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In a small but very significant way Apple is trying to change China. It's a step perhaps no one else could make, and it's rather complicated.

Mismanaged supply chain decisions sent manufacturing overseas. But the industry has changed direction

The first-ever satellite office for the United States Patent and Trademark Office will open in July. Here's what it means for Detroit. When David Kappos took over the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 2009, he faced a seemingly insurmountable task: The office was dealing with a backlog of more than 750,000 patent applications, with an average wait time of three-to-four years.

Apple is in full-court press mode in response to flack the company has taken about poor working conditions at its supplier factories. On Monday, Apple issued a press release saying it will allow the Fair Labor Association to begin inspections at Foxconn , letting the FLA conduct audits of its its workplace environments and interview thousands of its employees on topics including safety, compensation, and labor hours. Today, at Goldman Sachs' technology and internet conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook stressed the company's commitment to safe workplaces and fair employee treatment.

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Inkling Tackles Apple's iBooks Author App. Inkling, a startup centered on e-publishing, has just launched Inkling Habitat as a direct rival to Apple's own free (and slightly controversial ) e-book publishing app for the iPad.

American Giant, an apparel line launched today, signals that American manufacturing is making a comeback. Still, there are obstacles--and misconceptions--to overcome.

To get down to the zillionaire's tax rate of 15%, all you need are these five strategies.

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

All around America there is frustration about a lack of innovation.

A U.K. chocolatier part-owned by Ghanaian cocoa farmers contends with currency fluctuations as it expands abroad. Learning to be a successful exporter is a tough challenge for most businesses.

As tech-sector regulations pile on for start-ups, here's how to keep innovating while weathering the legal storm. Is your company a scofflaw? Are you sure

Congress is beginning to view entrepreneurship by 20-somethings as a low-cost fix for all that ails the economy. A little realism, please?

The unemployment rate dropped to 8.6% last month. And that's just the beginning of the bad news. Yes, the bad news.

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Joel Greengrass, senior vice president of People at Ideeli, the daily-deals site, has hired 175 people in 18 months. Here's what he learned along the way