Ending months of speculation, South Side retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc. this afternoon announced it is giving up on its experiment in clothing an older clientele. (Today)

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. this morning announced sales grew 10.7 percent in the holiday quarter, helping the Findlay retailer report a better performance than a year earlier in the depths of the 2008 financial downturn (Today)

A Hampton woman is suing Bank of America, saying one of its contractors wrongly repossessed her home, padlocked the doors, shut off the utilities, damaged the furniture and confiscated a pet parrot, though her mortgage payments were on time. (Today)

Three weeks after Saxonburg-based optical instruments maker II-VI had its unsolicited $169.4 million takeover bid for Zygo Corp. rejected by Zygo's board of directors, II-VI officers announced today the company will cease its acquisition efforts and withdraw its proposal to acquire Zygo for $10 per share (Today)

Only a couple of weeks after being furloughed from his longtime job, Leo Conklin was one of the lucky ones to make the cut at the Sheraton at Station Square, earning a spot in the school set up to train dealers for the Rivers Casino. (Today)