Business Stories from January 7, 2014 (Change date)
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U.S. Bancorp acquires Charter One operationsJan 08, 2014 4:42 am - U.S. Bancorp said it will acquire the Chicago branch banking operations of the Charter One Bank franchise owned by RBS Citizens Financial Group. The acquisition, which w...
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VIPAR Heavy Duty acquires Power Heavy DutyJan 07, 2014 8:43 am - Aftermarket truck parts distributor VIPAR Heavy Duty of Crystal Lake announced it has acquired distributor network Power Heavy Duty, based in Pearland, Texas. Terms of t...
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Chill: Abt cancels all its deliveriesJan 07, 2014 7:44 am - The historical below-zero temperatures Monday sent business owners and executives into high gear as they decided the best strategy on whether to remain open yet ensure t...
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Trader Joe’s announces plans to open in SchaumburgJan 08, 2014 6:56 am - Trader Joe’s, a neighborhood grocery store with food and beverages ranging from the everyday to the exotic, announced it’s coming to Schaumburg. The California-based...
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Intel says its processors are now ‘conflict-free’Jan 07, 2014 10:19 am - LAS VEGAS — Intel Corp., the world’s largest maker of computer processors, says its processors are now free of minerals from mines held by armed groups in the Democratic...
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Lawmakers put finishing touches on spending billJan 07, 2014 6:25 pm - WASHINGTON — Funding for implementing the new health care law and other sticking points remain, but negotiators reported significant progress Tuesday on a $1.1 trillion ...
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Captive Goodyear bosses holed up at French siteJan 07, 2014 6:41 am - PARIS — Two Goodyear bosses held captive by workers spent the night inside a factory in northern France that the company wants to close. The plant, which Goodyear has tr...
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Eurozone inflation dips further below targetJan 07, 2014 6:41 am - LONDON — Inflation across the eurozone dipped further below target in December, official figures showed Tuesday, in a development that may ratchet up the pressure on the...
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Jobless bill clears hurdle in bipartisan surpriseJan 08, 2014 6:57 am - WASHINGTON — Election-year legislation to revive expired federal jobless benefits unexpectedly cleared an early hurdle on Tuesday, offering a hint of bipartisan compromi...
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Travelers spend night on 3 snowbound Amtrak trains on way to ChicagoJan 08, 2014 6:56 am - Hundreds of Amtrak passengers who spent the night onboard three trains stranded in snow in northern Illinois have begun to arrive in Chicago, rail line officials said Tu...