Business Stories from March 28, 2014 (Change date)
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BMW plans $1 billion expansion in South CarolinaMar 29, 2014 9:20 am - GREER, S.C. - BMW is celebrating its 20th anniversary of building cars in the United States by investing $1 billion in its plant in South Carolina to build two of its ne...
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Commission rejects E. Dundee's ComEd complaintMar 29, 2014 9:21 am - The Illinois Commerce Commission has thrown out a $500,000 complaint East Dundee filed over a ComEd-owned easement that the utility blocked an auto auction business from...
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Illinois restocking ponds with rainbow troutMar 28, 2014 7:17 am - Workers with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources are restocking dozens ponds across Illinois ahead of next month's trout fishing opener. The (Dixon) Telegraph r...
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Winds, waves delay survey of Indiana oil spillMar 28, 2014 7:34 pm - WHITING, Ind. - High winds and waves have delayed a search along Lake Michigan for crude oil possibly submerged offshore following an oil spill at BP's northwestern Indi...
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Facebook launches lab to bring Internet everywhereMar 28, 2014 12:30 pm - Facebook is giving more details about its effort to connect remote parts of the world to the Internet - and it involves drones, lasers and satellites. CEO Mark Zuckerbe...
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Contracts to buy U.S. homes fell in FebruaryMar 31, 2014 9:23 am - WASHINGTON - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell for the eighth straight month in February, a sign of slow real estate sales over the next few...
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Appeals court rules in favor of meat labelsMar 29, 2014 9:20 am - WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court is allowing labels on certain cuts of meat to say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered. The appeals court decision i...
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White House plan targets methane emissionsMar 29, 2014 9:18 am - WASHINGTON - The White House announced a wide-ranging plan Friday aimed at cutting methane emissions from oil and gas drilling, landfills and other sources, part of Pres...
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McDonald's offering free coffee amid breakfast warMar 29, 2014 9:18 am - McDonald's is giving away free coffee to its customers for a limited time as competition for the breakfast crowd intensifies. The world's biggest hamburger chain, based ...
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Pilots at American Eagle reject contract offerMar 28, 2014 4:47 pm - DALLAS - Pilots at regional airline American Eagle rejected a contract proposal that they said would freeze their pay and cut health-insurance benefits. Eagle has about ...