Business Stories from March 10, 2011 (Change date)
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Local companies seeking word on Japanese colleagues, operationsMar 14, 2011 11:41 am - The fate of an untold number of workers and facilities remained heavy on the minds of suburban business executives late Friday, despite daylong efforts to reach their op...
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Arlington Hts. businessman: Things calm in KyotoMar 14, 2011 11:41 am - Dan Chlopek, a former resident of Arlington Heights who is in Japan on business, said his co-workers who were on the 35th floor of the Swissotel in Osaka felt the buildi...
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Fire in Elk Grove Village damages circuit board plantMar 13, 2011 3:33 am - A fire at a printed circuit board manufacturing business in Elk Grove Village Friday afternoon may have been caused by an oven unit that overheated and caught PVC piping...
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Local Japanese executives trying to reach familyMar 11, 2011 5:04 pm - Mikio Yamashita of Naperville found out about the earthquake at 6:30 a.m. Friday after reading an e-mail from a colleague. Since then, he has been trying to contact fami...
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Retail sales up 1 percent in FebruaryMar 14, 2011 3:45 pm - WASHINGTON — Shoppers snapped up new cars, clothing and electronics gadgets in February, pushing retail sales up for the eighth straight month. Retail sales rose 1 perc...
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More than oil driving airfares upMar 14, 2011 3:45 pm - Airlines have used surging oil prices to justify fare increases of up to $60 per ticket since the start of the year. But the rising cost of fuel isn't the only reason it...
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Kia recalls 70,000 Optimas for transmission defectMar 14, 2011 3:45 pm - DETROIT — Kia Motors is recalling more than 70,000 Optima midsize sedans to fix transmission problems that can cause the cars to roll even while they're in park. The ca...
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Southwest Airlines landing in South CarolinaMar 14, 2011 3:45 pm - CHARLESTON, S.C. — Southwest Airlines lands in South Carolina this weekend, with new flights serving both Charleston and Greenville-Spartanburg. The arrival of the low-...
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UK court: ex-RBS chief can't be called a bankerMar 14, 2011 11:41 am - LONDON — For Fred Goodwin, "banker" is not exactly a secret identity. But on Friday, the former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, who led the company to th...
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Overstock joins Amazon, cuts Illinois tiesMar 14, 2011 1:23 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Two major Internet retailers followed through Friday on threats to cut ties with Illinois businesses over a new law requiring them to collect sales taxes....
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