Business Stories from December 3, 2013 (Change date)
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Barrington Area chamber names 2014 officers, boardDec 03, 2013 9:03 am - Daily Herald report The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce recently named its 2014 board and officers. The Chamber leadership consists of four executive committee membe...
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Des Plaines waste collection bidding process ruffles alderman, bidderDec 03, 2013 9:00 am - Des Plaines is getting rid of its current garbage collection contract in an attempt to save money, but some city aldermen are upset that a few companies might not be con...
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Advocate names Sherman's Floyd president of Lutheran GeneralDec 03, 2013 9:00 am - Advocate Health Care has named Richard Floyd the new president of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, effective Jan. 1, 2014. Floyd has served as president...
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AAR awarded contract for airlift services in AfricaDec 03, 2013 8:51 am - PRNewswire Wood Dale-based AAR’s airlift division has been awarded a contract to provide dedicated fixed-wing lift services to U.S. Africa Command throughout four Centra...
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Updated healthcare.gov gets mixed reviewsDec 03, 2013 8:02 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Counselors helping people use the federal government’s online health exchange are giving mixed reviews to the updated site, with some zipping thr...
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Mondelez to invest $190 million in India manufacturing plantDec 03, 2013 8:00 am - Deerfield-based Global snacks maker Mondelez International announced plans to invest $190 million in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to establish the company's larges...
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Chrysler U.S. sales rise 16 percent in NovemberDec 03, 2013 6:05 am - Chrysler says its November U.S. sales rose a surprising 16 percent, a sign that the auto industry will beat strong numbers from a year ago. The company sold just over 14...
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Obama declares health care law is workingDec 03, 2013 6:01 am - WASHINGTON — Seeking to regroup from his health care law’s disastrous rollout, President Barack Obama on Tuesday insisted that the sweeping overhaul is working and warne...
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Employers step in to prevent worker burnoutDec 03, 2013 6:00 am - LONDON — Volkswagen turns off some employees’ email 30 minutes after their shifts end. Goldman Sachs is urging junior staff to take weekends off. BMW is planning new rul...
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Ameren, Dynegy close deal on 5 Illinois coal plantsDec 03, 2013 5:57 am - Houston-based Dynegy Inc. took ownership of five Illinois coal-fired power plants as Ameren Corp. exited the merchant generation business to concentrate on its rate-regu...