McDonald’s, Wendy’s and other fast-food restaurants are expected to be targeted with acts of civil disobedience that could lead to arrests Thursday as labor organizers escalate their campaign to unionize the industry’s workers.

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Former Treasurer Frank Caprio is seeking a second term against a political newcomer frustrated with Rhode Island’s failure to rebound from the recession.

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A pilot program underway in New York is putting Bhutanese refugees to work on dairy farms.

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Five states are on the short list for a $5 billion factory that Tesla Motors plans to build so it can crank out batteries for a new generation of electric cars.

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The future of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture has divided the institution named for the iconic designer.

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FairPoint Communications workers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have known it had to come to an end.

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Janice Moreno graduated from college with a degree in English literature, but never landed a job paying more than $12 an hour.

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Janice Moreno graduated from college with a degree in English literature, but never landed a job paying more than $12 an hour.

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Montana ranks fifth in the country for employment growth, but it faces slower growth in the future as many members of an aging workforce retire, state officials said Friday.

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As any venture capitalist will tell you, a startup’s success is “all about the people.” Having entrepreneurs with the right vision and work ethic can make or break the execution of an idea.

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