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FROM STAFF REPORTS Also Back to business is initiative goal The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber announced the Back to Business Initiative on Friday, allowing owners of businesses with damage from Monday's tornado to report their needs and get connected to resources. “After a natural disaster, it can be overwhelming to navigate the process of getting businesses back to a normal state of operation,” Roy Williams, president and chief executive of the chamber, said in a statement.

BY JENNIFER PALMER jpalmer@opubco.comMOORE — These may be the first signs of economic recovery. In red, white and blue, signs outside businesses have begun inviting the community back to the restaurants, shops and operations along the path of Monday's tornado that ravaged parts of Moore and south Oklahoma City. In the days immediately after the storm, businesses dealt with debris cleanup, power outages and access difficulties from road closures or heavy traffic. Those woes are starting to subside, and business owners who depend on customers to get their lives back on track want people to know: We are open. Driving around town and seeing people cleaning and sweeping outside their businesses, Deidre Ebrey, economic development director for Moore, realized it wasn't clear what was open.

WASHINGTON — Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for

WASHINGTON — U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in April, buoyed by more demand for aircraft and stronger business investment.

NEW YORK — Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is nearing a deal to acquire eye care company Bausch & Lomb Holdings Inc.