Business Stories from December 18, 2017 (Change date)
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Get Started: How tax bill agreement would affect businessesDec 19, 2017 5:11 am - TAX AGREEMENT AND SMALL BUSINESSES The Republican agreement on a tax bill gives many small company owners breaks on their business income taxes and allows them to deduct...
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New high roller at the table, Penn buys Pinnacle for $2.8BDec 18, 2017 8:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pinnacle Entertainment is being snapped up by Penn National in a deal worth about $2.8 billion as the gaming industry seeks to diversify and cut costs at...
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Indiana auto parts plant to close next year, costing 67 jobsDec 18, 2017 10:05 am - RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana plant that makes automotive insulation will cease operations by next summer, costing nearly 70 workers their jobs. Janesville Ac...
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'Money' ranks Lewis University as 2nd best mid-size schoolDec 19, 2017 9:28 am - Educational quality, affordability and alumni success pushed Lewis University into the Top 10 of private universities in Illinois ranked by "Money" in its Best Colleges ...
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KemperSports properties rank in Golfweek MagazineDec 19, 2017 9:28 am - Northbrook-based KemperSports said that 10 ten resort courses that it manages are featured in Golfweek Magazine's list of the Top 100 Resort Courses in the U.S. Seven of...
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Classic Mustang used to craft wristwatchesDec 20, 2017 5:33 am - It's time for Christmas shopping and for the Mustang motorhead on your list, check out REC Watches. The company launched in 2014 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denm...
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State Home Builders Association president namedDec 20, 2017 5:58 am - Patrick Franz was sworn in as president of the Home Builders Association of Illinois by two-term HBAI president, colleague, and close friend P. William Basic. Franz has ...
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Digital marketing: Boon or bane?Dec 20, 2017 5:58 am - Next year is the Year of Social Media Marketing. Or so says a summary of Infusionsoft's 2018 Small Business Marketing Trends Report. Infusionsoft is a Chandler, AZ compa...
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Why Prospect Heights wagered $500,000 on a sports barDec 20, 2017 5:58 am - Prospect Heights is wagering $500,000 that a sports pub with off-track betting will pay off with boosted tax revenues. City officials last week handed over the final pay...
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New Bitcoin-based security slightly higher in debut on CMEDec 19, 2017 9:28 am - NEW YORK - A new security based on the price of the digital currency bitcoin was trading slightly higher Monday after its debut on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a wee...