As bright gold heavy-construction equipment moves dirt south of Promontory on a steamy June afternoon, it seems easy to see this construction site for what it represents: a new beginning.

Gas prices are up, tourism is slow and expensive coffee drinks are out. Lottery tickets are in. People might be pinching pennies to cope with the slumping economy, but they're not cutting back on buying lottery tickets, according to Washington's Lottery

The economy is in tatters and, for millions of people, the future is uncertain. But for some employees at the Hormel Foods plant here, times have never been better. They are working at a furious pace and piling up all the overtime they want.

Students arriving back at Boise State this week surely noticed the “Does BSU Support a Tax Cheat?” labor dispute banners in front of the Student Union Building and the University Inn.The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, , set up the b

UNPRECEDENTED action by US authorities has led to sharp recoveries on world share markets after one of the most traumatic, and frightening, weeks in modern financial history. Award-winning financial journalism TERRY McCRANN assesses what it means for Aust