Business Stories from March 28, 2014 (Change date)
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Energy boom spurs growth west of the MississippiMar 28, 2014 9:22 am - WASHINGTON - America's energy boom is fueling population growth west of the Mississippi River. Census Bureau data released Thursday shows 6 of the 10 of the fastest-gro...
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Judge won't dismiss 'pink slime' defamation suitMar 29, 2014 9:20 am - ELK POINT, S.D. - A South Dakota judge on Thursday refused to throw out a defamation lawsuit against ABC related to its coverage of a meat product called lean, finely te...
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GM tells dealers to stop selling some Chevy CruzesMar 29, 2014 9:20 am - DETROIT - General Motors has told dealers to stop selling some 2013 and 2014 Chevrolet Cruze compact cars. But the company won't say why. Dealers say stop-sale orders ar...
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Nearly a million jars of peanut butter dumpedMar 28, 2014 12:14 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Nearly a million jars of peanut butter are being dumped at a New Mexico landfill to expedite the sale of a bankrupt peanut-processing plant that was...
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Poll: Obama health law fails to gain supportMar 28, 2014 5:07 pm - WASHINGTON - Public support for President Barack Obama's health care law is languishing at its lowest level since passage of the landmark legislation four years ago, acc...
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Workers alerted before parking garage collapsesMar 29, 2014 9:40 am - LOS ANGELES - A portion of a parking garage being built to house buses in downtown Los Angeles collapsed on Friday, just minutes after nearly 200 construction workers we...
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U.S. consumer spending up modest 0.3 percentMar 28, 2014 8:37 am - Americans spent slightly more in February but the gain still left consumer spending growing at a modest pace, held back by severe winter weather. The Commerce Departmen...
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$1.5 million needed by May 1 to save Rosie's plantMar 29, 2014 11:40 am - DETROIT - A group trying to save the Detroit-area factory where Rosie the Riveter became an icon of American female empowerment during World War II said Friday that it m...
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Jobless rates fall in most Illinois metro areasMar 28, 2014 5:09 pm - Jobless rates fell in February in most Illinois metropolitan areas compared to the same time last year, although most areas also lost jobs. Figures released Thursday by ...
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New Schaumburg subdivision opens modelMar 29, 2014 6:51 pm - Columbus, Ohio-based M/I Homes opened its model at the long-anticipated Pleasant Square subdivision at the northwest corner of Schaumburg and Roselle roads in Schaumburg...