Business Stories from June 22, 2012 (Change date)
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Ice cream maker plans Fort Wayne plant expansionJun 22, 2012 7:33 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Edy’s Grand Ice Cream plans on expanding its Fort Wayne plant to handle the employees that it has added in recent years. The company says it expects t...
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Federal $2M grant to help laid-off Wis. workersJun 22, 2012 7:32 am - MILWAUKEE — The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a $2 million grant to help about 755 workers affected by the closure of four Wisconsin manufacturers. The grant is...
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EPA: Illinois public water supplies meet standardsJun 22, 2012 7:11 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency says the state’s public water supplies consistently met state and federal health standards last year. More tha...
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Judge delays ruling on American Airlines contractsJun 22, 2012 6:19 am - DALLAS — A federal bankruptcy judge has delayed a ruling scheduled for Friday on whether American Airlines can break its contracts with unions and impose cost-cutting st...
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Google stock split wins approval; CEO loses voiceJun 22, 2012 6:18 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google shareholders gave CEO Larry Page what he wanted Thursday by approving an unconventional stock split meant to cement his authority, but he wasn’t a...
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Texas AG accuses Google of withholding evidenceJun 22, 2012 6:16 am - SAN FRANCISCO — The Texas attorney general is accusing Google of improperly withholding evidence to stymie an investigation into whether the company has been abusing its...
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Moody’s sees big banks’ risks of ‘outsized losses’Jun 22, 2012 6:15 am - NEW YORK — Moody’s Investors Service has lowered the credit ratings on some of the world’s biggest banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, re...
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A battle for Internet freedom as UN meeting nearsJun 22, 2012 6:14 am - WASHINGTON — Secret negotiations involving dozens of countries preparing for a United Nations summit on international telecommunications could lead to changes in a globa...
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Study released on library e-book borrowingJun 22, 2012 6:10 am - NEW YORK — E-book readers have been relatively slow to borrow digital works from the library, frustrated by a limited selection and by not even knowing if their local br...
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Nintendo to start selling 3DS with larger screensJun 22, 2012 6:09 am - TOKYO — Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. has upgraded its 3DS handheld to sport a screen nearly twice as big as the previous model amid hot competition against smartphon...