China’s economic problems have been a windfall for some U.S. small businesses — and pose a threat to others.

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Gov. Scott Walker has appointed a bank executive who has contributed thousands of dollars to his campaign to a six-figure job leading the state’s troubled economic development agency.

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Plaintiffs in a gender-discrimination lawsuit filed against a Virginia shipyard have asked a federal judge to give preliminary approval to a settlement.

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New York’s attorney general announced an agreement Wednesday that would end a lawsuit against Cooper Union and create an independent monitor into the financial management of the college known for its architecture, arts and engineering programs.

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North America’s tallest mountain just got a shorter name.

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A lawyer for the International Franchise Association is arguing before a federal appeals panel that Seattle’s new $15 minimum wage law unfairly treats one class of small employer differently from others.

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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is promising to be away from the job for just a “limited time” when she gives birth to twins later this year, but the development only adds to the uncertainty some investors have long had about Yahoo.

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Boston’s mayor and City Council are looking for pay raises.

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In the 1970s, as the oil crisis spurred an increase in mining, Victor Justice taught people in eastern Kentucky how to mine coal.

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More than $18.7 million in federal funding to help small businesses has been awarded to Ohio.

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