Business Stories from January 11, 2013 (Change date)
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Game makers defend violent contentJan 12, 2013 7:36 am - Industry notes violent crime down despite video popularity
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Hostess to sell breads to Flower Foods for $390 millionJan 12, 2013 7:36 am - NEW YORK — Hostess said Friday it has a deal to selling most of its bread business, including the Wonder and Nature’s Pride, to Flowers Foods Inc. for $390 million. The ...
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Agency retracts reprimand to flatulent workerJan 12, 2013 7:36 am - WASHINGTON — A federal government agency did more than wrinkle its nose at an employee’s flatulence problem, issuing an official reprimand after months of malodors. But ...
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Taco Bell tests ‘$1 Cravings’ value menuJan 12, 2013 7:36 am - NEW YORK — Taco Bell is testing a new value menu that could put it in more direct competition with the Dollar Menu at McDonald’s. The Mexican-fast-food chain is testing ...
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Cancer fundraiser Saturday at golf superstore in SchaumburgJan 12, 2013 5:42 pm - The public is invited to join Golf to End Cancer (G2EC) “Miracle Wellness Day” from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the new PGA Tour Superstore, 1319 E. Golf Road, ...
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Fitch downgrades Illinois outlook to ‘negative’Jan 12, 2013 7:36 am - Illinois faces a possible downgrade by Fitch Ratings on $26.2 billion of general-obligation debt after lawmakers this week failed to repair the nation’s worst- funded st...
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Chicago Bliss, former lingerie football team, returning to Sears CentreJan 12, 2013 2:04 pm - After a two-year absence, the Chicago Bliss women’s football team — which previously played in lingerie — will be returning to the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates for tw...
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USDA report details crop losses to droughtJan 12, 2013 7:36 am - DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government released its final crop report for 2012 on Friday, detailing heavy losses caused by the worst drought the U.S. has experienced ...
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Illinois drops to No. 4 in corn productionJan 12, 2013 7:36 am - ST. LOUIS — Illinois corn production plunged 34 percent last year as a severe drought cost the state bragging rights as the country’s second-biggest grower of the grain,...
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High-end rental community approved for former Kelly’s Day Camp in Vernon HillsJan 14, 2013 5:36 am - Plans for a luxury rental community on the former Kelly’s Day Camp and surrounding property adjoining Route 45 in Vernon Hills have received an informal OK from the vill...
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