Business Stories from September 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Unions claim victory after Wisconsin rulingSep 15, 2012 3:03 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights f...
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Egan-Jones cuts U.S. debt ratingSep 20, 2012 3:57 pm - NEW YORK — Egan-Jones is downgrading its rating on U.S. debt to AA- from AA, citing Federal Reserve plans to try to stimulate the economy. The credit rating agency says ...
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Fed seeking to create wealth, not just cut ratesSep 20, 2012 3:57 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve wasn’t just trying to drive interest rates lower when it announced a third round of bond purchases Thursday. It also wants to make Ameri...
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Delnor, Central DuPage get new leadersSep 20, 2012 3:57 pm - Cadence Health has picked Delnor Hospital’s new president from within Cadence’s ranks. And the former chief executive officer of Berwyn-based Vanguard MacNeal Health Sys...
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Administration warns of ‘destructive’ budget cutsSep 20, 2012 3:57 pm - WASHINGTON — A White House report issued Friday warns that $109 billion in across-the-board spending cuts at the start of the new year would be “deeply destructive” to t...
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‘Great Satan’ supplying plenty of goodsSep 20, 2012 3:57 pm - TEHRAN, Iran — The Great Satan still sells in Iran. Even after decades of diplomatic estrangement and tightening economic sanctions, American products manage to find the...
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Illinois site among 12 added to EPA Superfund listSep 20, 2012 3:57 pm - WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is adding 12 hazardous waste sites to the list of most-contaminated places in the United States. Another eight sites are...
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Wisconsin’s Dairy Business Innovation Center to closeSep 14, 2012 11:11 am - MILWAUKEE — A nonprofit center that’s helped support Wisconsin’s dairy industry is closing at the end of September. Agricultural experts credit the Dairy Business Innov...
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Libertyville Rotary Sunrise launches annual clothing driveSep 14, 2012 11:08 am - Libertyville Rotary Sunrise hosts its annual “Coats for Vets” drive to collect winter coats, jackets and other seasonal apparel for veterans throughout the northern Illi...
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Norway court upholds ban on tobacco store displaysSep 14, 2012 11:02 am - OSLO, Norway — A Norwegian court has upheld a ban on the display of tobacco products in stores, handing a defeat Friday to the Philip Morris company. Norway, which has h...
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