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CNNMoney: Big business to Gingrich, Perry: Zip itupdated: Thu Jan 12 2012 16:17:00

Republicans attacking Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital got a stern rebuke Thursday from the Chamber of Commerce.

CNNMoney: Elizabeth Warren's olive branch to Big Businessupdated: Wed Mar 30 2011 10:07:00

Elizabeth Warren extended an olive branch Wednesday to the group that has been her arch-nemesis in creating a new consumer financial protection bureau.

CNNMoney: Infrastructure bank: Plan would leverage federal moneyupdated: Tue Mar 15 2011 17:37:00

Can the federal government leverage $10 billion in spending into $640 billion in funding to build new roads and bridges?

CNNMoney: Obama orders regulation reviewupdated: Tue Jan 18 2011 13:47:00

President Obama, in his latest effort to patch frayed relations with businesses, signed an executive order Tuesday intended to "strike the right balance" between health, safety and environmental regulations and economic growth.

Fortune: Big business to Obama: The fight's not overupdated: Tue Jan 11 2011 18:07:00

There will be a limit to the nascent thaw between President Barack Obama and his leading antagonist in the business community, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. That was the subtext of a speech Chamber president Tom Donohue delivered today, putting the administration on notice that the big business lobby plans to aggressively check moves they view as hostile to growth.

CNNMoney: Business group: Regulation thwarts job growthupdated: Tue Jan 11 2011 12:30:00

The head of one of the nation's top business organizations said Tuesday that the U.S. economy is "improving," but "regulatory roadblocks" stand in the way of job creation.

Henry in the House: Obama mulls big speech to Chamber of Commerceupdated: Fri Nov 19 2010 18:07:00

After months of all-out political war with the nation's most powerful business lobby, President Obama appears to be on the verge of launching a dramatic peace offering to the president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Tom Donohue.

Obama pushes trade at APEC summitupdated: Fri Nov 19 2010 18:07:00

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a case for trade at the APEC summit in Yokohama, Japan. CNN's Dan Lothian reports.

Sources: Business lobbyist not so sure GOP takeover a done dealupdated: Wed Sep 22 2010 01:55:00

Top White House officials believe expectations were set so low for Democrats that they just may keep control of the House and Senate by grinding out victories in individual races, and there are signs emerging that the most powerful Republican business lobbyist may privately agree with that assessment.

CNNMoney: Business leaders: Obama policies 'job-destroying'updated: Wed Jul 14 2010 18:01:00

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce slammed President Obama's economic policies Wednesday, saying administration officials "took their eyes off the ball" and "neglected" to focus on job creation.

New York workers must get flu shots, for now, judge rulesupdated: Thu Oct 15 2009 10:41:00

A New York judge denied a request Wednesday for a temporary restraining order barring the state from mandating flu vaccines for health care workers but left open that possibility pending another hearing on the matter next week.

FSB: Bush nominates new SBA headupdated: Wed Jun 25 2008 17:32:00

President Bush has selected a new leader for the Small Business Administration: Santanu "Sandy" Baruah, who currently heads the Economic Development Administration at the Department of Commerce and has been a member of the Bush administration since 2001.

Positive steps toward HIV awarenessupdated: Mon Aug 21 2006 11:25:00

When most people learn they are HIV positive it is a very private moment, and for Tom Donohue it was no different, at first.

Fortune: Business To Bush: Let Us Into Cuba!updated: Mon May 27 2002 00:01:00

Forty-two years is an awfully long time to hold a grudge, but that's how long the U.S. has shunned commerce with Cuba. Forgiveness, however, may finally be around the corner, as a diverse group of ...

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