Business Stories from January 4, 2013 (Change date)
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FDA proposes sweeping new food safety rulesJan 05, 2013 1:33 pm - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant...
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U.S. service firms grow by most in 10 monthsJan 04, 2013 2:20 pm - WASHINGTON — A gauge of U.S. service firms’ activity expanded in December by the most in nearly a year, driven by a jump in new orders and hiring. The Institute for Sup...
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Canadian economy created 40,000 jobs in DecemberJan 04, 2013 9:50 am - TORONTO — The Canadian economy created 40,000 full-time jobs in December, driving the unemployment rate to its lowest in four years, Statistics Canada said Friday. The f...
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New search engine tailors its results for tabletsJan 04, 2013 7:28 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Are tablet users looking for an alternative to Google and other search engines designed primarily for PCs? That’s the hope that led to Friday’s release o...
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U.S. factory orders unchanged in NovemberJan 04, 2013 10:16 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. companies boosted their orders in November for manufactured goods that reflect investment plans even though total orders were unchanged for the month. ...
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Eli Lilly 2013 profit forecast tops expectationsJan 04, 2013 9:46 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly and Co. forecasts its 2013 earnings will grow more than Wall Street expects even though the drugmaker will lose U.S. patent protection for two m...
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State Bank of the Lakes hosts annual coin, gold appraisal at its five locationsJan 04, 2013 7:30 pm - What are your coins and gold worth? State Bank of the Lakes will host its annual coin and gold appraisal during the months of February and March 2013 at each of its five...
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AbbVie targets 2015 growth with focus on new specialty drugsJan 04, 2013 7:28 pm - AbbVie Inc., the drug unit that split from Libertyville Township-based Abbott Laboratories on Jan. 1, will seek treatments for unmet medical needs in a push to grow sale...
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Gallagher acquires 2 firmsJan 04, 2013 7:28 pm - ITASCA — Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. recently acquired Argus Benefits in Atlanta, Ga., and Gardner & White Corp. headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind. Terms of the two trans...
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Stern Pinball hires new chief revenue officerJan 04, 2013 9:25 am - MELROSE PARK — Stern Pinball Inc., the world’s leading maker of real pinball games, hired former Topps Trading Cards Vice President John Buscaglia as the new Chief Reven...