Business Stories from June 16, 2014 (Change date)
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Illinois investors jump into marijuana businessJun 17, 2014 8:50 am - Investors around Illinois are jockeying for positions in the marijuana business as they wait for the state's new medical marijuana law to kick in. And some of them are p...
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4 months into GM recall, only 7 percent of cars fixedJun 17, 2014 8:50 am - DETROIT - More than four months after General Motors began recalling 2.6 million small cars to fix ignition switches, the company has repaired only 7 percent of the vehi...
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GM recalling 3.4 million more cars for ignition switch problemsJun 17, 2014 8:50 am - DETROIT - General Motors says it needs to change or replace the keys for about 3.4 million cars because they could cause the ignition switch to move out of position if t...
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Menards plan to be considered by Vernon Hills village boardJun 17, 2014 1:37 pm - After eight months of review and adjustments, a plan for a new Menards store in Vernon Hills is being considered for approval. In an informal work session Tuesday, the v...
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Mississippi files suit against credit reporting outfitJun 16, 2014 3:15 pm - WASHINGTON - Mississippi's attorney general says sweeping errors by a major credit reporting bureau harmed consumers and violated federal law. A new federal lawsuit says...
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SCOTUS sides with gun control groupsJun 17, 2014 8:41 am - WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court sided with gun control groups and the Obama administration Monday, ruling that the federal government can strictly enforce laws that...
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Hillshire withdraws recommendation on Pinnacle Foods takeoverJun 16, 2014 8:32 am - Chicagoo-based Hillshire Brands Co., the target of a $7.7 billion takeover bid from Tyson Foods Inc., withdrew its recommendation to acquire Pinnacle Foods Inc. Tyson's ...
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Prospecting near Donner Party trail in Utah nixedJun 17, 2014 8:50 am - WENDOVER, Utah - For a second time, federal land managers have rejected a mineral exploration company's proposal to prospect for potash on a section of the western Utah ...
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Airbus, Safran to merge space launcher businessesJun 17, 2014 8:50 am - PARIS - Airbus Group, top competitor of Chicago-based Boeing, and French engineering company Safran have agreed to merge their rocket launcher businesses into a new joi...
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Gallagher broker buys plus to add sales for lawyers, architectsJun 17, 2014 8:50 am - Arthur J. Gallagher and Co., the Itasca-based insurance brokerage, bought Plus Cos. to add sales to clients including lawyers and architects. Robert Ciuffreda of Bridgew...