Business Stories from July 11, 2014 (Change date)
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Holiday train sculptures rolling into downtown NapervilleJul 11, 2014 5:07 pm - Two years ago, it was decorated snowmen sculptures. Then, last year, gingerbread men invaded downtown Naperville for the winter holidays. Simple, ornate or even resembli...
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Antioch Theatre owner: Fundraising needed to reopenJul 11, 2014 5:12 pm - The new owner of the historic Antioch Theatre said he's racing against time to raise enough money to add needed digital equipment and make building renovations to reopen...
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Inventor pushes solar panels for roads, highwaysJul 12, 2014 9:44 am - SPOKANE, Wash. - The solar panels that Idaho inventor Scott Brusaw has built aren't meant for rooftops. They are meant for roads, driveways, parking lots, bike trails an...
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Company wants to turn vacant storefront in Island Lake into gambling parlorJul 12, 2014 8:46 am - A company that runs video gambling operations throughout Illinois hopes to find Lady Luck in Island Lake. Representatives of Laredo Hospitality spoke during Thursday's v...
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Stocks stabilize, but end down for the weekJul 12, 2014 8:46 am - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks stabilized on Friday and ended with a small gain, but it wasn't enough to prevent the market's biggest weekly drop since April. Investors became m...
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Tobacco firms Reynolds, Lorillard in merger talksJul 11, 2014 4:31 pm - Cigarette makers Reynolds American Inc. and Lorillard Inc. say they are in talks of a possible merger that would combine two of the nation's biggest tobacco companies. T...
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Budget gap shrinks to narrowest since 2008Jul 12, 2014 8:46 am - The U.S. budget deficit so far this fiscal year was the smallest since 2008 as a stronger economy bolstered tax payments by consumers and businesses, a government report...
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Woodfield adding six new stores this summerJul 11, 2014 1:05 pm - Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg is celebrating the grand opening of six new retailers this summer, including Lulumon athletica, located on the upper level near J. Crew, whi...
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Ex-chief of huge pension guilty of taking bribesJul 12, 2014 8:46 am - SAN FRANCISCO - The former head of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the nation's largest public pension fund, pleaded guilty Friday to bribery and fra...
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Amazon asks FAA for permission to fly dronesJul 12, 2014 8:46 am - NEW YORK - Amazon is asking the Federal Aviation Administration permission to use drones as part of its plan to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less. The ...
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