Midwest Flooding Forcing Evacuations
St. Louis — Floodwater was starting to recede at some water-logged Midwestern communities Thursday, but hundreds of homes were damaged, hundreds more remained evacuated, and getting through St. Louis by car, boat or train was increasingly difficult. The Mississippi River neared record levels at many places, and a tributary, the Meramec River, surged 4 feet beyond previous records before finally starting to fall. The rare wintertime...
Chains Seek Millennials’ Love
Dallas — They’re adding exotic sauces and electrical outlets, donning Twitter handles and serving shareable plates. Restaurateurs have gone a-courtin’. The target that chains across the spectrum are wooing? Millennials, the 83.1 million Americans born between 1982 and 2000 who now represent the largest single age group in the U.S. While some studies show this demographic (also described as 18- to 34-year-olds) dramatically cut back on...
Small, Midsize SUVs Drive April U.S. Auto Sales
Detroit — Hot sales of small and midsize SUVs drove auto sales higher last month as General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler and Nissan all reported U.S. sales gains. Several of the companies reported their best April totals in years. Overall, sales were mostly in line with analysts’ predictions of a 6 percent increase compared with a year ago. Buyers, buoyed by lower gasoline prices, flocked to crossover SUVs that handle like cars...
