Amazon is hiring 80,000 seasonal workers for its distribution centers as it looks to improve its shipping efficiency during the crucial holiday season.

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Federal agriculture officials say there will be significantly fewer peanuts pulled from the ground in eastern New Mexico this harvest season.

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What do you do in the midst of mountains of snow? If you’re like some small business owners you try to profit from it.

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EBay Inc. on Wednesday reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter but cut its sales forecast for the year.

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Puget Sound Energy plans to install four shipping containers housing lithium iron phosphate batteries to keep the power on when lines go down in the Cascade mountains, the utility said.

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A Sears executive was named acting president and CEO of Sears Canada on Wednesday.

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New York manufacturers are growing at the slowest pace in six months as new orders shrink and shipments barely rise.

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Where do small business owners stand on minimum wage? According to this year’s Small Business Success Study by insurance company The Hartford, the majority are in favor of increasing it, and many already pay their employees more than the minimum.

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Several years ago, “content is king” became the battle cry of marketers everywhere. Content marketing has come a long way since then, shifting from the occasional on-the-side blog post and social media update to a central tenet of any brand’s marketing playbook.

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West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. said Wednesday that its longtime CEO Donald Morel plans to retire in May.

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