
Small Businesses Hiring, but Worry About Expense
Small businesses want to add staff, and many are hiring, but they want to be sure they can afford the added expense of new workers. Their caution helps explain the slow but steady growth in jobs.

Boeing, Airbus Vie for Big Orders at Paris Air Show
The Paris Air Show, the world's biggest air fair, got off to a flying start Monday, despite stormy weather, as airplane makers Airbus and Boeing vied to announce a flurry of orders for passenger planes.

LULAC Convention Starts With Focus on LGBT Youth
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) got the ball rolling at its 84th annual national convention by focusing on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, particularly LGBT Latino youth.

Fords Test-driven by Robot
Ford Motor Co. now does its toughest road tests with what is, essentially, a $100,000 radio controlled vehicle.
Regulators Hit Chrysler With 4 Recalls
U.S. automaker Chrysler Group is recalling about 50,000 vehicles for four separate problems, regulators in Washington said Monday.
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With Alex Rodriguez still sidelined after hip surgery, the Cards' Carlos Beltran is the only active player with at least 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases in their careers.

CEOs Optimistic About Hiring More Workers
Chief executives for the largest U.S. companies are more optimistic about sales over the next six months and plan to add more workers. ...continue

The 2013 Top 25 Hispanic Nonprofits: Continued Growth, Challenges
The 2013 Top 25 Hispanic Nonfprofits continued to grow in both expenditures and revenues in 2012, and social entrepreneurs and social enterprises intend to keep that trend going.

Supreme Court Rules Against Arizona Registration Law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday Arizona's requirement of proof of citizenship before voter registration is pre-empted by federal law.

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California's bullet train agency won a key legal ruling when it obtained an exemption from regulatory oversight by the federal Surface Transportation Board for construction of the first segment of the rail system that would run 220 mph trains from L.A. to San Francisco.
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Social Media in the Public Sector
New Jersey's largest utility is one of many of the state's businesses rethinking, emphasizing and experimenting with social media as a form of customer service and marketing.




