One of the gas stations in Plainwell, Nov. 19, 2008. 

The building at 950 Trade Centre Way in Portage 

Holland beer, wine sales begin Sunday

Starting Nov. 23, all restaurants in the city of Holland will be able to serve beer and wine at its establishments.

Plainwell gas price hits 2005 level

Gas prices Wednesday night were $1.71 in Allegan, $1.69 in Otsego and an almost unbelievable $1.67 in Plainwell ? the lowest in the area ? and placing smiles on the faces of many drivers.

BIA decides on Portage location

The Hinman Company announced that Business Intelligence Associates (BIA) has found a home in Portage as the new location for its Midwest operations.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Nov. 18, 2008 

U-M president Mary Sue Coleman (2003 file photo) 

Debbie Stabenow discusses auto bailout

The Senator talks about the latest developments from Capitol Hill.

Senate tackles auto bailout

With hundreds of thousands of jobs at stake, the US Senate once again took up whether or not to provide Detroit's Big 3 with more money.

Are college leaders cashing in?

The Chronicle of Higher Education says presidents of public universities got an average raise of more than seven percent last year and have a median salary of more than $400,000 dollars.

General Motors Chief Executive Officer Richard Wagoner; Chrysler Chief Executive Officer Robert Nardelli; and Ford Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) 

In this Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 file photo, House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, is pursued by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson) 

A Salvation Army thrift store is seen in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) 

Senate cancels auto bailout vote

The Senate's top Democrat has called off a planned vote this week on a $25 billion auto industry bailout.

Boehner re-elected House GOP leader

House Republicans on Wednesday re-elected John Boehner as leader of their depleted ranks while putting together a more conservative team to represent them in the next, Democratic-controlled, Congress.

Americans return to thriftiness

The trend is evident in where cash registers are ringing, and where they are not.