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For too many benefits and HR professionals, best of breed means lowest cost. However, price or premium rate is really only one piece that must be considered.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has announced an initiative to help small businesses with loans in an effort to increase job creation.

The next few years could be tough for staffing companies that profit from new hiring, but a few firms may prosper amid the tepid economic recovery, according to a report Monday from Citi Investment Research & Analysis.

Stocks fell Tuesday after consumer confidence dropped to the lowest level since April 2009. Retailers and other companies that depend on consumer spending had the steepest losses.

A group that represents pharmacy benefits managers spent close to $525,000 in the second quarter lobbying the federal government on a variety of issues.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, workers ages 55 years and older make up 23.9 percent of the U.S. work force, and that number is likely to grow as more aging workers are delaying retirement, which is a challenge for employers.

Hamstrung by budget cuts and a tight debt ceiling, President Barack Obama is preparing a September jobs package with limited tools at his disposal to prime the economy and crank up employment.

Consumers' confidence in August dropped almost 15 points to the lowest level since April 2009 as worries about the economy fueled the wildest stock market swings since the financial meltdown in 2008.