Business Stories from January 17, 2013 (Change date)
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United breaks ground on new Newark widebody hangarJan 18, 2013 8:11 am - PRNewswire United Airlines broke ground on a new widebody aircraft maintenance hangar at Newark Liberty International Airport. The airline, which is investing more than ...
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Grainger named to 2013 Fortune 100 Best Companies listJan 17, 2013 10:43 am - Mettawa-based W.W. Grainger announced that it was named to the 2013 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list. “We are honored to receive this distinction,” said Grain...
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A.M. Castle restructuring to reduce workforce 10 percentJan 17, 2013 10:43 am - Metal and plastics specialty manufacturer A. M. Castle & Co., of Oak Brook,, announced plans to restructure the company, which it said will improve its operating profit ...
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Qantas Airways said to cancel order for one Boeing dreamlinerJan 18, 2013 8:11 am - Qantas Airways Ltd. canceled one of the 15 orders it has for Boeing Co.’s 787 aircraft, according to a person familiar with the matter. The cancellation is the first sin...
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Jobless claims in U.S. fall to lowest level in five yearsJan 18, 2013 8:11 am - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments fell more than forecast last week to the lowest level in five years, pointing to fur...
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AAR declares quarterly dividendJan 21, 2013 7:49 am - This corrects an earlier version that incorrectly listed the amount of the dividend Aircraft maintenance and support company AAR of Wood Dale said its board of dire...
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EU budget fight returns to Feb. 7-8 summitJan 17, 2013 6:16 am - BRUSSELS — The European Union’s 27 leaders will try again to reach a seven-year budget deal for the bloc at a summit on Feb. 7-8. EU spokesman Preben Aamann said Thursda...
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Space station to get $18 million balloon-like roomJan 17, 2013 9:23 am - LAS VEGAS — NASA is partnering with a commercial space company in a bid to replace the cumbersome “metal cans” that now serve as astronauts’ homes in space with inflatab...
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Airbus reports record deliveries in 2012Jan 18, 2013 6:40 pm - BLAGNAC, France — Airbus refused to be drawn into the problems afflicting Boeing Co.’s Dreamliner plane as it reported a record number of deliveries for last year. Speak...
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Wendy’s 4Q adj. profit tops Wall Street’s viewJan 17, 2013 9:23 am - DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy’s new value menu and focus on premium burgers helped its fiscal fourth-quarter net income top Wall Street expectations, the hamburger chain said Thu...