A broad range of industries propelled U.S. job growth in January, an encouraging sign that the improving economy is permeating nearly all sectors of the economy.

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Warm weather has helped grant a reprieve this year to a homely, eel-like and especially slimy fish pursued by anglers as they compete for big money in two annual ice-fishing tournaments at a reservoir on the Wyoming-Utah line.

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Theme park operator SeaWorld, which has been battling negative publicity about the care of its animals, on Friday said it was creating a new post of “chief parks operations officer.” Daniel Brown, who has been in charge of the company’s SeaWorld and Discovery Cove Parks since 2010, will take over the new role.

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A company that provides customer service and support for other companies says it will lay off more than half of the 500 employees at its call center in New York’s Southern Tier.

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A federal judge agreed Wednesday with a court-appointed panel’s recommendation that a natural gas company should pay $7.3 million for storage rights and natural gas under nearly 9,200 acres of land spanning three southern Kansas counties, far below the more than $100 million that the property owners wanted.

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Hasbro said Thursday that President and CEO Brian Goldner will become chairman on May 21, the date of the toy maker’s annual shareholder meeting.

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Montana’s Democratic governor and a Republican state senator are pushing for full disclosure of political donations under proposed legislation.

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Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has proposed eliminating 329 state positions as part of a spending package that is still expected to require billions of dollars from savings as the state struggles to meet ends amid plunging oil prices.

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Rhode Island lawmakers are considering raising the state’s minimum wage again.

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The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) is launching its first app, which is dedicated to engaging with SME clients in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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