Business Stories from February 22, 2014 (Change date)
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Airport partners Wheeling, Prospect Hts. friends againFeb 25, 2014 4:50 am - Wheeling and Prospect Heights celebrated burying the hatchet over Chicago Executive Airport Friday at the annual State of the City and Village address to the Wheeling/Pr...
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Samsung's New Galaxy said to feature bigger, sharper displayFeb 23, 2014 5:33 am - Samsung's New Galaxy said to feature bigger, sharper display
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Animal testing support erodesFeb 22, 2014 1:10 pm - Support for medical testing on animals has declined 12 percent since 2001 in the United States, and the Internet may be responsible, according to an analysis presented h...
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Monsanto develops new veggiesFeb 22, 2014 3:27 pm - The name Monsanto, Ben Paynter points out in Wired, "is synonymous with Big Ag." Over the past century, the company has produced saccharine, PCBs, Agent Orange and dioxi...
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Sony sells 5.3 million PlayStation 4 consolesFeb 22, 2014 3:27 pm - Sony Corp. has sold more than 5.3 million PlayStation 4 game consoles globally, beating its forecast, as it prepares to release the machine in Japan. The sales were for ...
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Obama to put $140 million into Midwest manufacturing ventureFeb 23, 2014 5:33 am - President Barack Obama plans to commit $140 million for two manufacturing innovation initiatives led by the Defense Department in the Midwest, the White House said in a ...
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Governors: Buzz about legalized pot just smokeFeb 23, 2014 5:33 am - WASHINGTON - All the buzz at the National Governors Association meeting over legalizing pot, some say, is just smoke. Nearly three months after Colorado began selling r...
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Donald Trump to brand Chicago skyscraperFeb 22, 2014 4:17 pm - Donald Trump wants to make sure everyone knows the second-tallest skyscraper in Chicago is his. Crain's Chicago Business reports the celebrity real estate developer will...
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Rural lawmakers struggle to make themselves heardFeb 23, 2014 5:33 am - MINNEAPOLIS - They're an endangered species in many state legislatures as more Americans move to urban centers or suburban cities: the rural lawmaker who knows what it's...
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BC-US--Detroit Bankruptcy-5 Effects,368<\n>A look at the effects of Detroit's bankruptcy planFeb 22, 2014 12:05 am - DETROIT (AP) - Detroit's emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, filed a plan Friday for restructuring the city's $18 billion debt as it begins to emerge from the largest municipa...