Business Stories from August 7, 2014 (Change date)
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Bennigan's remodeling initiative produces resultsAug 13, 2014 4:13 pm - Hratch Basmadjian has always felt there was great synergy in operating a Bennigan's restaurant alongside the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites he manages in Elgin. The two lite...
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How Ye Old Town Inn owner fought suburb, won millionsAug 11, 2014 11:26 pm - You can't fight City Hall, the adage goes, but Tod Curtis fought Village Hall, and his side came away with $6.5 million. The 75-year-old ex-Marine has operated Ye Olde T...
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Sprint names new CEO after dropping T-Mobile bidAug 07, 2014 1:05 am - NEW YORK - Sprint's new owner is replacing its longtime CEO after dropping its bid for rival wireless carrier T-Mobile US. Marcelo Claure, the CEO of Miami-based cellpho...
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Putin orders import limits over sanctionsAug 07, 2014 8:42 am - MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin has ordered government agencies to restrict imports of food and agricultural products from the countries that have imposed sanctions ag...
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Major provisions of veterans health care billAug 07, 2014 9:26 am - A bill approved by Congress aims to alleviate delays many veterans have faced in getting treatment at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics and end the widespread pract...
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Planning ahead key to successful family businessAug 08, 2014 7:02 pm - Many family businesses fail to survive to the third generation, but planning ahead and putting everything in writing can assure transitions from one generation to the ne...
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Western farmers take hit from Russia food banAug 08, 2014 8:21 am - WASHINGTON- Russian diners won't be able to find creamy Dutch cheeses or juicy Polish apples in the grocery store or cook up chicken from the United States - the result ...
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Obama signs veterans' health care overhaulAug 07, 2014 4:38 pm - FORT BELVOIR, Va. - President Barack Obama says the government must ensure that the Veterans Affairs Department has the resources to keep up with the demands of troops r...
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Russia hits back on sanctions; bans food from WestAug 07, 2014 9:22 am - MOSCOW - Russia banned most food imports from the West on Thursday in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine, an unexpectedly sweeping move that will cost farmers in Nor...
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Stocks stabilize as energy sector reboundsAug 07, 2014 1:05 am - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks stabilized on Wednesday as energy prices rebounded. The stock market dropped to its lowest level since May the day before as Russia massed troops ...
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