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Aside from its impact on sea levels, weather and the economy, researchers say climate change is also an urgent public health concern, a matter that has been largely left out of the global climate conversation until recently. [More]

I’ve been directing or advising innovation and commercialization efforts in Silicon Valley for most of my career. While the popular stories we tell about innovation usually focus on eureka moments and brilliant individuals, anyone involved in successful innovation knows that getting a new product to market is often more about convincing smart people to back your idea, corralling lots of different agendas, aligning incentives, and navigating bureaucracies.

By Joan Gralla (Reuters) - While Pennsylvania, northwestern Louisiana and gas-rich areas around the Gulf of Mexico are losing jobs and revenue as the fracking industry shrinks after a price collapse, oil-rich North Dakota and Texas are in the midst of a boom. Other winners in the fracking lottery include central and southern Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio and Wyoming, where the economy is expanding and revenues are climbing.

Whirling lumps of cold space rock could one day help power our economy. Really.

If the economy gets better and job prospects improve, you may need to offer more incentives to keep your best employees. I recently hosted SurePayroll’s version of the People's Choice Awards, the SureChoice Awards.

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Refinancing at today's microscopic rates can build you a cash-flow cushion that could save your bacon one day. What are you waiting for? Interest rates are at lows you may never see again in your lifetime.

The economic climate abroad has potentially severe ramifications to U.S. business travel as owners lose interest in European business opportunities

Photo by Benjamin Lowy What do you get when you cross Walmart with Mother Teresa? Who would be the Square Deal candidate in 2012? And how in the world do you compare--and rank--such dynamic, eclectic businesses as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google

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Unemployment has been high for far too long, and voluntary turnover has slowed to a crawl in just about every sector of the economy. So why are employers worried about a talent shortage?

Looking for a supportive start-up community in which to launch your venture but hoping to skip the extreme competition of the likes of Silicon Valley? If you hurry, New Orleans may be the answer.

Struggling against difficult odds in business? Consider this wisdom from an Inc

You run your own business, and data show you probably invest more successfully than men. So why is money still so intimidating?

Yes, the employment numbers have been very upbeat. But they mask some major problems.