Business Stories from November 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Naperville chamber parts with chief executiveNov 18, 2013 10:15 am - The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce is parting ways with President and CEO Mike Evans, who began leading the chamber’s staff slightly less than a year ago. The chamb...
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Dream takes flight for Sugar Grove pilotNov 18, 2013 10:04 am - David Spano was born in Tampa, Fla., and loved watching the planes at a nearby small airport. By the time he was 17, he had his first flying lesson in exchange for mowin...
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Wauconda wants to hear from residents on TIF plansNov 18, 2013 8:30 am - Wauconda residents and business owners can share their feelings about plans for a special taxing district during a public hearing Wednesday. The meeting is set for 7 p.m...
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Small farmers turn to mobile livestock slaughterNov 18, 2013 6:56 am - ATLANTA — Georgia is the nation’s biggest producer of broiler chickens, but small farmers for years have been pushed to the margins of this lucrative industry because th...
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Robots let doctors ‘beam’ into remote hospitalsNov 18, 2013 6:54 am - CARMICHAEL, Calif. — The doctor isn’t in, but he can still see you now. Remote presence robots are allowing physicians to “beam” themselves into hospitals to diagnose pa...
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Google: Searches for child abuse sites blockedNov 18, 2013 6:52 am - Google’s executive chairman says the company has introduced software that will block links to child abuse material on the web. Eric Schmidt writes in Britain’s Daily Ma...
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Futures rise to start week heavy with housing dataNov 18, 2013 6:51 am - NEW YORK — Stock futures are rising again in a week that will be loaded with new data on the housing market and minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee. Dow Jone...
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Tyson sales beat estimates as volumes increase for beef, chickenNov 18, 2013 6:50 am - Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat processor, posted higher-than-expected quarterly revenue after a gain in prices and sales volumes for beef and chicken. Fiscal fo...
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Small-batch bourbon revival in downtown LouisvilleNov 18, 2013 6:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The maker of Evan Williams bourbon has uncorked a new attraction, opening a craft distillery just steps from where the whiskey pioneer who inspired the...
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ComEd plan leaves county choosing forest preserves or farmsNov 18, 2013 4:30 am - A $200 million ComEd plan to improve electricity delivery has Kane County Forest Preserve officials facing a choice of accepting new high-tension power lines on its open...