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Business Stories from April 16, 2013 (Change date)

Mettawa-based Grainger 1Q profit up, strength across regions

Associated Press
Apr 17, 2013 7:05 am - W.W. Grainger Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income climbed 13 percent, in part because of increased prices and strength across all regions. The company, w...
Patenting genes: Justices tackle big health issue

Associated Press
Apr 16, 2013 2:58 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed worried Monday about the idea of companies patenting human genes in a case that could profoundly reshape the multibillion-dollar bi...
U.S. housing starts surpass 1 million in March

Associated Press
Apr 17, 2013 10:57 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. homebuilders broke the 1 million mark in March for the first time since June 2008. The gain signals continued strength for the housing recovery at the ...
American Airlines set to file reorganization plan

Associated Press
Apr 17, 2013 12:30 pm - DALLAS — US Airways began studying a potential merger with American Airlines several months before American filed for bankruptcy protection in late 2011, according to pa...
Quinn touts agencies’ roles in housing recovering

Associated Press
Apr 16, 2013 3:57 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn has played up programs that help veterans get housing and state agencies’ work in helping Illinois recover from the housing crash. The Chic...
Phelps fires at ‘anonymous allegations’ in report

Associated Press
Apr 17, 2013 10:54 am - SPRINGFIELD — Former Congressman David Phelps did “little work” as assistant secretary at the Illinois Department of Transportation other than to take actions that entai...
Harper students join forces in furniture rehab business

Submitted by Harper College
Apr 16, 2013 2:58 pm - They met in a Harper College sculpture class and fueled their friendship as student aides in the college’s 3-D art studio. They’ve now become business partners in a vent...
Horsemen want a share of any Internet gambling money

By Mike Riopell
Apr 16, 2013 5:34 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The association of horsemen who compete at Arlington Park said its members worry the track wouldn't share revenue with them if it's eventually allowed to o...

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