One of Michigan’s largest state agencies is issuing layoff notices to about 100 workers this week due to a $7.5 million budget cut.

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I’ve been saying for a while now that the economy has revived, creating lots of opportunities for smart entrepreneurs to tap into pent-up consumer spending. Apparently, lots of small business owners agree with me.

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A federal judge has overturned Labor Department regulations requiring overtime and minimum wage protection for 2 million home health care workers.

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A federal judge has overturned Labor Department regulations requiring overtime and minimum wage protection for 2 million home health care workers.

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Caesars Entertainment’s operating division may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as early as Thursday, seeking relief after a 2008 buyout left it saddled with billions in debt.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a western New York salt mine’s extension of its rail system will create dozens of new jobs and retain 300 at the operation.

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Officials say farmers in California now have to abide by the nation’s strictest rules for a widely used pesticide.

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Cutting regulations and taxes are on Rep. Steve Chabot’s must-do list for small businesses.

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A biographical snapshot of Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Small Business Committee: AGE: 61 HOMETOWN: Cincinnati LIVES IN: Cincinnati EDUCATION: College of William and Mary, B.A.; Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P.

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A top Republican in the Tennessee General Assembly expects his colleagues to approve the state share of a $300 million incentive package for Volkswagen despite misgivings over a “secret deal” for the United Auto Workers union at the German automaker’s plant in Chattanooga.

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