Business Stories from January 2, 2013 (Change date)
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ECC receives grant money to train adults 50 and olderJan 03, 2013 8:31 am - Elgin Community College will join dozens of colleges across the country in dedicating new resources to retrain students 50 and older. ECC received a three-year $15,000 ...
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2013 auto sales will be strong, firm predictsJan 03, 2013 5:43 am - DETROIT — A healthier economy and more model introductions should push U.S. auto sales above the 15 million mark this year, predicts an auto industry research firm. The ...
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Google exec chairman to visit N. KoreaJan 02, 2013 3:14 pm - SEOUL, South Korea — Google’s executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North ...
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Microsoft renews plea for crackdown on GoogleJan 02, 2013 2:41 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is making a last-ditch effort to convince government regulators that they need to crack down on Google to preserve competition on the Internet ...
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Extraordinary snowfall needed to relieve droughtJan 03, 2013 8:34 am - ST. LOUIS — When his drought-stricken Nebraska farm was blanketed with several inches of snow, Tom Schwarz welcomed the moisture. But it wasn’t nearly enough. He had hop...
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Boehner agrees to Sandy aid vote on FridayJan 02, 2013 8:37 pm - WASHINGTON — Under intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday to a vote this week on aid for Superstorm Sandy recovery. The sp...
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Stocks soar on budget deal, but problems lurkJan 03, 2013 8:08 am - NEW YORK — The “fiscal cliff” compromise, even with all its chaos, controversy and unresolved questions, was enough to ignite the stock market on Wednesday, the first tr...
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Former Kane County Chronicle publisher Coleman diesJan 03, 2013 5:22 am - Roger F. Coleman, former publisher of the Kane County Chronicle, died Monday at his Kentucky home. He was 61. He had worked for the Kane County Chronicle and its predece...
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Oak Brook company acquires Michigan firmJan 03, 2013 8:08 am - An area dredging, demolition and remediation business is acquiring the assets of Michigan-based Terra Contracting LLC for about $20 million. The agreement was announced ...
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Lake Zurich tweaks liquor law to allow BYOB eateriesJan 03, 2013 8:08 am - Lake Zurich has amended its local liquor laws to address bring-your-own-bottle restaurants and businesses such as spas that want to provide complimentary alcoholic bever...
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