Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday renewed his call for improvements to the nation’s infrastructure, particularly at ports, saying failure to make upgrades will mean missed opportunities for economic growth.

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Ocho co-founder Jourdan Brandt on how he got Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban to fund his new app.

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As many as 18,000 nurses went on strike Tuesday and picketed in front of Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California to express their concerns about patient-care standards and Ebola.

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Cambodia is raising the minimum wage in its important clothing industry by 28 percent to $128 a month, falling short of labor unions’ $140 proposal.

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Monif Clarke didn’t have a social media strategy for her women’s clothing company until this year, when she hired a consultant to help her build one.

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In an era when small business lending is taking flight, one startup is entering the market with a new focus: A lending marketplace for franchise business.

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Many workers will soon find that their health insurance costs more and covers less next year, and that employers have taken a sharper interest in their well-being.

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An arbitrator has ruled that Iowa Workforce Development Director Teresa Wahlert overstepped her bounds when she promoted a judge who had been demoted after complaints that she created a hostile work environment.

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The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot who survived the breakup of a Virgin Galactic spaceship was unaware his co-pilot had prematurely unlocked the craft’s re-entry braking system, then was thrown clear of the disintegrating craft.

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A Small Business Spotlight on Scholly, @Scholly5 #mysbc

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