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Alabama toy shop owners prepare for the holiday rush

by Sofia Terenzio
Nov 22, 2024
Sisters Stevi Bell and Amanda Calhoun of Fantasy Island Toys, talk about their plans for the busiest shopping season of the year.
"It's the best job that I've ever had, and I do say that, like, multiple times a day," says Stevi Bell, left, about co-owning a toy store with her sister Amanda Calhoun.
Courtesy Stevi Bell
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How one family business kept old things running for 82 years

by Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 12, 2024
The Schulze family fixed appliances and home furnishings in Richmond, Texas for 82 years.
Arthur D. Schulze, father of Kenneth Schulze and founder of Schulze Home Furnishings, at the Ford Bend Country Fair in 1946.
Courtesy Schulze family
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In the barge business, this year has been "consistent, predictable and profitable"

by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio
May 1, 2024
At Golding Barge Line in Vicksburg, Mississippi, volume and demand are stable, but rising prices continue to pose a challenge.
"Our equipment is more expensive than ever, to repair it is more expensive than ever," says Austin Golding of Golding Barge Line. "The ability for me to grow is really inhibited by that cost structure."
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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Breaking down the deals on “Succession”

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 23, 2021
Many of the storylines reflect real-life business deals.
Siblings Kendall (Jeremy Strong), left, Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) have big ideas but lack leadership skills.
Macall B. Polay/HBO
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Moonshine enters the mainstream

by Irina Zhorov
Apr 16, 2019
The once-illicit beverage has a new following.
Brian and Laura Call make moonshine at the eponymous Call Family Distillers. They use family recipes and have turned the tasting room into a family museum. They say their stories pay homage to those who made moonshine to make ends meet.
Irina Zhorov
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Keeping the family recycling business afloat

by Sean McHenry
Nov 29, 2018
There have been rough years before, but this year may be the toughest.
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
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For small commercial fishermen in Alaska, the business can be boom or bust

by Sean McHenry
Aug 22, 2018
Why one fisherman in Alaska won't leave the industry, despite the ups and downs.
Salmon fishermen hauling in salmon on July 1, 2015 in Newtok, Alaska.
Andrew Burton/Getty Images
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My Economy: Leaving the big city life behind

by Marketplace Staff
May 8, 2018
One former journalist left the newsroom for the family business. The reason? A lower cost of living.
Matt Schewel traded a job in Washington, D.C., interviewing senators and congressman for work in the family furniture business. 
Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
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Family businesses and family drama

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 26, 2016
The greatest threat to family businesses is...the family. But it's also their greatest asset.
A family business' biggest enemy may be the family itself.
George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images
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Recipe for success in family-owned fluff business

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 1, 2016
Marshmallow Fluff's creme product remains a holiday classic.
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