Business Stories from May 14, 2014 (Change date)
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Food bank announces new CEOMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - Northern Illinois Food Bank Wednesday announced it has picked a new chief executive officer and president. Julie Yurko, 45, will take over for Pete Schaefer, who ann...
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Durbin urges EPA to protect central Ill. aquiferMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to declare a central Illinois aquifer an important drinking water source and protect...
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Netflix's share of peak Internet traffic risesMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Netflix increased its share of fixed-line Internet traffic in North America in the first half of 2014, accounting for 34 percent of data f...
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GM recall reveals gaps in air bag knowledgeMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - General Motors' recall of 2.6 million small cars has shed light on an unsettling fact: Air bags might not always deploy when drivers - and federal regulators - expect th...
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Indiana factory where buses overhauled to closeMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - NAPPANEE, Ind. - A company is planning to shut down a northern Indiana factory where about 160 people have been overhauling Greyhound buses. An executive of ABC Compani...
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Gurnee mayor addresses business crowd on expected summer traffic woes, other topicsMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik touched on expected summer traffic woes, an addition planned for a village tourist spot and other topics in her annual speech at a business...
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West Virginia mine was doing risky retreat miningMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - WHARTON, W.Va. - The two workers killed in an underground coal mine were performing a risky method known as retreat mining, where the roof is intentionally collapsed to ...
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Chicago Executive Airport honored for snow/ice managementMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling is an honorable mention for this year's Balchen/Post Award, for keeping the airport open nonstop during the challenging winter just...
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Google Glass resumes sales in the U.S.May 14, 2014 1:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Google is once again selling its Internet-connected eyewear to anyone in the U.S. as the company fine tunes a device that has sparked intrigue and disdai...
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County takes next step toward medical marijuana zoningMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - Kane County's odds of seeing a medical marijuana cultivation center or dispensaries within its borders are increasingly slim, according to a second draft of proposed sta...