Business Stories from April 16, 2014 (Change date)
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Bartlett to study downtown revelopment proposalApr 17, 2014 1:02 pm - Bartlett officials are set to hire a consultant to study whether the village can establish another tax increment financing district downtown. Officials will interview fi...
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Developer withdraws plan to buy Batavia buildingApr 18, 2014 6:06 am - Batavia's wish to sell the Thomle Building at 2 E. Wilson St. has been dashed. Corcoran Commercial Real Estate of St. Charles is withdrawing its proposal because it coul...
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Bloomingdale gun range plan rejected by panelApr 17, 2014 10:41 am - A controversial plan to bring a shooting sports facility to Bloomingdale has suffered a setback. The village's plan commission Tuesday night voted 5-1 to recommend denia...
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ComEd seeks rate hike for Smart GridApr 18, 2014 6:06 am - ComEd wants another rate increase to help offset the costs of modernizing Illinois' electric grid. The company on Wednesday filed a rate request with the Illinois Commer...
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Toyota Camry gets a top-to-bottom makeoverApr 16, 2014 9:59 pm - NEW YORK - Shaken by the advances of newer, sportier rivals, the Toyota Camry is trying to shed its vanilla reputation. The redesigned 2015 Camry, unveiled Tuesday at t...
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Court upholds EPA emission standardsApr 16, 2014 1:05 am - WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's first emission standards for mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from...
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Bank of America posts loss, hurt by legal expensesApr 16, 2014 7:40 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Bank of America said Wednesday that it swung to a loss in the first quarter, hurt by $6 billion in legal expenses. The Charlotte, N.C., bank reported ...
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Why high oil prices are actually good for airlinesApr 17, 2014 10:17 am - NEW YORK - Airline executives frequently complain about fuel costs. But the truth is higher prices actually have been good for business. In the past six years, airlines ...
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Recall hurts Abbott, but still tops expectationsApr 17, 2014 10:17 am - North Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories' first-quarter net income tumbled 31 percent on unfavorable currency exchanges and a supplier recall that lowered sales of its ba...
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Oil nears $105 as conflict in east Ukraine deepensApr 16, 2014 7:40 am - The price of oil approached $105 a barrel Wednesday as concerns grew over the crisis in Ukraine, which took military action against separatists in its east. Gains were t...
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