Business

Shares of Fairway climbed on their first day of trading after the New York grocery store chain priced its initial public offering above expectations. … Full Article

The publisher of Stephen King, Bob Woodward and other top-selling authors has changed its policy of withholding e-books from libraries. … Full Article

Michelle Pedigo, a regional vice president of MetLife, recalled that when she first walked into the insurance giant’s Bay Ridge office in 2007, she was less than impressed with the décor. “I thought, ‘Can we get new carpeting?’” she said. … Full Article

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service backed down from its plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery because Congress barred it, officials said Wednesday. … Full Article

Alan Fishman, chair of the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn Community Foundation, has announced that founding President Marilyn Gelber would step down from her position at the end of June. … Full Article

Shoppers at the Atlantic Terminal Target store say a label that listed the color of a plus-size dress as "manatee gray" was insulting. The label for the same dress in smaller sizes described it as "dark heather gray." Target apologized for the label. … Full Article

Fairway, the iconic New York grocery store chain whose initial public offering was disrupted by Superstorm Sandy, said Thursday it is ready to go public in hopes of raising up to $164 million. … Full Article

Brooklyn Chamber’s Scissura: 'Makes good business sense'

New York City Council members stood with business leaders and labor advocates Friday morning to support a deal to bring paid sick leave to workers in New York City. … Full Article

Gokhan Karakollukcu never imagined that the placid waters beyond Emmons Avenue would blast apart his café's windows one late and horrifying October night last year. … Full Article

Brooklyn Business Library carries tax forms going back to 1979

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