Business Stories from April 18, 2018 (Change date)
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US to chip in for Boeing's cleanup costs at bomber plantApr 18, 2018 6:01 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - The U.S. government has agreed to chip in $51 million to clean up pollution at a Seattle site where The Boeing Co. made and tested B-17, B-52 and other bo...
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American Express 1Q profits rise 31 percent, helped by taxesApr 18, 2018 5:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Credit card giant American Express recorded its second-highest quarterly profit in its history on Wednesday, driven by strong customer spending on its na...
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Correction: Great Lakes-Coolant Spill-The Latest storyApr 18, 2018 4:30 pm - MACKINAW CITY, Mich. (AP) - In a story April 17 about a leak of insulation fluid from electric cables in the channel that connects Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, The Asso...
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Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeTooApr 19, 2018 12:05 am - For some male victims of sexual assault and abuse, #MeToo can feel more like #WhatAboutMe? They admire the women speaking out about traumatic experiences as assault and ...
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No party bikes in Naperville as council enacts banApr 19, 2018 1:24 pm - Cars, trucks and buses, sure - but party bikes won't be a presence on Naperville streets. The city council voted Tuesday night to ban the SUV-sized, pedal-powered vehic...
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Camping World expands footprint with super centers in Georgia, Illinois and OhioApr 19, 2018 1:26 pm - Camping World Holdings Inc., a large network of RV-centric retail locations, announced expansion plans for the development of new super centers in Augusta, Georgia, ...
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Feder: Three bidders reportedly eyeing troncApr 19, 2018 1:24 pm - Three suitors are vying to acquire the parent company of the Chicago Tribune, according to several published reports, Robert Feder writes. SoftBank Group, a Japanese inv...
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Profit with a Purpose: The Rise of Social Impact InvestingApr 19, 2018 1:24 pm - Social impact investing is a fast-growing sector driven by investors who want to use private capital to further the public good. This industry provides a unique opportun...
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Naperville starting minor work to improve Ogden appearanceApr 20, 2018 6:59 am - A major streetscape renovation and a rebranding as "Uptown Naperville" might be further down the road, but Naperville is ready to move on a few ideas to make Ogden Avenu...
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Bankruptcy sale marks end of Carson'sApr 20, 2018 2:14 pm - Carson's, a one-time Chicago retail institution that faces the same struggles as other iconic stores over the past decades, will close its remaining stores as a resu...