Business Stories from April 5, 2013 (Change date)
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Boeing makes final test flight for 787 battery fixApr 06, 2013 9:03 am - Boeing put its 787 battery fix through a “final” flight test on Friday and will soon submit the data to regulators, who the aircraft maker hopes will sign off on the new...
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Southern Illinois sees first of fracking rushApr 07, 2013 7:45 am - ST. LOUIS — Blessed with natural resources but never enough jobs, southern Illinois counties have begun sampling the fruits of a land rush linked to a debated drilling p...
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NASA to lasso asteroid, bring it to moonApr 06, 2013 9:03 am - WASHINGTON — NASA is planning for a robotic spaceship to lasso a small asteroid and park it near the moon for astronauts to explore, a top senator said Friday. The ship ...
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Stocks end lower after disappointing jobs reportApr 06, 2013 9:03 am - NEW YORK — Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday after the government reported that U.S. employers added the fewest jobs in nine months in March and more people gave up look...
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Caterpillar laying off 460 in DecaturApr 07, 2013 7:47 am - CHAMPAIGN — Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it will lay off more than 460 employees at its plant in Decatur, part of what the heavy equipment-maker says is an ongoing effor...
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Zengeler Cleaners delivers the goods for prom nightApr 06, 2013 2:36 pm - Thousands of needy Chicago-area high school girls will be able to look dazzling at their proms courtesy of an annual collection of gently-used gowns and accessories. For...
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Buffalo Grove trustee candidates want development pushApr 09, 2013 5:36 am - The recent proposal for a downtown on the current Village of Buffalo Grove municipal campus has brought attention to the issue of economic development in what has turned...
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China kills market birds as flu found in pigeonsApr 05, 2013 11:25 am - BEIJING — China announced a sixth death from a new bird flu strain Friday, while authorities in Shanghai halted the sale of live fowl and slaughtered all poultry at a ma...
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Stocks plunge after job growth disappointsApr 05, 2013 1:51 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks dropped sharply on Wall Street Friday after the government reported that U.S. employers added the fewest jobs in nine months in March and more peo...
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Sears says portrait studio operator shuts down at U.S. storesApr 06, 2013 9:03 am - Sears Holdings Corp. said CPI Corp., the company that operated photo portrait studios at the retailer’s stores, is ceasing U.S. operations. “We are working with CPI to e...
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