A livestock feed company intends to contest citations and proposed penalties issued by federal safety regulators after the collapse of an Omaha plant that killed two employees.

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Surveys of small businesses show that they started stepping up their pace of hiring in spring.

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The New York City-based startup charges users a fee ranging from $10 to $50 to book tables at the Big Apple’s hottest restaurants.

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Federal investigators looking for fraud in the nation’s capital are scrutinizing a program meant to give local contractors a share of major construction projects, people familiar with the probe have told The Associated Press.

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Though they might not do much for employee morale, narcissistic CEOs can do wonders for companies’ bottom lines, new research finds.

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According to a recent survey by digital business solutions provider Huzzah Media, repeat customers and word-of-mouth referrals are the best sources of revenue for 80 percent of small businesses. 

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Biologic drugmaker Amgen plans to lay off 12 percent to 15 percent of its worldwide workforce and close sites in Colorado and Washington state to fund investments, particularly launching new drugs.

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McDonald’s Corp. says it has been notified by a labor regulator that it can be named as a “joint employer” for workers in its franchise-owned restaurants.

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Will venture capital move beyond the boundaries of Silicon Valley?

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Every company may have a different leadership culture, but some patterns of behavior inspire people to perform and make a huge difference in the outcome. Here are some real-world lessons from deep in the trenches of high-tech America, Silicon Valley, and beyond.

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