Business Stories from August 14, 2011 (Change date)
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Illinois has rare authority over hospital closuresAug 16, 2011 12:30 pm - CHICAGO — Cook County officials, facing a multimillion-dollar budget deficit, are begging to close a hospital that serves the poor in Chicago's southern suburbs. But no ...
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Shell: 54,600 gallons of oil spilled in North SeaAug 16, 2011 6:53 am - LONDON — Royal Dutch Shell estimated Monday that 54,600 gallons of oil have spilled into the North Sea from an oil rig off Scotland's eastern coast. The Gannet Alpha oil...
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Cargill to acquire Provimi in $2.16 billion dealAug 15, 2011 4:39 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Cargill will spend $2.16 billion to buy animal nutrition company Provimi, the agribusiness conglomerate said Monday, strengthening and expanding its global...
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Homemade cheesecake business growsAug 14, 2011 8:07 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — While most people prepare for their retirement years by thinking about where they'll travel or how they'll spend their time relaxing, Dee and Tom Da...
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Fed's low rates are no fix for economy or retireesAug 15, 2011 8:17 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's plan to keep interest rates super-low for at least two more years is great news for mortgage refinancers and other borrowers. For reti...
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Downstate winery enters product competitionAug 14, 2011 6:01 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. — Kite Hill Vineyards may have been the new kid on the block at this year’s Illinois State Fair Wine Competition, but the small southern Illinois winery...
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American version of Japan’s Kobe beef growing in popularityAug 15, 2011 12:04 pm - American version of Japan’s Kobe beef growing in popularity
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Affluent parents aren’t giving college kids a free rideAug 15, 2011 6:44 am - NEW YORK — About half of Americans with assets of more than $250,000 say they won’t pay the entire tab for their children’s college education, according to Bank of Ameri...
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5 smart moves to get by in battered economyAug 15, 2011 6:44 am - NEW YORK — The stock market is swinging wildly and the economy is barely registering a pulse. And that presents some opportunities for consumers. Given the drop in stock...
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Levi’s hiring means shift to global focusAug 15, 2011 12:05 pm - Rebecca Van Dyck, who led Nike Inc.’s “Just Do It” campaign and helped Apple Inc. make the iPhone a best-seller, just took on a taller advertising task: reviving sluggis...
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