Business Stories from August 31, 2012 (Change date)
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Number of governments in U.S. shrinks for first time since ’70sAug 31, 2012 10:26 pm - As a debate rages in Washington over the growth of federal power, the nation’s local governments have halted their upward spiral for the first time in four decades. The ...
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Michigan ‘hillbilly’ claims $337 million Powerball prizeAug 31, 2012 8:33 pm - LANSING, Mich. — Donald Lawson decided to have a little bit of fun with his mother two weeks ago. “I called her and said, `I got a surprise for you. I won $200,000 in th...
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Movie audiences discovering anti-Obama documentary ‘2016’Aug 31, 2012 6:18 pm - LOS ANGELES — It wasn’t backed by any Hollywood movie studio. Reviews were mostly negative. It premiered in Houston, not Los Angeles or New York. And yet despite the unc...
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Isaac renews old debate about Louisiana leveesAug 31, 2012 5:28 pm - IRONTON, La. — When Hurricane Isaac whirled into the Gulf Coast this week, the federal levee system protecting New Orleans did its job. But the patchwork of floodwalls s...
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Homes cracking due to drought-parched soilAug 31, 2012 5:25 pm - ST. LOUIS — Carol DeVaughan assumed her suburban St. Louis home was simply settling when cracks appeared in the walls. When she noticed huge gaps between her fireplace a...
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Fiamme Pizzeria heating up downtown NapervilleAug 31, 2012 1:42 pm - Once the go-to place for fuel and candy in downtown Naperville, 19 N. Washington St. is now the place for Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizza. Owners of the new Fiamme Piz...
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A breakfast drink with that burritoAug 31, 2012 1:11 pm - NEW YORK — Rise and shine. It’s time for breakfast soda. Taco Bell said Friday that it’s adding Mtn Dew A.M — a mix of Mountain Dew soda and Tropicana orange juice — to ...
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Hobby Lobby to replace Dominick's in Vernon HillsAug 31, 2012 11:00 am - Hobby Lobby in Mundelein is planning a crafty move down the street to Vernon Hills, filling the vacant storefront that housed Dominick's for more than three decades. Ho...
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A.M. Castle sets plan to fend off takeover bidAug 31, 2012 10:42 am - A. M. Castle & Co.’s board of directors have adopted a shareholders rights plan for shareholders to fend off a potential hostile takeover bid. The company said the share...
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EPA rule allows Navistar to sell noncompliant enginesAug 31, 2012 10:05 am - Lisle-based truck manufacturer Navistar International got a reprieve from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on a ruling that would have restricted the company fro...
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