Business Stories from December 12, 2013 (Change date)
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Madigan: Unlikely to back corporate tax breaksDec 13, 2013 7:12 am - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has sharply criticized corporate requests for tax breaks and says he’s unlikely to support deals for companies that pay little in ...
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Machinists give Boeing 777X proposal for Wash.Dec 12, 2013 6:48 am - SEATTLE — On the second day of talks between Boeing Commercial Airplanes officials and Machinists union leaders, the union said Wednesday it presented a preliminary prop...
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NW Ind. commission to vote on proposed highwayDec 13, 2013 7:21 am - PORTAGE, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana planning board is expected to vote on whether to move forward with building the proposed Illiana Expressway that would connect Int...
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Aldermen propose ban on Styrofoam food containersDec 13, 2013 7:21 am - Two Chicago aldermen want to force coffee shops, restaurants, schools and other frequent users of Styrofoam and other polystyrene food containers to stop using them. Al...
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Airlines forecast profits to jump to record highDec 12, 2013 1:08 pm - GENEVA — The global airline industry forecast Thursday a jump in profits to $19.7 billion next year, helped by falling jet fuel prices, rising travel demand and cost-cut...
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United Center to keep name for another 20 yearsDec 13, 2013 7:21 am - All those blue United Center signs can stay right where they are. The home of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks is going to keep its name for a long time. United ...
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Feds shut 52 unsafe bus companies; six in Illinois, IndianaDec 13, 2013 7:12 am - Federal bus safety regulators have shut down 52 companies -- including five in Illinois and one i Indiana -- in what they describe as a major nationwide crackdown on uns...
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Analysis: For once, gridlock takes a seatDec 12, 2013 3:36 pm - WASHINGTON — Sit down, gridlock. After years on the bench, compromise is taking a turn in Congress, however briefly, in the form of a budget deal that is modest in size ...
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Wauconda to vote on tax breaks for developersDec 13, 2013 7:12 am - A proposed special taxing district designed to encourage commercial development in Wauconda could clear its final hurdles next week. The village board is expected to app...
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Naperville tweaks carillon jobsDec 13, 2013 7:12 am - The documents that define who maintains two of downtown Naperville’s best-known amenities — the Riverwalk and the Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower — are set to be upda...