Business Stories from July 31, 2013 (Change date)
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Rosemont mall opening expected to draw big crowdJul 31, 2013 10:00 am - Throngs of shoppers are expected to line up early before the opening of Rosemont's upscale outlet mall Thursday. Fashion Outlets of Chicago, a two-story, 530,000-square-...
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Water sports challenge set for Aug. 3 at Mundelein beachJul 31, 2013 9:50 am - A water sports challenge tournament is set for Saturday, Aug. 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Diamond Lake Beach, 1016 Diamond Lake Road, Mundelein. The MasterCraft Boats of Chic...
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Perfect airline boarding process remains elusiveJul 31, 2013 9:45 am - DALLAS — Getting people on and off an airplane quickly is so complicated that even an astrophysicist couldn't figure it out. The astrophysicist, Jason Steffen of the Uni...
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Bayer Q2 profits jump on new drugs, lower chargesJul 31, 2013 7:46 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — German drug and chemicals company Bayer AG says net profit rose 75 percent in the second quarter thanks to lower one-time charges and strong sales o...
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Fully-owned NBCUniversal boosts Comcast 2Q resultsJul 31, 2013 7:43 am - NEW YORK — The decision by Comcast Corp., the country’s largest cable company, to buy General Electric out of the NBCUniversal business looks like a smart one, as the me...
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Report shows U.S. economic growth stronger in 2012Jul 31, 2013 7:00 am - The government says the U.S. economy grew at a much faster pace last year than previously estimated. The revised growth figures signal a more sustainable economic recove...
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Companies in U.S. added more workers in July than forecastJul 31, 2013 7:00 am - Companies in the U.S. boosted payrolls in July by the most this year as employers grew more optimistic demand will pick up in the second half of the year. The 200,000 in...
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Law helps women, minorities get Illinois state businessJul 31, 2013 6:45 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a new law to establish a loan program that will help minorities and women get state construction projects. Quinn signed the measure on Tuesday....
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Tennis, retail planned for Chicago public housing siteJul 31, 2013 6:43 am - Part of a site that once was home to Chicago’s huge Robert Taylor public housing project may become the location of a tennis and retail complex. The Chicago Housing Auth...
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to fraudJul 31, 2013 6:42 am - St. Louis man pleads guilty to fraud A 52-year-old St. Louis man and former vice president of a company based in the Chicago area has pleaded guilty to a $3.9 million f...