Business Stories from February 1, 2012 (Change date)
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New debate: When is medical marijuana ‘usable?’Feb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - ROGUE RIVER, Ore. — When police knocked on Josh Brewer’s door to check for marijuana, even one of the nation’s most liberal medical marijuana laws was put to the test. O...
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$4.8 million in phony Super Bowl swag seizedFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Federal officials say authorities have seized nearly $5 million worth of phony Super Bowl sportswear and merchandise in a nationwide sweep. Officials from...
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Rush-Copley selects Medicity to handle health informationFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Marketwire AURORA — Rush-Copley Medical Centesaid it selected Medicity health information exchange technology to facilitate affiliated physicians’ access to clinical res...
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Target revenue tops expectationsFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp.’s revenue at stores open at least a year rose 4.3 percent in January, easily topping Wall Street’s expectations and sending its stock higher i...
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Quadrant 4 unveils cloud enabled capital markets platformFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Marketwire ROLLING MEADOWS — Quadrant 4 Systems Corporation released its cloud enabled solution platform in the financial services market space for cross-asset trade pro...
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Feds: Mid-Atlantic wind farms take step forwardFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE — Offshore wind farms from New Jersey to Virginia took a big step closer to reality with the completion of a review that showed the renewable energy source wou...
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Merck swings to Q4 profit on lower chargesFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Merck & Co. swung to a fourth-quarter profit because of lower restructuring and other charges and higher sales of most of its key drugs. The world’s third-biggest drugma...
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Fewer seek unemployment aid as job market improvesFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment aid fell last week, a sign that companies are cutting fewer jobs and likely stepping up hiring. Weekly unemployme...
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Super Bowl a boost for Grayslake online sports businessFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - As the Super Bowl approaches, Jeff Dickmann of Grayslake gets busier. And so does his Internet business, SportsFlagsAndPennants.com. As soon as the teams are determined ...
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Bernanke defends Fed policies against GOP criticsFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Ben Bernanke defended the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates at record low levels for the next three years at a contentious hearing before fe...