Business Stories from December 1, 2015 (Change date)
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Grainger Foundation supports Prostate Cancer Foundation of ChicagoDec 07, 2015 12:46 pm - The Grainger Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Lake Forest, has donated $10,000 to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago. This grant will go toward ...
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BFC: Still boogieing at 40!Dec 03, 2015 4:37 pm - On the heels of a two-year recession, high inflation and leisure suits, Joe Novak Sr. thought 1975 was a good year to start a business. With disco all the rage, BFC made...
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What would the holidays be without donuts, beefs and pizza?Dec 02, 2015 5:55 am - It would make sense that this is a good time to mention how great the leftover turkey, dressing, gravy and cranberries have been the past few days since Thanksgiving. Bu...
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AP EXPLAINS: Puerto Rico's struggle with $72B of public debtDec 01, 2015 2:01 pm - Puerto Rico is staggering under a $72 billion public debt load that its governor has said the U.S. territory cannot pay and must restructure. The island has missed a deb...
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China factory index at 3-year low, services improveDec 01, 2015 5:01 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Chinese manufacturing was at its weakest in more than three years in November despite stimulus measures to bolster the world's No. 2 economy while servi...
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Samsung replaces mobile chief as smartphone lead dwindlesDec 01, 2015 3:31 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The Samsung conglomerate appointed a new mobile president at its flagship Samsung Electronics for the first time in six years after growth stal...
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Cybersecurity bill would add secrecy to public records lawsDec 01, 2015 2:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A proposed law meant to encourage companies to share information about cyberthreats with the U.S. government includes measures that could significantly...
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Ford adding 2,000 jobs to make 2017 aluminum-body Super DutyDec 01, 2015 2:01 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will add 2,000 jobs and invest $1.3 billion at the Kentucky Truck Plant to support production of new aluminum-...
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Board changes residency rules for legal pot businessesDec 01, 2015 6:01 pm - JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The board tasked with writing rules for Alaska's recreational marijuana industry backtracked Tuesday and adopted stricter residency requirements fo...
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Polish government to pay families to have more childrenDec 01, 2015 1:31 pm - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's new government has approved a program of family bonuses that is intended to reverse the declining birth rate. The government of Prime Mini...
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