Business Stories from October 9, 2013 (Change date)
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Tangling over Twitter: NYSE, Nasdaq fight for IPOOct 09, 2013 1:59 pm - NEW YORK — Twitter’s stock debut is the biggest coming-out party since Facebook, and Wall Street’s largest exchanges are fighting to host it. The company has yet to anno...
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Newspaper carriers face challenges every dayOct 10, 2013 8:28 am - Editor’s note: This article is part of a special series celebrating National Newspaper Week Oct. 6-12. The Week was designated in 1940 as a way to recognize the importan...
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Shutdown means no new beer from craft brewersOct 09, 2013 8:20 pm - MILWAUKEE — The federal government shutdown could leave America’s craft brewers with a serious hangover. Stores will still offer plenty of suds. But the shutdown has clo...
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Restaurant menu offers something new: SilenceOct 10, 2013 8:26 am - NEW YORK — Quiet, please. Your dinner will now be served. That’s the message being sent to customers at a New York City restaurant that prohibits any talking during an o...
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Illinois extends deadline for retiree insurance auditOct 10, 2013 8:28 am - SPRINGFIELD — A deadline has been extended for some Illinois state retirees to submit certain health insurance documents because of the federal government shutdown. Rec...
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Hearings scheduled on Illiana ExpresswayOct 10, 2013 8:02 am - GARY, Ind. — The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission has scheduled four public hearings on the proposed 47-mile Illiana Expressway that would link Intersta...
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Obama plans to talk to GOP again on shutdown, debtOct 10, 2013 8:06 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the coming days as pressure builds on both sides to resolve t...
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Sen. Mark Kirk meets with Chinese ambassadorOct 10, 2013 8:03 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk met with China's ambassador in Washington to discuss trade, military cooperation and fostering ties between the nations' people. Kirk sa...
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Bulls center Joakim Noah signs deal with AdidasOct 09, 2013 6:21 pm - Bulls center Joakim Noah has signed an endorsement deal with sporting apparel brand Adidas. Crains Chicago Business reports the 28-year-old Noah will be featured in Adid...
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Zoning board sticks with support of Glen Ellyn gas stationOct 10, 2013 10:04 am - Both sides of the argument heard, the fate of a proposed gas station in an unincorporated area near Glen Ellyn is headed back to the DuPage County development committee....