Business Stories from January 25, 2018 (Change date)
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Southwest profit soars on tax bumpJan 29, 2018 6:17 am - DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines is reporting that fourth-quarter net income soared to $1.89 billion on a massive tax benefit. Per-share profit for the Dallas carrier wa...
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17 universities oppose anti-smoking group with tobacco tiesJan 25, 2018 3:00 pm - BOSTON (AP) - Seventeen public health schools in the U.S. and Canada pledged Thursday to refuse research money from a new anti-smoking group funded by the tobacco indust...
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More people face charges in tuition reimbursement scamJan 25, 2018 11:05 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - More people are facing charges in connection with an alleged tuition reimbursement scam allegedly conducted by former employees of a defense cont...
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Airline stocks drift lower for a second straight dayJan 29, 2018 1:11 pm - DALLAS (AP) - Planes are full and airlines are making huge profits, but airline stocks tumbled for a second straight day on Thursday because investors fear that the carr...
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Tax cuts boost Union Pacific 4Q as railroad chugs alongJan 25, 2018 12:30 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Union Pacific reported $6.1 billion jump in fourth-quarter profit thanks to a sweeping change in U.S. tax laws, but the profit growth was a more modes...
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Lake Zurich Brewing Company to open soon in Black Belt Brewery's old spaceJan 29, 2018 6:36 am - Black Belt Brewery in Lake Zurich opened in 2016 and closed in 2017, but soon the dormant space will be producing beer once again for a new company. Orland Park busines...
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Art school, Paramount renovations planned as 'hook' for downtown AuroraJan 29, 2018 1:11 pm - A $4.5 million fundraising campaign launched Thursday has three goals to usher in a new era of artistry and activity in downtown Aurora: Build a performing arts school, ...
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Five-year deal for Northwestern Medicine and Kane CountyJan 29, 2018 6:17 am - The new cross-country track coming to the former Settler's Hill landfill in Geneva will likely be known as the Northwestern Medicine Cross-Country Course. The pending de...
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CBRE inks deal for Elk Grove Technology ParkJan 29, 2018 6:02 am - The Chicago office of CBRE represented the seller and the buyer in an 85.76-acre land purchase at 955 E. Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village. The approximate boundaries of...
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Merit Partners inks Mundelein dealJan 29, 2018 6:00 am - David Liebman, managing broker of Merit Partners LLC, was the sole broker in a sale-leaseback for a 38,543-square-foot industrial building in Mundelein. Venture One Real...