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Several vendors selling Barack Obama merchandise at Invesco Field Thursday nearly sold out of T-shirts, buttons, hats and bumper stickers as thousands of spectators rushed to grab a piece of history to take home from the event.

Now, this is the kind of marketing one-upmanship I like to see. It is tradition for General Mills' Wheaties to put the athlete of the moment on its box. Heck, it's almost a right of passage for the best...

Almost 40 million people watched Sen. Barack Obama's acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday night, according to Nielsen Media Research. That figure, which includes both broadcast and cable networks, is nearly twice the four-day average of the 2004...

Broadstripe said Friday it hired Gustavo Prilick as its new chief executive officer.

The Arizona office of Tourism was awarded the Mercury Award by the Travel Industry Association for its "Arizona Origins" marketing campaign, agency officials said Friday.

Integrity Bank's skyrocket run as the fastest-growing bank in Georgia history, fueled by housing construction, has ended in failure. (RF)

The Louisville chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners has begun a search for the organization’s first full-time executive director.

The day before the Newspaper Guild and the Dayton Daily News are set to return to the bargaining table, representatives of the guild will hold a rally outside their offices.

Management changes at BB&T Corp. could lead to a merger between the bank and another bank similar to it, according to a report by Ladenburg Thalmann analyst Richard Bove. (BBT)

The Sunshine State is seeing tourism numbers grow, according to a new report from Visit Florida, the state’s official tourism marketing corporation.