Business Stories from May 14, 2014 (Change date)
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Daily Herald wins seven state AP awardsMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - The Daily Herald received seven Illinois Associated Press Media Editors awards, including special recognition in the sports breaking news category for coverage of the Ch...
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274 dead in Turkey's worst-ever mine disasterMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - SOMA, Turkey - Amid wails of grief and anger, rescue workers coated in grime trudged repeatedly out of a coal mine Wednesday with stretchers of bodies that swelled the d...
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Decatur rehab center ordered to pay back wagesMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - DECATUR - The U.S. Department of Labor says a Decatur rehabilitation center has paid $67,000 in back wages after failing to properly compensate employees for overtime. A...
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Allstate named among 'Best Companies for Multicultural Women'May 14, 2014 1:01 am - Northbrook-based Allstate has been named one of the 2014 "Best Companies for Multicultural Women" by Working Mother magazine. The award recognizes the 25 U.S. corporatio...
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Sears considering selling its Canadian operationsMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Hoffman Estates-based Sears is considering selling its Canadian operations as the retailer looks for ways to prop up its sagging business. The retailer, which...
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Antioch's Four Squires clothing store set to close after 42 years as owners plan to retireMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - A longtime downtown Antioch clothing store is set to close because the husband-and-wife owners say they are ready to retire. Lance and Sue Hansen, who have owned the Fou...
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Judge halts Illinois pension overhaul until rulingMay 14, 2014 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A Sangamon County judge stopped Illinois' state pension overhaul law from taking effect Wednesday, issuing a stay on the law until the court can rule on it...
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Deere reports 9.5 percent decline in second-quarterMay 14, 2014 1:00 am - Deere reports 9.5 percent decline in second-quarter
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Madigan pitches plan to expand business tax creditMay 14, 2014 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A plan to expand and restructure a state business tax incentive program is advancing in the Illinois legislature. A House committee voted 8-2 Wednesday to ...
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Report highlights child labor on U.S. tobacco farmsMay 14, 2014 1:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. — You may have to be at least 18 to buy cigarettes in the U.S., but children as young as 7 are working long hours in fields harvesting nicotine- and pestic...