He stayed afloat making half the product. The last seven years, however, the brick plant has operated at a loss, prompting Swartz to make the tough decision to sell. He hopes a buyer will come up ...

EAST SPENCER — After 125 years in business as a brick plant, what is now General Shale brick will cease operations on April 1, with a loss of 65 jobs. The Tennesse-based General Shale bought ...

At maturity this plant measures between 1 and 3.5 feet tall, a unique bush that grows not in soil, but in low-nutrient sand, marl and organic material found in limestone crevices. Its biggest foes are ...

At maturity this plant measures between 1 and 3.5 feet tall, a unique bush that grows not in soil, but in low-nutrient sand, marl and organic material found in limestone crevices. Its biggest foes are ...