Business Stories from December 10, 2013 (Change date)
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Pa. students’ robotic arm can make you strongerDec 10, 2013 6:17 am - PHILADELPHIA — Need a hand lifting something? A robotic device invented by University of Pennsylvania engineering students can help its wearer carry an additional 40 pou...
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Lululemon founder stepping down as chairmanDec 10, 2013 6:13 am - NEW YORK — The founder of Lululemon is stepping down as chairman after raising ire with his comments about the body types of potential buyers of the retailer’s yoga pant...
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Sticker shock may await health insurance buyersDec 10, 2013 6:04 am - The next big challenge for the nation’s health care law may be sticker shock, when consumers find they’re still paying high medical bills after buying low-cost insurance...
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Quinn: Illinois to build, renovate affordable housingDec 10, 2013 6:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn says Illinois will build or rehabilitate nearly 1,500 affordable housing units statewide. The Chicago Democrat said in a statement Monday the apartments w...
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Boeing sees capital market expansion in $112 billion jet fundingDec 10, 2013 6:00 am - Chicago-based Boeing Co., the world's largest aircraft maker, said capital markets will provide increasing levels of financing to airlines around the world as they look ...
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Pension crisis endangers Chicago’s futureDec 10, 2013 6:00 am - It’s not the vision of a world-class city that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel typically likes to portray. More teachers losing their jobs, thousands fewer police and firefig...
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ICC tells Ameren to lower electricity ratesDec 10, 2013 5:59 am - SPRINGFIELD — Utility regulators say Ameren Illinois needs to lower its electricity delivery rate in 2014. The (Decatur) Herald & Review reports the Illinois Commerce Co...
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Hoffman Estates will inspect rental homesDec 10, 2013 4:30 am - Hoffman Estates will inspect and license rental properties — single-family homes, townhouses and condominiums, according to an ordinance the village board gave prelimina...
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Arlington Heights Target may soon sell liquorDec 10, 2013 4:30 am - Under Arlington Heights code, liquor cannot be sold within 100 feet of a school, but on Monday the village committee of the whole agreed to waive the rules for the Targe...
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Waste transfer station decision pending in Round Lake ParkDec 10, 2013 4:30 am - After nearly six months in the process and dozens of hours of testimony during a multisession public hearing, the decision on whether a garbage transfer station meets st...