Business Stories from March 12, 2014 (Change date)
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Holocaust museum names new CEOMar 12, 2014 4:25 pm - The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center has appointed Susan L. Abrams as chief executive officer, it announced Wednesday. Abrams, currently the chief operating ...
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FDA approves electric headband to prevent migraineMar 13, 2014 6:07 am - WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it approved a nerve-stimulating headband as the first medical device to prevent migraine headaches. Agency of...
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U.S. stocks finish mostly higher after a weak startMar 12, 2014 4:45 pm - For much of Wednesday, the U.S. stock market appeared to be headed for its third decline in three days. By late afternoon, the market began to slowly pare its losses as ...
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White House promotes economic issues facing womenMar 13, 2014 7:50 am - WASHINGTON - Add pay equity to President Barack Obama's 2014 do-it-himself wish list. The White House is launching a campaign to promote a host of economic issues facing...
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Melaniphy brothers die within weeks of each otherMar 13, 2014 11:59 am - Two brothers, both major voices in the commercial real estate and retail industries, died within weeks of each other. John C. Melaniphy Jr., principal at Chicago-based M...
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Official: Obama to push for more overtime payMar 13, 2014 10:27 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will direct the Labor Department to strengthen overtime pay protections for millions of workers, a White House official said. The dir...
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Pheasant Run Resort rescued from foreclosureMar 13, 2014 3:02 pm - For the first time in its 50-year history, Pheasant Run Resort will have no ties to the family that brought the iconic getaway to St. Charles. Saint Charles Resort, LLC...
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50 cents, $1 or $2? Starbucks adding digital tipsMar 13, 2014 11:10 am - NEW YORK — Starbucks will soon let customers leave tips with its mobile payment app, which raises the question — how often do people tip their baristas? The coffee chai...
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Europe makes a stink about American cheese namesMar 12, 2014 2:46 pm - WASHINGTON — Errico Auricchio produced cheese with his family in Italy until he brought his trade to the United States more than 30 years ago. Now, the European Union is...
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RTA sues American Airlines alleging tax-evading fuel purchasesMar 12, 2014 2:46 pm - The agency that oversees public transportation in Chicago is suing American Airlines for falsely claiming to buy “vast amounts of jet fuel” from a small office in a rura...
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