Methodist Hospital | Hill Country has been recognized as a 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient by Healthgrades, the No. 1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. The award reflects the hospital’s commitment to safe, patient-centered care and puts the organization in th...

In small and micro businesses, owners and managers often wear every hat — operator, marketer, bookkeeper, HR director and more. But as Peter Drucker reasoned in his Harvard Business Review article “Managing Oneself,” the most important role you will ever manage is yourself. For entrepreneurs in comm...

The amount of natural gas produced and marketed in the United States reached a record high in 2025, up by 5.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) to average 118.5 Bcf/d, according to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). About two thirds of production occurs in three regions — Appala...

It’s Our Business When people talk about economic growth, they often use the term Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, which is simply a measure of the tot...

What industry is better suited to a ground-up success story than craft beer? It’s classic Americana: dutiful beer drinkers roam into careers through w...

We all know our small and micro businesses drive our economy and define our community character. Last year was a tough one for our small businesses, a...