Business Stories from July 11, 2014 (Change date)
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Stocks stabilize, but end down for the weekJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks stabilized on Friday and ended with a small gain, but it wasn't enough to prevent the market's biggest weekly drop since April. Investors became m...
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Budget gap shrinks to narrowest since 2008Jul 11, 2014 1:01 am - The U.S. budget deficit so far this fiscal year was the smallest since 2008 as a stronger economy bolstered tax payments by consumers and businesses, a government report...
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Tobacco firms Reynolds, Lorillard in merger talksJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Cigarette makers Reynolds American Inc. and Lorillard Inc. say they are in talks of a possible merger that would combine two of the nation's biggest tobacco companies. T...
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Company wants to turn vacant storefront in Island Lake into gambling parlorJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - A company that runs video gambling operations throughout Illinois hopes to find Lady Luck in Island Lake. Representatives of Laredo Hospitality spoke during Thursday's v...
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Inventor pushes solar panels for roads, highwaysJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - SPOKANE, Wash. - The solar panels that Idaho inventor Scott Brusaw has built aren't meant for rooftops. They are meant for roads, driveways, parking lots, bike trails an...
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Weber-Stephen breaks ground in Huntley; $4.2 million state incentive for new interchangeJul 11, 2014 1:00 am - Palatine-based Weber-Stephen Products LLC, maker of the iconic barbecue grills, started construction Friday on a global distribution center in Huntley. But estimates on ...
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Chicago upgrading to 4G in subwaysJul 11, 2014 1:00 am - Chicago plans to upgrade wireless service to 4G in its subways and other underground transit facilities. Much of Chicago's commuter train network is elevated above stree...
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Aereo presses case despite Supreme Court setbackJul 11, 2014 1:00 am - Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that suspended operations after the Supreme Court ruled against it, is refusing to disband for good. The company is now u...
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Daily Herald column wins auto media awardJul 11, 2014 12:00 am - Matt Avery, writer of the Daily Herald's weekly Classic Recollections feature on collector cars and their suburban owners, was named a silver medalist in the 2013 Intern...
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