Business Stories from April 1, 2013 (Change date)
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UI students design car that could reach 100 mpgApr 01, 2013 7:30 am - URBANA — Think a car averaging 40 miles per gallon is fuel efficient? Think again. A team of University of Illinois students has designed a two-seat car that could reach...
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$25 Cook County gun tax in effectApr 01, 2013 7:26 am - Cook County has begun charging a controversial $25 tax on every gun purchased in the county’s suburbs. The tax, which took effect Monday, is expected to raise about $600...
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Constant evolution help Pheasant Run Resort hit 50-year markApr 01, 2013 7:04 am - An interview with Tim Foley, general manager at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. Q: Pheasant Run Resort is celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary this year. What is someth...
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Rubio claims pivot point on immigration overhaulApr 01, 2013 6:52 am - WASHINGTON — Whatever immigration deal might be claimed by labor and business, or by Democrats and Republicans, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is serving notice it has to g...
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Privately owned daily newspapers return to MyanmarApr 01, 2013 6:50 am - YANGON, Myanmar — For most people in Myanmar, it will be a novelty when privately run daily newspapers hit the streets on Monday. Many weren’t even born when the late di...
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Can mass marketing heal the splits on ‘Obamacare’?Apr 01, 2013 6:46 am - WASHINGTON — How do you convince millions of average Americans that one of the most complex and controversial programs devised by government may actually be a good deal ...
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Tech firms bumping up perks to recruit, retainApr 01, 2013 6:45 am - CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple's ring-shaped, gleaming “Spaceship Headquarters” will include a world class auditorium and an orchard for engineers to wander. Google's new Bay...
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Traffic headaches about to hit commuters, businesses in Rolling MeadowsApr 01, 2013 5:00 am - Rolling Meadows Public Works Director Fred Vogt didn't mince words when he alerted area businesses to the roadwork about to start around Golf and New Wilke roads. “It is...
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Suburbs, O'Hare mark 50-year milestoneApr 01, 2013 4:45 am - It's been 50 years since John F. Kennedy formally dedicated O'Hare International Airport in March 1963. If you don't live near the behemoth, it's just that place you rus...
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