Business Stories from August 13, 2014 (Change date)
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Unions against troopers hunting Chicago fugitivesAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Police unions are speaking out against a plan to deploy Illinois State troopers to Chicago to help hunt down wanted criminals. Beginning this week, 40 state troopers wil...
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Links Technology Cup raises money for Schaumburg Park FoundationAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Hundreds of golfers were at Schaumburg Golf Club Wednesday to compete for the Links Technology Cup in a fundraiser for the Schaumburg Park Foundation. The seventh annual...
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Retail sales unchanged for slow start in third quarterAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Retail sales were little changed in July, the worst performance in six months, as car demand slowed and tepid wage growth restrained U.S. consumers. The slowdown in purc...
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Record crops predicted; farmers market carefullyAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - Farmers will produce a record-breaking corn harvest this year, surpassing earlier expectations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which has revise...
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'Street view' goes undersea to map reefs, wondersAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - ISLAMORADA, Fla. - It's easy to go online and get a 360-degree, ground-level view of almost any street in the United States and throughout the world. Soon, scientists ho...
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O'Hare sees increase in cargo volumeAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - The amount of cargo moving through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is increasing, as the city expands runway capacity and builds new cargo facilities. City aviati...
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Deere 3Q profit falls as equipment sales declineAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Moline-based John Deere's third-quarter profit fell 15 percent and the farming equipment maker thinks the same weak sales in the U.S., Canada and abroad will cut into ea...
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Parking lot improvements at Allstate ArenaAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Paving improvements will be made to the 4,000-vehicle capacity Allstate Arena parking lot in Rosemont. The village board Wednesday approved a $466,325 contract with Oran...
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Russia sanctions spur drive for Shariah fundingAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Sanctions on Russia over the crisis with Ukraine are leading banks to call for the development of Islamic finance as they seek alternatives to European and U.S. pools of...
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Duckworth: Company that leaves U.S. is a 'deserter'Aug 13, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, Wednesday compared companies that want to move some operations overseas to lessen their tax burdens to soldiers wh...
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