Business is the life blood of the community, and the business reporter checks on its health and its energy. The business reporter writes about businesses opening up, and businesses going into bankruptcy. The reporter sees how the food mart, the barber and the mall are doing, and now and then will check into how businesses are complying with state and local laws.

     The business reporter writes about personal finance—how interest rates affect home building, whether it is best to invest in stocks or bonds, which are the best plans to use in saving for the children's college tuition.