Colorado voters rejected Amendment 47, the controversial "right to work" ballot measure that sparked a $30 million-plus battle between organized labor and business.

TALLADEGA COUNTY — It is a well-known fact that the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind stands firmly among the top five employers in Talladega County, but the Institute’s contribution to the local economy is not limited to employment numbers.

In east Greeley, Kevin LaFleur turns away a good 50 percent of the people who want to cut meat at his light industrial business, Colorado Premium Foods, because they don't have adequate identification.

For the first time in nearly three decades, inflation tops the list of worries for small-business owners, surpassing concerns about taxes, insurance and weak sales.

Colorado's unemployment rate jumped 0.5 percent to 5.7 percent in October, the highest in more than 4 1/2 years. The state Department of Labor and Employment said Friday the state lost 10,000 jobs in October, with the biggest drops coming in the leisure