Business

R. Donahue Peebles, CEO of The Peebles Corp. (No. 10 on the BE INDUSTRIAL/ SERVICE 100 list with $449.66 million in sales), plans to purchase

Former Congressman J.C. Watts Jr. has become the first African American owner of a John Deere dealership. In May, J.C. Watts Cos. acquired Mustang Equipment,

Independence Federal Savings Bank (No. 13 on the BE BANKS list with $167 million in assets) is facing a lawsuit by its largest shareholder even

The number of African Americans going under the knife to change their appearance has increased 67% in just one year, according to statistics released by

A great source of pride for me is that BLACK ENTERPRISE is one of the rare media entities that uplifts, spotlights, and celebrates African American

When Lloyd Trotter, 61, began his career at General Electric as a tool and die-cast maker in the 1970s, he never thought he’d end up

Don Thompson was chosen to become president of McDonald’s USA in August. Thompson learned the business and honed his skills after years of serving in

Charles E. Day & Associates charges its clients thousands of dollars to improve their customer service and call-center systems. So when a potential client calls

Before Antoinette Fraser designs a kitchen, she considers her client’s personality, family life, art interests — even spiritual concerns such as Feng Shui — in

If you’re out at sea in treacherous waters, it’s better to be on a big ship than a small boat. That’s the analogy that William