Business Stories from April 25, 2013 (Change date)
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‘March for Babies’ Sunday in LibertyvilleApr 25, 2013 12:45 pm - More than 1,000 walkers will participate in the March of Dimes “March for Babies” event Sunday, April 28, in Libertyville to support research to help understand and prev...
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Fathers, firefighters: Lives lost in West, TexasApr 25, 2013 11:08 am - WEST, Texas — On April 17, an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, leveled part of the small town located some 20 miles north of Waco. Most of the victims wer...
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Libertyville approves incentive for car dealershipApr 25, 2013 10:33 am - Building improvements have long been complete at Weil Cadillac Inc. in Libertyville but the dealership has been approved for a village incentive that could be worth near...
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S. Korea demands talks with N. Korea on closed factoryApr 25, 2013 9:46 am - SEOUL, South Korea — After weeks of threatening rhetoric from the North, South Korea on Thursday promised its own unspecified “grave measures” if Pyongyang rejects talks...
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Factories in collapsed building ignored evacuation orderApr 25, 2013 9:46 am - SAVAR, Bangladesh — Deep cracks visible in the walls of a Bangladesh garment building had compelled police to order it evacuated a day before it collapsed, officials sai...
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Asbestos removal, demolition contracts for Coultrap OK’dApr 25, 2013 9:13 am - The Geneva school district will spend $140,200 to remove asbestos-containing material from the former Coultrap School, and $545,900 to tear the building down. The school...
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Dominick’s owner Safeway’s profit climbs on tax benefitApr 25, 2013 8:42 am - NEW YORK — Safeway Inc., owners of area Dominick’s stores, reported a higher profit for the first quarter as the grocery store operator benefited from lower tax charges....
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United’s 1Q loss narrows as fuel costs dropApr 25, 2013 8:42 am - The parent of United Airlines reported a smaller first-quarter loss on Thursday, as fuel costs declined and revenue rose 1 percent. The first quarter is the slowest trav...
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Boeing: Cause of 787 battery fires remains mysteryApr 25, 2013 8:34 am - NAIROBI, Kenya — A Boeing engineer said Thursday that the cause of the battery problems that have grounded the company’s 787 Dreamliners may never be known. The engineer...
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Fed says redesigned $100 bill ready by OctoberApr 25, 2013 8:19 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will begin circulating a redesigned $100 bill this fall, more than two years after its initial target. The F...