Business Stories from July 3, 2014 (Change date)
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Marlboro tries to catch alt-smokers with HeatStickJul 03, 2014 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. — Philip Morris International Inc. is hoping to capitalize on the growing appetite for alternatives to traditional smokes like e-cigarettes with a new Marl...
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Corporations are people? It's a real legal conceptJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - There may be more to that "we the people" notion than you thought. These are boom times for the concept of "corporate personhood." Corporations are people...
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Average rate on 30-year mortgages dips this weekJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Average U.S. mortgage rates are near historically low levels. Mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday that the nationwide average rate for a 30-year loan...
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Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits edge upJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits edged up slightly last week but remained at a level that indicated a healthy labor mar...
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Itasca's Knowles takes microphone to new levelJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - Itasca-based Knowles Corp. said it is has developed a digital microphone with ultrasonic technology that allows you to answer or end a call on a smartphone without swipi...
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June jobs report shows U.S. recovery acceleratingJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A surprisingly robust job market is energizing the 5-year-old U.S. recovery and driving the economy closer to full health. Employers added 288,000 jobs in J...
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Man files ADA complaint against Fox Valley RepertoryJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - Man says Fox Valley Repertory is not an accessible facility
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Express Scripts cuts payments for compounded medicationsJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, is dramatically scaling back its coverage of compounded medications, saying most of the cust...
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WWII vet, school counselor from Mt. Prospect wins free roofJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - Henry Blim has spent much of his adult life in a protective role. While serving in the Army during World War II, Blim helped keep Air Force pilots from harm by making s...
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Radisson starts wave of new Schaumburg hotelsJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - Schaumburg officials joined representatives of Swift Hospitality and Sand Companies at the groundbreaking ceremony this week for a five-story, 142-room Radisson hotel ex...
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