House Republicans are on track to easily pass legislation to authorize the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, moving the GOP-led Congress closer to a clash with President Barack Obama.

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Carrier Corp. says it’s closing its last parts warehouse in the Syracuse suburb of DeWitt starting later this year, eliminating 62 local jobs.

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The Chinese company granted a concession to build and operate a $50 billion transoceanic canal across Nicaragua says the project will create jobs for 25,000 Nicaraguans and 25,000 more for foreigners.

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Macy’s plans to restructure its merchandising and marketing and lay off of thousands of workers in response to changes in the way customers shop in stores and online.

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General Mills said Thursday it plans to close its Pillsbury refrigerated goods plant in New Albany by mid-2016, which could cost its roughly 400 workers their jobs.

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Servers, busboys and hotel housekeepers in New York could soon get a raise — though not as big an increase as advocates wanted.

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Economic development leaders in Eastern Oregon who thought the U.S. Army would give them, at no charge, thousands of acres where weapons such as nerve and mustard gas once were stored now say the Pentagon is telling them to think again.

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Coca-Cola says it’s cutting between 1,600 and 1,800 jobs globally as part of an ongoing push to trim costs.

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If you truly want to achieve the business goals you’re setting for 2015, the best way to do so is update your business plan.

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Twitter analytics help you improve your social media strategy. They tell you what updates are getting shared, and which links people are clicking on. With that information you can optimize your tweets to get more shares, likes, clicks, and responses.

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