Business Stories from June 16, 2014 (Change date)
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State officials: eBay plans to expand into ChicagoJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois officials say that online auction giant eBay Inc. will expand into Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that eBay will hire 360 employees over three years an...
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Gallagher broker buys plus to add sales for lawyers, architectsJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - Arthur J. Gallagher and Co., the Itasca-based insurance brokerage, bought Plus Cos. to add sales to clients including lawyers and architects. Robert Ciuffreda of Bridgew...
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Hillshire withdraws recommendation on Pinnacle Foods takeoverJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - Chicagoo-based Hillshire Brands Co., the target of a $7.7 billion takeover bid from Tyson Foods Inc., withdrew its recommendation to acquire Pinnacle Foods Inc. Tyson's ...
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Obama to sign order extending LGBT protectionsJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of their sexual orien...
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Prospecting near Donner Party trail in Utah nixedJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - WENDOVER, Utah - For a second time, federal land managers have rejected a mineral exploration company's proposal to prospect for potash on a section of the western Utah ...
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Mississippi files suit against credit reporting outfitJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Mississippi's attorney general says sweeping errors by a major credit reporting bureau harmed consumers and violated federal law. A new federal lawsuit says...
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Illinois investors jump into marijuana businessJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - Investors around Illinois are jockeying for positions in the marijuana business as they wait for the state's new medical marijuana law to kick in. And some of them are p...
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4 months into GM recall, only 7 percent of cars fixedJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - DETROIT - More than four months after General Motors began recalling 2.6 million small cars to fix ignition switches, the company has repaired only 7 percent of the vehi...
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Domino's introduces a 'Siri' to take mobile ordersJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - Domino's is introducing its own version of Siri. The pizza delivery chain on Monday plans to introduce a function on its mobile app that lets customers place orders by s...
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Car Fun on 21:Jun 16, 2014 1:01 am - MainStreet Libertyville will host Car Fun on 21 classic car show, from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, on Church Street west of Milwaukee Avenue in downtown Libertyville...