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1 week ago | wdbqam.com | Steve Pulaski

A national pharmacy has announced that they will be closing over a couple hundred locations nationwide. The justification behind the store closings is due to the company's ongoing restructuring efforts that are meant to "streamline operations" and loan themselves to helping adapt to consumer needs, per Newsweek. As I've written about practically two dozen times myself over the last six months, a bevy of once-ubiquitous chains are shuttering locations at a rapid rate.

1 week ago | wdbqam.com | Steve Pulaski

I was only ever in an IKEA once, and it was an experience. An exhausting one at that. Unlike most department stores, or even superstores, IKEA is one you truly have to plan to endure. The store is massive, the options are huge, and certain departments in the warehouse are as large as some small businesses themselves. From there, if you find an appliance you like, lugging it home can be an operation.

1 week ago | wdbqam.com | Steve Pulaski

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is warning locals to be vigilante and "bear aware" following the sighting of a black bear in southwestern Illinois. This is not the first time a bear has been spotted in Illinois either. Per the IDNR, an individual reported seeing a bear last week in St. Clair County. The IDNR investigated and a wildlife biologist for the agency confirmed the sighting the following day.

1 week ago | wdbqam.com | Steve Pulaski

Amazon's footprint is expanding in the Hawkeye State, with a second facility coming to this metropolitan. As of this writing, Amazon has at least 11 operational facilities in the state of Iowa. These include both fulfillment centers and delivery stations, which exist in places like Bondurant, Ankeny, and Grimes. That doesn't even count the Amazon return centers, which exist inside department stores like Kohl's.

2 weeks ago | wdbqam.com | Steve Pulaski

Sometimes, it's the most bizarre and unconventional ideas that work. Some might take longer than others to become a success than others. Just read about how long it took the Savannah Bananas to become "an overnight sensation."It's a concept that combines the fuzzy memories of getting ice cream as a child with a concept akin to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. An ice cream stand in Chicago is going viral for its incorporation of puppets, so much so that it's billed as a "puppet-run" shop.