But the most important thing about when the Menlo Park-based social network goes public is not the billions it is set to cash in but instead the jobs and change it will create, according to the company's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg. ...

For the past 30 years some of the great wonders of science occurred at Batavia-based Fermilab. But budget priorities have put the lab in the red this year, and now they're gearing up for another set of layoffs. ...

The report drives home how competitive it has been for tech companies to attract new talent, and also is a reminder how tough it is for the small startups to compete with the biggies when it comes to pay. ...

With this year's budget debate in Maryland's House of Delegates set to begin Wednesday afternoon, a competing pension plan has emerged that the state's largest teacher's union has been discussing with legislative leaders and the administration of Gov. Martin O'Malley. ...

INDIANAPOLIS Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett and his chief education adversary sat down Tuesday in a bit of political theater to debate the core ideas of an education overhaul agenda coming this legislative session. ...

Labor-management battles, once fought on picket lines and behind closed doors, are now being waged in cyberspace. Borrowing from the union's playbook, Hyatt Corp. laid out its latest offer to hotel workers on YouTube last week. ...

Just over 500,000 old and poor people queued up to receive it. They had to be at least 70 years old, have an income of less than 12 shillings a week and not have too much furniture, which was judged as a sign of wealth. ...