Business Stories from September 22, 2011 (Change date)
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Paramount plans $700M revamp of Hollywood lot Paramount plans $700M revamp of Hollywood lotSep 23, 2011 8:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures movie studio plans to apply to the city of Los Angeles for approval on a 25-year, $700 million plan to refurbish the lot i...
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Facebook redesigns profiles, adds 'timeline'Sep 28, 2011 6:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is dramatically redesigning its users' profile pages to create what CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is a “new way to express who you are.” Zuckerberg i...
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Jobless claims in U.S. dropped 9,000 last week to 423,000Sep 23, 2011 6:50 am - More Americans than forecast filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments last week as the labor market struggled to improve. Applications for jobless ben...
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House kills spending bill with disaster aidSep 23, 2011 12:23 pm - WASHINGTON — In a rebuke to GOP leaders, the House on Wednesday rejected a measure providing $3.7 billion for disaster relief as part of a bill to prevent a government s...
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Quinn announces biotech dealSep 23, 2011 12:23 pm - During his trade mission to China, Gov. Pat Quinn announced a deal on Thursday that is designed to increase collaboration between biotech companies and researchers in Il...
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U.S. stock futures drop as global financiaal system risks growSep 22, 2011 1:19 pm - U.S. stock-index futures dropped, signaling the Standard & Poor's 500 Index may fall for a fourth day, amid concern global economic growth is slowing and that banks may ...
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Wisconsin company moving jobs from MexicoSep 23, 2011 12:23 pm - OSSEO, Wis. — Instead of sending work to Mexico, a manufacturer is bringing jobs from Mexico to Wisconsin. Global Finishing Solutions is completing a $10 million expans...
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Physiotherapy Associates opens clinic in Buffalo GroveSep 23, 2011 12:23 pm - PRNewswire BUFFALO GROVE — Physiotherapy Associates recently opened a new physical therapy clinic in Buffalo Grove at 701 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 101. The clinic offers...
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Senate panel rejects GOP bid to undercut NLRBSep 24, 2011 8:47 am - WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday failed in an effort to undercut the National Labor Relations Board's authority to challenge a company decision on where to l...
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VASCO offers free sales training, certification to partnersSep 23, 2011 12:23 pm - PRNewswire OAKBROOK TERRACE — VASCO Data Security International is launching a free sales training and certification program for the channel partners worldwide. With the...