Business Stories from July 18, 2014 (Change date)
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Microsoft names Sikich to 2014 'Inner Circle'Jul 18, 2014 1:01 am - NAPERVILLE - Microsoft named Sikich LLP to the 2014 Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle, an exclusive group that comprises the top 1 percent of the 5,000 Microsoft Business ...
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Illinois title company owner sentenced for fraudJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - EAST ST. LOUIS - The owner of a southwestern Illinois title company was sentenced to 21 months in prison after admitting in court that she defrauded clients to support h...
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Obama opens Eastern Seaboard to oil explorationJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. - The Obama administration is reopening the Eastern Seaboard to offshore oil and gas exploration, announcing final approval Friday of sonic can...
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Fedex indicted for shipping drugs for illegal pharmaciesJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - FedEx Corp. was accused in a federal indictment of delivering prescription pain pills, sedatives, anti-anxiety drugs and other controlled substances for illegal Internet...
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KeHE acquires Nature's BestJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - NAPERVILLE - KeHE Distributors said it has acquired Nature's Best, a California-based distributor of health and natural food products. Terms of the acquisition were not ...
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EPA proposal could block huge Alaska mineJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - JUNEAU, Alaska - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed restrictions Friday that would essentially block development of a planned massive gold-and-copper min...
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GE targets late July for credit card IPOJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - General Electric is targeting late July for the initial public offering of its credit card business, named Synchrony Financial. The announcement Friday, which was includ...
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Nestle's U.S. chocolate standing melted by Lindt dealJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - Nestle SA typically seeks to be first or second in all its businesses, yet isn't even close in the U.S. chocolate candy market, where the Swiss company is dwarfed by Ma...
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Marchetti named DuPage tourism bureau chiefJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - Beth Marchetti has been appointed executive director of the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau, replacing Skip Strittmatter, who is retiring at the end of July. Marchet...
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Hub Group reports record second quarter incomeJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - OAK BROOK - Transportation and logistics company Hub Group reported record income of $18.7 million for the second quarter of 2014 as all of the company's divisions repor...