Business Stories from September 13, 2013 (Change date)
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Energy costs push U.S. wholesale prices up 0.3 pct.Sep 13, 2013 2:27 pm - WASHINGTON — Higher energy costs pushed U.S. wholesale prices up 0.3 percent last month. Prices rose a modest 1.4 percent over the past year, the lowest one-year gain si...
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Roselle grocery store closing after 56 yearsSep 14, 2013 3:21 pm - After 56 years in business, the Pik-Kwik Foods in Roselle is set to close by the end of the month. The owners say they must move the grocery store out of its location at...
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U.S. retail sales rise slight 0.2 percent in AugustSep 13, 2013 9:33 am - WASHINGTON — Americans boosted their spending at retail businesses only modestly in August, indicating that economic growth remains sluggish. Consumers bought more cars,...
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U.S. businesses boost stockpiles as sales growSep 13, 2013 9:29 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses restocked their shelves and warehouses in July at the fastest pace since January as their sales rose, a hopeful sign for economic growth. Th...
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Plans for a new Menards store in Mundelein have fallen through, officials saySep 14, 2013 1:38 pm - As a Menards home-improvement store heads into its final weeks on Mundelein’s south side, village officials on Friday confirmed that plans for a new one elsewhere in tow...
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GOP leaders confounded on stopgap spending billSep 14, 2013 6:55 pm - GOP leaders eager to avoid blame for a possible government shutdown next month appear confounded by conservatives’ passion for using fast-approaching deadlines to derail...
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Boeing delivers last C-17 to US Air ForceSep 14, 2013 8:32 am - Chicago-based Boeing has delivered the final C-17 produced for the U.S. Air Force, more than two decades after the mammoth and versatile transport plane was rolled out a...
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United sells free tickets for hours before website shut downSep 14, 2013 4:14 pm - United Airlines said on Friday that it will honor the tickets it accidentally gave away for free. The decision is good news for people who snapped up the tickets on Thur...
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Watershed protection goal of USDA, Coca-Cola pactSep 15, 2013 6:59 am - The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Coca-Cola on Friday will sign a five-year agreement to restore watersheds, including one in the Chicago area, that have been damag...
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United Airlines to start Chicago to Edinburgh routeSep 14, 2013 8:32 am - United Airlines will start a non- stop, seasonal service between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Edinburgh on May 22, the airline said today. The route will coi...