Business Stories from August 17, 2010 (Change date)
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Exelon takes Quad Cities nuclear unit offlineAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - CORDOVA -- Exelon took Unit 2 of its Quad Cities nuclear generating station offline when one of two reactor recirculation water pumps tripped. According to Exelon, the p...
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Schaumburg fills biggest empty industrial buildingAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Schaumburg's largest vacant industrial building has found a new tenant. Bartlett-based JIT Packaging has signed a five-year lease for the 304,800-square-foot building at...
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Source: Accuser in HP case claimed work was cutAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- The woman whose sexual harassment allegations led to the ouster of former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd claimed her work with the company dried up b...
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Stocks close modestly higher on retail reportsAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks ended a seesaw day with a modest gain Wednesday after investors found some pluses in retail earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrial average and oth...
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Woodfield area tourism bureau broadens reachAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau is changing how it operates to promote tourism for all businesses in seven Northwest suburban towns, not just those tha...
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Levis launches new global brand, aimed at ChinaAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - SHANGHAI -- Jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co. launched a new global brand in China on Wednesday, joining a growing list of companies that hope to crack this fast-growing an...
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Schaumburg marketing firm settles complaint in IowaAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- An Illinois direct marketing company has agreed to refrain from violating Iowa consumer laws and pay $225,000 to the state in deal with the attorney ...
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Ill. farmers aim to improve image with consumersAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Illinois farmers launched a new public relations campaign Tuesday to improve their image after research showed that consumers like farmers but have doubts a...
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Deere 3Q profit up 47 percent on strong U.S. farm salesAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Deere & Co. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit grew 47 percent because American and Canadian farmers bought enough of the company's large equipment to offset a shar...
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AP Poll: Obama at new low for handling economyAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama earned his lowest marks ever on his handling of the economy in a new Associated Press-GfK poll, which also found that an overwhelmin...
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