Business Stories from January 16, 2014 (Change date)
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Hot cars at the Detroit auto showJan 16, 2014 10:53 am - DETROIT — The North American International Auto Show began this weekend in Detroit with media and industry previews. It opens to the public today. Here are some of the n...
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Geneva’s e-specials via text a hit with local shoppersJan 18, 2014 8:30 am - The Geneva’s Gone Mobile campaign, which provided coupons and other specials sent via text to consumers during the holidays, became such a hit that it will continue...
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NBC, Facebook enter content deal for OlympicsJan 16, 2014 6:06 pm - PASADENA, Calif. — NBC and Facebook announced a deal Thursday to share content on the upcoming Winter Olympics, both hoping to boost interest on what promises to be a bi...
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Illinois drops from 27th to 45th place for its lack of support for emergency patientsJan 17, 2014 5:14 am - WASHINGTON — Illinois ranked near the bottom of the nation at 45th place with a D in the 2014 American College of Emergency Physicians' (ACEP) state-by-state report card...
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AOL gives up control of money-losing Patch as shares riseJan 17, 2014 8:53 am - AOL Inc. gave up control of Patch, the local news division hampered by years of losses, by entering into a joint venture with investment firm Hale Global. Hale acquired ...
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Schaumburg's Rosebud restaurant gets a new owner, will remain openJan 17, 2014 6:43 am - The Rosebud Old World Italian restaurant in Schaumburg has been sold and will soon have a new identity, but in the short term, customers aren't likely to notice many cha...
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FCC member studies Texas 911 dialing caseJan 16, 2014 9:06 am - DALLAS — A Texas grandfather’s initiative to allow hotel guests to dial 911 without having to press 9 first — spurred by his granddaughter’s inability to call for help w...
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Senate easily passes $1.1 trillion spending billJan 17, 2014 8:52 am - WASHINGTON — Congress sent President Barack Obama a $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill Thursday, easing the harshest effects of last year’s automatic budget cut...
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W.Va. spill shows vulnerability of water supplyJan 16, 2014 1:41 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s a nightmare scenario that became all too real in West Virginia: A chemical seeped into the water supply and threatened to sicken hundreds of tho...
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California motorist cleared in Google Glass caseJan 17, 2014 8:07 am - SAN DIEGO — A San Diego traffic court threw out a citation Thursday against a woman believed to be the first motorist in the country ticketed for driving while wearing a...