U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Burt Rapoport, founder of Rapoport's Restaurant Group, is celebrating his 2013 DREAM Big Small Business of the Year recognition and Community of Excellence award from the United States Chamber of Commerce by giving back to the community. He's...

* Obama, Park stress unity in face of N.Korea threats * Park not sure what's behind recent quiet from Pyongyang * Bilateral trade pact has boosted exports - Obama By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea vowed...

* Rubio warns gay rights proposal would 'kill' bill * Committee Republicans offer mountain of amendments (Adds details and context paragraph 11 onward) By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee...

By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - "Tax the other guy, not me!" was the main message from a variety of special interest groups commenting on tax breaks in a report issued on Monday, underscoring the problems faced by the U.S. Congress as it...

WASHINGTON — Early last month, state lawyers and election officials around the country dialed into a conference call to talk about how to deal with the flood of secret money that played an unprecedented role in the 2012 election. The discussion,...

President Barack Obama lauded her skills, several prominent business groups quickly heaped praise and critics remained generally quiet after Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker was introduced Thursday as Obama's nominee to lead the Commerce...

There should be a sign on every high-ranking state official's wall asking, "Even if it's legal, how does it look?" Questions of good practice have been raised a lot lately, from parking to who's paying the bill. Many times, state leaders have assumed...

* Overhaul meant to shine light on lease-related liabilities * Complexity of proposed accounting change undermines support * Effort to align U.S., international accounting at stake By Dena Aubin and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) -...

PHOENIX — Brenda Juarez has been in this country so long that she doesn’t remember what Mexican state she was born in. She hopes she and her mother will be allowed to stay. The two women joined about 300 people at Arizona’s state...

PHOENIX — Two groups that rarely see eye to eye — immigrants rights activists and labor organizers — are expected to join forces here Wednesday, marching a mile and a half from the state Capitol to join a picket at the Hyatt Regency...

Boca Raton-based Rapoport’s Restaurant Group was awarded Tuesday with the Community Excellence Award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce during the America’s Small Business Summit 2013 in Washington, D.C. “Aspiring small business owners in...

Richard Andrews III said he has a job at a local graphics company, but it’s hard to get enough hours to make a decent living. Andrews, who is an Army veteran, and dozens of others with military experience were at the National Guard Armory off...