Airport retailers bent on getting most out of captive shoppers

Cafeteria. Camping ground. Transportation hub. Travelers know that airports can take on many identities.

Medical device makers gain political momentum

Steven Baker's artificial elbow locked up as he was going through a metal detector at a Senate office building recently. The malfunctioning FDA-approved joint left the 56-year-old Minnesota millwright in a world of hurt.

Gasoline prices create rough road for mobile small businesses

It's more night than morning when Jimmy Pastor pulls his blocky 1961 Chevy milk truck out of the Santa Ana, Calif., parking lot for his delivery run, his white uniform starched, his red-and-white cap snug on his head.

Tobacco growers fear trade deal will harm exports

Southern tobacco farmers fear that they could lose a significant portion of their export business if health advocates win a battle to carve tobacco out of a major trade agreement that's being negotiated with eight countries on the Pacific Rim.