I've never met a beaver who cared much about trademarks. Beavers are generally busy building dams, chewing wood and minding their own business. They don't spend a lot of time worrying about intellectual property law. Big corporations, however, are a different story. That brings us to the legal showdown involving Buc-ee's, the Texas travel center giant known for its enormous convenience stores, pristine restrooms, beef jerky and smiling cartoon beaver. The company is suing Bea

Small businesses play a vital role in economic life throughout the Miami Valley. From Dayton’s urban neighborhoods to Springfield’s service sector employers and Hamilton’s Main Street storefronts, locally owned businesses help define and in many ways fund the character of each community. These businesses create jobs, circulate money locally, and give downtowns a reason to exist and sponsor local little league teams. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), s