Business Stories from July 31, 2014 (Change date)
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Boeing will handle final assembly of 787-10 in SCJul 31, 2014 3:57 pm - Chicago-based Boeing said final assembly of its 787-10 plane, a planned larger version of its "Dreamliner" aircraft, will take place in South Carolina. The company says ...
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Evanston approves partial ban on plastic bagsAug 01, 2014 8:39 am - Evanston is joining other U.S. cities that have proposed bans on plastic bags because of environmental concerns. The City Council on Monday approved an ordinance barring...
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Passenger dies on US Airways flight to PhoenixJul 31, 2014 1:05 am - Authorities in Phoenix say a passenger has died on a US Airways flight to Phoenix from Honolulu after a suffering an unknown medical emergency. Fire Capt. Benjamin Santi...
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CDW sales rise 12 percent in second quarterAug 01, 2014 9:52 am - Vernon Hills-based technology services provider CDW Corp. said net sales for the second quarter of 2014 rose almost 12 percent on strong sales in its education and healt...
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U.S. Index futures slide as Whole foods, Kraft fall on earningsJul 31, 2014 8:04 am - U.S. stock-index futures declined, signaling the Standard & Poor's Index will trim its monthly gain, amid earnings at companies from Whole Foods Market Inc. to Northfiel...
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Michael Jackson Neverland Ranch being readied for saleJul 31, 2014 2:34 pm - For sale: California estate once home to the King of Pop, named for the island of the Lost Boys. Spacious Tudor-style mansion ideal for entertaining. Chimpanzee not incl...
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Wall Street faces new scrutiny of tactic to evade swaps ruleJul 31, 2014 12:25 pm - Wall Street banks face heightened scrutiny from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over their latest tactic to escape U.S. trading rules for overseas derivatives. ...
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Chicago ordinance requires permits for pot shopsJul 31, 2014 5:40 pm - Chicago aldermen have approved an ordinance requiring medical marijuana retailers to obtain a special use permit before setting up a shop. The city council passed the me...
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Target chooses former PepsiCo executive Cornell as next CEOJul 31, 2014 8:05 am - Target Corp., struggling to fix a botched expansion in Canada and undo the lingering damage of a holiday hacker attack, hired former PepsiCo Inc. executive Brian Cornell...
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Consumer advocates watching Exelon-Integrys dealAug 01, 2014 8:37 am - Energy watchdog groups are worried that Exelon's Corp.'s plan to buy one of its business competitors will be bad for northern Illinois electricity customers. Exelon said...