Business Stories from January 31, 2012 (Change date)
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U.S. auto sales rise in January, led by Chrysler, VWJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - DETROIT — U.S. auto sales are off to a strong start this year, continuing the brisk pace from late 2011. Chrysler had its best January in four years while Ford got a boo...
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Manufacturing expands at fastest pace since JuneJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. factories grew in January at the fastest pace in seven months, boosted by a rise in new orders. And builders ended a poor year for construction by spen...
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Downstate bank exec gets 63 months in prisonJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS — A federal judge has sentenced a former Jersey State Bank executive to more than five years in prison for stealing more than $4.5 million from the bank w...
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Centegra, Mercy appeal hospital rejections from state boardJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Undeterred by not one, but two rejections from the state that killed Centegra and Mercy health systems' plans to build new hospitals in McHenry County, both groups are m...
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Engineers create ‘self-guided’ bulletJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories engineers have invented a bullet that directs itself to a target like a tiny guided missile and can hit a target more th...
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Treasure hunter takes aim at $3B sunken bountyJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - PORTLAND, Maine — A treasure hunter from Maine says he has located and will soon start salvaging what he’s calling the most valuable sunken treasure ever found. Greg Bro...
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Exelon to update earthquake risk at nuclear plantsJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Nuclear plants throughout the central and eastern United States must be reassessed within four years to determine how well they might withstand earthquakes, including pl...
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Second NY plea in federal sub-prime mortgage probeJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Two former Credit Suisse traders have pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a New York probe of the federal sub-prime mortgage securities market. Salmaan Siddiqui p...
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Builders step up spending for fifth straight monthJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Builders increased their spending in December for the fifth consecutive month, ending a weak construction year on a hopeful note. Spending on construction p...
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Berlin Packaging promotes Brandt to Executive VP of SalesJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — Berlin Packaging has promoted Rick Brandt to the new position of Executive Vice President of Sales. The post was created in response to three years of growth t...
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