Business Stories from February 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Wilk new CEO for St. Alexius Medical CenterFeb 08, 2013 11:30 am - Arlington Heights-based Alexian Brothers Health System has named Leonard Wilk, 55, as the new president and CEO of St. Alexius Medical Center, the system's 339-bed hospi...
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How airlines prepare for big stormsFeb 08, 2013 11:00 am - NEW YORK — As the Northeast braces for its largest winter storm in more than a year, airlines are already employing a strategy that has served them well in recent years:...
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E. Dundee mayor candidate wants meeting on auto auction proposalFeb 08, 2013 10:01 am - The two men running for village president in East Dundee disagree whether a public meeting is the best way to explain a controversial auto auction proposal to the reside...
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Whole Foods set to close in Palatine, open in KildeerFeb 08, 2013 9:21 am - Whole Foods in Palatine is preparing to permanently close to make way for the new Kildeer store’s grand opening at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 6. According to the Palatine l...
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Justice Dept settles e-book case with MacmillanFeb 08, 2013 9:21 am - WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has reached a proposed settlement with Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC, which does business as Macmillan, one of five major book publisher...
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Assisted suicide on legal agenda in several statesFeb 08, 2013 8:55 am - HARTFORD, Conn. — A push for the legalization of physician-assisted suicide is under way in a half-dozen states where proponents say they see strong support for allowing...
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U.S. wholesale stockpiles dip 0.1 pct. in DecemberFeb 08, 2013 8:16 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesalers cut their stockpiles slightly in December while their sales were unchanged, suggesting businesses were cautious at the end of a weak quarte...
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Feds may expand Pontiac brake light recallFeb 08, 2013 8:16 am - DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators are looking at expanding a small recall of Pontiac G6 midsize cars so it includes up to 550,000 vehicles. About 8,000 of the cars were r...
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Super Bowl blackout was caused by electrical relayFeb 08, 2013 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS — The company that supplied electricity to the Super Bowl says the blackout that halted the big game was caused by a device it installed specially to prevent...
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Storm blankets Northeast with 1 to 3 feet of snowFeb 08, 2013 7:00 am - BOSTON — A howling storm across the Northeast left the New York-to-Boston corridor shrouded in 1 to 3 feet of snow Saturday, stranding motorists on highways overnight an...