A glut of excess inventory and a value-focused price point have set up deep discounters to outperform other retail sectors.

The changes come after infectious-disease expert Anthony Fauci told a Senate panel Tuesday that the U.S. is “going in the wrong direction.”

The mayor said the city would help restaurants expand their operations outdoors on sidewalks and curbside parking spaces.

Building access control, monitoring HVAC systems and multisensor technology are among highly-sought after smart building technologies today.