Business Stories from January 22, 2013 (Change date)
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U.S. home sales dip in Dec.; 2012 best in 5 yearsJan 23, 2013 7:19 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of previously occupied homes dipped in December from November, in part because of a limited supply of available homes. But for all of 2012, sales...
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Sulfur dioxide emission curbs left intact by Supreme CourtJan 22, 2013 10:43 am - The U.S. Supreme Court left intact federal limits on sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants and other industrial facilities, turning away an appeal by a copper- prod...
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Neb. governor OKs Keystone XL route through stateJan 23, 2013 7:34 am - LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has approved a new route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline that avoids the state's environmentally sensitive Sandhills region....
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Mount Prospect presses on with downtown redevelopmentJan 23, 2013 9:23 am - Consultant to help revamp Mt. Prospect downtown
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Z Trim enters into joint venture with Drilling FluidsJan 22, 2013 9:14 am - MUNDELEIN — Biotechnology company Z Trim Holdings has entered into a joint development agreement with Newpark Drilling Fluids to develop new, environmentally-friendly dr...
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Astellas headquarters awarded LEED Gold certificationJan 22, 2013 10:42 am - PRNewswire NORTHBROOK — Astellas Pharma U.S. said its new headquarters for the Americas in Northbrook has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building...
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Coroner: Illinois man killed in fall had cocaine in systemJan 23, 2013 6:50 am - ALTON — Authorities say a ConAgra worker had cocaine in his system when he accidentally fell to his death last summer at an Alton flour mill. Madison County Coroner Step...
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McDonald’s settles Mich. suit over Islamic dietJan 23, 2013 7:19 am - DEARBORN, Mich. — McDonald’s and one of its franchise owners agreed to pay $700,000 to members of the Muslim community to settle allegations a Detroit-area restaurant fa...
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Dish Network to close 300 Blockbuster stores in U.S.Jan 23, 2013 6:32 am - DENVER — Dish Network Corp. says it plans to close about 300 Blockbuster stores across the country, losing about 3,000 employees. Company spokesman John Hall told The D...
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Stanford ex-finance chief seeks to shorten term to four yearsJan 22, 2013 6:42 am - Former Stanford Financial Group Co. finance chief James M. Davis is seeking a prison sentence 26 years shorter than the potential 30-year term he agreed to after pleadin...