Business Stories from August 30, 2014 (Change date)
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Napa Valley quake could cost up to $4 billionSep 01, 2014 7:43 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The earthquake that struck northern California Sunday will lead to economic losses of as much as $4 billion, fueled by damaged wineries and shuttere...
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Mimicking the airlines, hotels get fee-happySep 01, 2014 7:45 am - NEW YORK — Forget bad weather, traffic jams and kids asking, “Are we there yet?” The real headache for many travelers is a quickly-growing list of hotel surcharges, even...
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Legal questions arise for fantasy football businessSep 01, 2014 7:38 pm - Some of the newest incarnations of fantasy football look a lot more like gambling than intricate, outsmart-your-opponent strategy games. Since 2011, the billion-dollar ...
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Senator targets small business loan gender gapSep 01, 2014 7:43 am - NEW YORK — Women still have a hard time getting small business loans. Sen. Maria Cantwell is determined to close the gap. Cantwell, chairwoman of the Senate Committee o...
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Obama college ratings drive wedge as state schools show supportSep 01, 2014 7:43 am - BOSTON — State universities are backing President Barack Obama's proposed score card for U.S. colleges in the hope it will steer more federal aid to them and away from u...
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Work Advice: Spheres of non-influenceSep 01, 2014 7:43 am - Q: During a recent discussion with a friend, I mentioned that I keep my work and personal lives totally segregated. I never discuss my personal affairs with anyone at wo...
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Career Coach Q&A: Advice for dealing with bosses, career changeSep 01, 2014 7:43 am - Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell answers questions from readers, dispensing advice to new graduates ready to enter the world of work. Excerpts: Q: I'm a senior manager at...
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Legroom statistics touch a nerve with cramped airline passengersSep 01, 2014 7:43 am - WASHINGTON — When two United Airlines passengers did battle this week over legroom, they touched a nerve among cramped passengers everywhere. Fliers aren't imagining it:...
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DuPage business innovation center opening in NapervilleSep 01, 2014 11:55 pm - Chicago has roughly 55 “innovation hubs” where startups can get business services and support, but the rest of northern Illinois is home to only two such business incuba...
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Kochs took genes, money in different directionsAug 31, 2014 4:25 pm - WASHINGTON — They are an outsized force in modern American politics, the best-known brand of the big money era, yet still something of a mystery to those who cash their ...
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