Rather than speaking up when they see something wrong or have good suggestions, many employees feel that keeping their mouths shut is the best way to go.

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Coach has brought in the chief financial officer at Hyatt to fill the same position at the luxury handbag and accessories company.

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Entrepreneurs often struggle when they start doing cold calls. They hate calling others to drum up business and they’re not good at it, either. 

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According to the National Federation of Independent Business, small business optimism increased slightly in August, producing the second highest reading since October 2007.

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Wyoming is appealing Oregon’s recent decision to deny an application to build a coal terminal at the Port of Morrow, on the Columbia River.

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Home Depot is confirming that its payment data systems have been breached, and says the hack could affect customers who used cards at U.S. and Canadian stores.

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A vice president at Gov. Scott Walker’s job-creation agency who resigned his position in August then changed his mind two days later complained about the competency of the second-in-command, Walker’s former deputy chief of staff, documents released to The Associated Press on Monday showed.

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Wisconsin’s state budget will be nearly $1.8 billion in the red by mid-2017 based on a new estimate Monday, providing Democrats with more fodder to argue that Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans in control of the Legislature have mismanaged the state’s finances.

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The owners of Salt Lake City’s two daily newspapers will ask Monday that a federal judge dismiss a lawsuit challenging their joint-operating agreement.

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The Alaska Railroad Corp. is reporting revenue growth of more than 4 percent in the last fiscal year, despite declines in petroleum and coal shipments.

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