A technology company says it will lay off more than 1,500 employees at a Boise call center where workers handle questions about the federal health care law.

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FairPoint Communications says it’s willing to negotiate with striking workers but doesn’t want to budge on the employees’ core issues: hiring contractors, changing pension plans and reducing health care benefits.

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Small business owners may get more help from Washington in 2015.

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Small business owners may get more help from Washington in 2015.

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If Sin City’s sports books took bets on the weather, snow in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve would normally have terrible odds.

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Keith Meister’s Corvex Management disclosed a 7.1 percent stake in American Realty Capital in a bid to shake up the board at the troubled real estate investor.

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New York officials say 13 more businesses have agreed to expand or locate to tax-free zones sponsored by colleges and universities while committing to bring new jobs.

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One group of potential candidates for president probably won’t be shuffling off to Iowa, New Hampshire or other early campaign spots in the new year.

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When you buy a bag from Angela & Roi, you’re not just walking away with a new accessory, you’re also giving back. The startup fashion company is a lifestyle brand with a philanthropic purpose.

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Twenty years after the northern spotted owl and salmon practically shut down logging on Northwest national forests, some environmentalists and loggers have become friends by focusing on a shared goal — thinning overgrown forests to prevent catastrophic wildfires.

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