Business Stories from January 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Joint Commission debuts nursing and rehabilitation center accreditationJan 08, 2013 8:29 am - OAKBROOK TERRACE — The Joint Commission announced its new Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Accreditation program, and for the first time is offering a Rehabilitation an...
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OfficeMax launches cloud service offeringsJan 08, 2013 8:28 am - NAPERVILLE — OfficeMax said it is making cloud service solutions available to customers across its stores and U.S. contract business to help organizations and consumers ...
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Springfield pension talks back to drawing boardJan 08, 2013 8:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois General Assembly ended its term Tuesday without a new law to curb the state's quickly rising pension costs, an issue that is sure to dog the n...
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McDonald's pioneer Fred L. Turner dead at 80Jan 08, 2013 7:00 am - The McDonald's Corp. announced Tuesday that Fred L. Turner, former chief executive officer and honorary chairman of the board, passed away from complications with pneumo...
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Microwave keeps bread mold at bay, Texas company saysJan 08, 2013 5:33 am - LUBBOCK, Texas — Attention, bread shoppers: A Texas company could have the answer to some consumers’ unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold. MicroZa...
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Warning to inspect Fisher-Price infant sleepersJan 08, 2013 5:25 am - WASHINGTON — The government is warning consumers to inspect Fisher-Price Newborn Rock `N Play Sleepers due to risk of exposure to mold for infants who use them. The Cons...
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Greek PM optimistic about country’s progressJan 08, 2013 5:07 am - BERLIN — Greece’s prime minister stressed his country was determined to win back credibility in Europe, and was delivering on the reforms and austerity needed to achieve...
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Eurozone unemployment reaches record 11.8 percentJan 08, 2013 5:06 am - BRUSSELS — Unemployment in the 17 European Union countries that use the euro reached a record 11.8 percent in November, as the number of jobless in the 27-country EU top...
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Income disparity, debt lead risk listJan 08, 2013 5:06 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — Experts surveyed by the World Economic Forum say rising income gaps between rich and poor and burgeoning government deficits are the risks most like...
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World stocks down ahead of U.S. corporate earningsJan 08, 2013 5:04 am - BANGKOK — World stock markets headed lower Tuesday as investors turned cautious before U.S. earnings season kicks off this week. Investors will get a feel for corporate ...