Business Stories from August 19, 2014 (Change date)
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Brita recalling children's water bottlesAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Brita is recalling approximately 242,500 children's water filter bottles due to a possible laceration hazard. The company said Tuesday that the lid of the hard-sided bot...
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Walmart Neighborhood Market opens Wednesday in Des PlainesAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - A new grocery store opening in the suburbs today includes a familiar big box name, but the store's concept is to be much smaller. The Walmart Neighborhood Market makes i...
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Grocery head tours Chicago neighborhood lacking storeAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - The head of a grocery chain toured Chicago's South Shore community with an alderman in search of a store site. The South Side neighborhood was served by a Dominick's gro...
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Batavia customers file suit against electricity providerAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Nine Batavia utility customers have filed a class-action lawsuit, claiming consultants were negligent when advising city officials whether to make a 30-year, $240 millio...
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Hackers steal encrypted passwords of meetme social network usersAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Hackers gained access to some names, e-mails and encrypted passwords of users of MeetMe Inc.'s social network, the company said. The attack occurred between Aug. 5-7, sa...
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Kirk pushing to reauthorize Export-Import BankAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk continues to push for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. The Illinois Republican on Monday hosted a business roundtable in Chicago for E...
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Hitachi metals to pay $1.3 Billion for Wisconsin-based foundryAug 19, 2014 1:00 am - Hitachi Metals Ltd., Japan's biggest maker of magnets containing rare earths, will pay $1.3 billion for Wisconsin-based Waupaca Foundry Inc., gaining four foundries in t...
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McDonald's to sell packaged coffee nationallyAug 19, 2014 1:00 am - NEW YORK — Oak Brook-based McDonald's plans to start selling its packaged coffee at supermarkets nationally by early next year, a move intended to help raise the profile...
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Investigators release Quebec train disaster reportAug 19, 2014 1:00 am - TORONTO — The weak safety culture of a now-defunct railway company and poor government oversight were among the many factors that led to an oil train explosion that kill...
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