When a business owner invests in new awnings or distinctive signage, fresh paint or new lighting, she’s telegraphing community pride, expressing her business’ identity, and offering a vote of ...

Asia Goode and her Groundwork RVA team once envisioned a mini-farm at Hillside Court in the city’s Southside. The idea started out as an effort to provide her community with the means to produce its ...

Philly’s Valley Green Bank was a winner in the 2014 Storefront Challenge. This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars ...

Walk down any main street in America, and the first thing that draws the eye are the colorful and lively storefronts of the shops and businesses lining the road. While skyscrapers might define a city ...

Your store entrance makes a statement to your buyers. It sets the tone for your products and services and also provides enticing eye candy to attract clients to enter to shop. An alluring, interesting ...

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation announced on Thursday, March 12, that Waupun’s Blue Heron Antiques has been named as the winner of the annual Main Street Makeover Contest.

It’s no surprise that Yahoo Merchant Solutions recently won the Small Business Computing reader’s poll for best e-commerce platform. For new Internet merchants looking for an online store that’s easy ...

Racism and elitism shaped the city of Richmond. It’s reflected in the city’s neighborhoods, the interstate highway system, its cemeteries and the built environment. But Richmond can change with more ...

Atlanta City Studio designers and visitors discuss a vision for multi-generational housing design in the Cascade Heights Commercial District during the studio's Design Over Donuts event. (Photo ...