Business Stories from April 25, 2018 (Change date)
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Gaming commission approves Horseshoe's $85M casino plansApr 26, 2018 6:28 am - ELIZABETH, Ind. (AP) - The Indiana Gaming Commission has approved plans for Horseshoe Southern Indiana to move its riverboat casino operations inland with the constructi...
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Strong 1st quarter from Comcast, and a $30B bid for SkyApr 25, 2018 11:21 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Comcast, continuing to see the loss of cable subscribers during an otherwise strong first quarter, formalized its bid for Britain's Sky satellite wit...
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Samsung's profit exceeds expectations thanks to memory chipsApr 25, 2018 11:02 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Samsung Electronics Co. reported better-than-expected financial results Thursday as robust demand from global data centers for its mainstay mem...
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Stronger pound weighs on revenues at drugmaker GSKApr 25, 2018 12:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Pharmaceutical and consumer goods maker GlaxoSmithKline says first-quarter revenue dropped 2 percent as a stronger pound offset encouraging sales of a new ...
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Midwest Cyclery riding strong for 60 yearsApr 26, 2018 10:08 am - Not many people can say that they own the business where they worked when they were 16 years old. This is the case for Doug Jones, who owns Midwest Cyclery in downtown W...
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Daily Herald nominated for 18 Peter Lisagor Awards for journalismApr 26, 2018 10:46 am - The Daily Herald staff has been nominated for 18 Peter Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism. Reporters, editors, photographers, a page designer and the Editorial Boar...
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Mount Prospect adding new park to downtown revivalApr 26, 2018 7:23 am - Mount Prospect's downtown is undergoing significant changes, with plans for a six-story apartment building on the long-dormant Busse Triangle, a $7 million rowhome proje...
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Batavia considers extending tax collected for MainStreet organizationApr 27, 2018 7:08 am - A special tax collected to help support the Batavia MainStreet organization may be extended and even increased. Aldermen on Tuesday agreed to start establishing a new sp...
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Walgreens medication disposal program collects more than 270 tons of unused medicineApr 26, 2018 10:08 am - Walgreens said that its safe medication disposal program has collected and safely disposed of more than 270 tons of medications, or the equivalent of about 150 cars, sin...
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Rosemont firm buys company that once made parts for motion picture projectorsApr 26, 2018 10:08 am - Rosemont-based MW Industries, a provider of highly engineered springs, specialty fasteners, machined parts and other precision components said it acquired LaVezzi Precis...