Business Stories from August 14, 2014 (Change date)
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Dist. 15, Rolling Meadows police crack down on drivers who ignore bus signsAug 14, 2014 9:36 pm - A supplier of red-light cameras has found a new client: suburban school districts. RedSpeed Illinois Inc. is testing a camera that catches drivers blowing through a spec...
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Rooftop owners sue to block Wrigley Field changesAug 14, 2014 8:04 pm - The owners of eight rooftop clubs overlooking Wrigley Field have filed a lawsuit to overturn Chicago's approval of the Cubs' plan to revamp the century-old ballpark. The...
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Vera Bradley to cut manufacturing at Indiana plantAug 14, 2014 7:40 am - NEW HAVEN, Ind. - Vera Bradley plans to phase out a shift that about 150 people work at its New Haven plant in an effort to reduce manufacturing capacity and save on do...
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Motorola solutions sells $1.4 billion of bonds to fund pensionsAug 15, 2014 6:13 pm - Motorola Solutions Inc. sold $1.4 billion of bonds in its biggest issue in almost seven years to help fund pension contributions and refinance debt. The maker of two-way...
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Californians to vote on $7.5 billion water planAug 14, 2014 10:52 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Driven to action by the state's historic drought, California lawmakers on Wednesday voted to place a $7.5 billion water plan before voters in Novemb...
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Cheese-loving Russians turn to Emmental as Swiss dodge banAug 14, 2014 9:13 am - At Intercheese AG's headquarters in Switzerland, the phone barely stops ringing these days. A Russian voice is usually at the other end. Since Aug. 7, when Vladimir Puti...
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Allstate's Rosemont naming rights deal means $15 million for 10 yearsAug 15, 2014 6:13 pm - The name of the Allstate Arena, Rosemont's 34-year-old sports and concert venue, is staying put for at least another decade. The village board this week renewed a naming...
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First use of Ebola vaccine appears at least a month awayAug 15, 2014 8:23 am - A vaccine that could help protect medical workers as they fight Ebola in West Africa, even just after contamination, may take at least a month to be available as global ...
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Arlington Heights dog lover honors pets with online artworkAug 14, 2014 7:03 pm - Joe Russell grew up having a dog around the house and even had a dog while serving in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. Now, the Arlington Heights man owns and opera...
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Alibaba hidden billionaires unveiled as Alipay estimate raisedAug 14, 2014 7:19 am - Simon Xie, an Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. co-founder and second-biggest shareholder of its finance affiliate that owns Alipay, may become a billionaire as the estimate fo...