Business Stories from March 6, 2014 (Change date)
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Corps spending $25 million on Great Lakes projectsMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will spend $25 million on navigation projects in the Great Lakes, including dredging of harbors choked with silt...
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Silicon Valley boom eludes many, drives income gapMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - Arwin Buditom guards some of the most successful high-tech firms in America. Joseph Farfan keeps their heat, air and electric systems humming. But these workers and tens...
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U.S. companies spend heavily on big mergers in 2014Mar 06, 2014 12:01 am - So far, 2014 is looking like the year of the big deal. Flush with cash and high stock prices, companies are buying up the competition at levels not seen since the dotcom...
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Moline-bound American jet in Texas makes emergency landingMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - GREENVILLE, Texas - An American Eagle jet flying from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Illinois has made a safe emergency landing at a small North Texas airpor...
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Stock and housing gains put U.S. net worth at recordMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - A surging stock market and rebounding home prices boosted Americans' wealth to a record in the final three months of last year, though both trends have slow...
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Target exec's departure puts spotlight on CIOsMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - The departure of Target's chief information officer in the wake of the company's massive pre-Christmas data breach highlights the increased pressure facing executives wh...
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Work to transform Westfield Hawthorn well under wayMar 06, 2014 12:00 am - A $50 million makeover at Westfield Hawthorn mall, the heart of Vernon Hills' vast commercial landscape, is taking shape with one of the key elements set to debut later ...
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Illinois lawmaker pushes for gaming “exclusion” listMar 06, 2014 12:00 am - Lawmakers are moving forward with creating an exclusion list of people the Illinois Gaming Board deems shouldn't be involved with video gambling. The measure is sponsore...
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Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz launches math contestMar 06, 2014 12:00 am - When he was elected Mundelein's mayor last April, one of Steve Lentz's goals was to bring the community together in new ways. Sure, Mundelein has outdoor concerts in the...
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Jewel buys five more Dominick's storesMar 06, 2014 12:00 am - Five additional former Dominick's Finer Foods stores, including two in the Northwest suburbs, will reopen as Jewel-Osco supermarkets under a deal inked Thursday, company...