After almost a century of family ownership, Butterworth’s Furniture in Petersburg has been purchased by a Virginia-based furniture retailer. Terms of the deal, which was announced June 18 by the buyer ...

The Nuclear Company is taking an old approach to building new nuclear reactors. Rather than gin up a new design or try to mass manufacture smaller reactors, it wants to develop a series of reactors ...

The Federal Railroad Administration has brought in the tunneling company to see if it could help with a multibillion-dollar rail project. By Ryan Mac and Mark Walker Ryan Mac reports on Elon Musk and ...

Elon Musk on Friday evening announced he has sold his social media company, X, to xAI, his artificial intelligence company. xAI will pay $45 billion for X, slightly more than Musk paid for it in 2022, ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — There are dozens of stores that make up Rhode Island’s past. Those stores included the Outlet Company, Shepard’s, Almacs, Bradlees, Ann and Hope, Apex, Benny’s and ...

Peter A. Vagi of Boca Raton, FL. and previously of Weston, MA. passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025 at the age of 97. He was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, loving son of Sandor and Malvin ...

PLYMOUTH — Tickets for Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, which is known for reworking popular modern music into different vintage genres, go on sale Feb. 7 for a show that takes place this summer at ...

Jessica Alba is not only a successful actress but also a businesswoman thanks to her brand, The Honest Company — but her estranged husband, Cash Warren, has links to the brand as well. Alba, 43, ...

A Chelmsford retail plaza leased to a group of national tenants sold for the first time since its development in the early 1970s. Concord-based Winstanley Enterprises partnered with Surrey Equities of ...

Uber has discussed a potential acquisition of the travel booking company Expedia, CNBC confirmed. The talks were in early stages, and it's not clear if a deal will take place. Uber CEO Dara ...