Business Stories from February 19, 2013 (Change date)
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ComEd again asking lawmakers for moneyFeb 19, 2013 12:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — ComEd officials are asking lawmakers to approve a proposal that would allow them to collect more money from customers to pay for projects the company says ...
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Can grocery store revive Rolling Meadows center?Feb 19, 2013 11:00 am - With an Uncle Joe's Tuscan Fresh Market grocery store now in the fold, the redeveloped shopping center on Kirchoff Road in downtown Rolling Meadows can expect to draw be...
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Arlington Heights struggles to gain interest in teen job fairFeb 19, 2013 9:22 am - With less than three weeks until the first Teen Job Fair in Arlington Heights, officials are still trying to get more employers involved to make sure the event doesn’t h...
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Astellas partners with PGA Tour on Women’s InitiativeFeb 19, 2013 8:38 am - PRNewswire The PGA Tour and Northbrook-based Astellas Pharma U.S. announced today a three-year agreement in which Astellas will champion the PGA Tour’s commitment to its...
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Chicago Rivet & Machine declares 15 cent dividendFeb 19, 2013 8:38 am - PRNewswire The board of directors of Naperville-based Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. declared a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share, payable March 20 to shareh...
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Takeda faces first trial over actos diabetes drug in CaliforniaFeb 19, 2013 8:38 am - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Asia’s biggest drugmaker, with North American headquaters in Deerfield, is facing its first trial of lawsuits alleging that its Actos diabetes...
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Former Ingersoll-Rand exec named to Allstate boardFeb 19, 2013 8:37 am - PRNewswire Allstate Corp. of Northbrook, said Herbert L. Henkel, retired chairman of Ingersoll-Rand Company, has been elected to its board of directors, effective March ...
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Google's stock price breaks $800 for 1st timeFeb 19, 2013 8:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google's stock price topped $800 for the first time Monday amid renewed confidence in the company's ability to reap steadily higher profits from its domi...
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Obama presses GOP to halt automatic spending cutsFeb 19, 2013 7:48 am - WASHINGTON — Staking out his ground ahead of a fiscal deadline, President Barack Obama lashed out against Republicans, saying they are unwilling to raise taxes to reduce...
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Wisconsin apple production lowest since 1945Feb 19, 2013 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — Apple production in Wisconsin has dropped to its lowest level since 1945. The National Agricultural Statistics Service says apple production in 2012 was...