Matt Baumann

Chicago's City Council passed a landmark ordinance yesterday that requires big-box stores to pay a minimum wage of $10 per hour by 2010 plus $3 an hour worth of benefits.

Wal-Mart has recently opened new multi-story stores in the New York City area, a market which the company has been working hard to penetrate.

National restaurant chains moving into Philadelphia’s Center City are changing the character and landscape of the historic area.

The number of new homes with porches increased has nationwide over the past 10 years.

With the proliferation of home-design software, such as Google's Sketch Up, homeowners are designing their own plans, often times saving thousands of dollars in architect fees. But general contractors are leery of this new found enthusiasm.