Business Stories from August 13, 2017 (Change date)
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New Starbucks open on Randall Road in ElginAug 16, 2017 4:51 pm - Just in time for those in need of a caffeine fix in the midst of the back-to-school mayhem, or those looking for an afternoon pick-me-up, a new Starbucks is open along t...
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Des Plaines Chamber gets $76,000 for Veterans Back to Work BootcampAug 16, 2017 8:32 am - More than 200 guests attended a Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce ceremony to honor longtime member Arthur Rento Sr., a survivor of the 1944 D-Day Normandy landing and fou...
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Groeper named WIM Fox Valley presidentAug 15, 2017 12:06 pm - Michelle Groeper of Elgin, executive director at Tails Humane Society in DeKalb, has been named as the 2017-18 president of WIM Fox Valley, a women's business organizat...
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Factories in search of reliable workers turn to robotsAug 15, 2017 2:07 pm - DRESSER, Wis. - The workers of the first shift had just finished their morning cigarettes and settled into place when one last car pulled into the factory parking lot, d...
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Why millennials are more likely to have a prenup than their parentsAug 14, 2017 6:28 am - Amanda Farris works in accounting and likes to "play things safe" when it comes to her savings and investments. Her boyfriend, Andy Salmons, owns a coffee shop and is a ...
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America's other coal job, ignored by politicians, is dying fastAug 14, 2017 9:55 am - A couple months ago, Donald Trump was cheering a new coal mine in Pennsylvania that will put 70 people to work - good news for a president whose pledge to revive the ind...
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Who gets hit hardest by bank overdraft fees?Aug 14, 2017 9:55 am - Perhaps the most despised bank fee among consumers is the overdraft fee, an ugly $30 (or so) insult to your wallet. Many consumers have been hit with it at one time or a...
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Can marijuana rescue coal country?Aug 15, 2017 6:13 am - Johnsie Gooslin spent Jan. 16, 2015, tending his babies - that's what he called his marijuana plants. More than 70 of them were growing in a hydroponic system of his own...
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Why credit card rewards are getting harder to earnAug 14, 2017 9:55 am - Citigroup just unveiled an updated version of its premium credit card, the Citi Prestige. The new card is made of metal-like its direct competitors, Chase Sapphire Reser...
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'Annabelle' scares up $35M, jolting sleepy box officeAug 16, 2017 5:56 am - NEW YORK - The "Conjuring" spinoff "Annabelle: Creation" scared up an estimated $35 million in North American theaters over the weekend, making it easily the top film an...
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