Business Stories from August 30, 2014 (Change date)
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Kochs took genes, money in different directionsAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — They are an outsized force in modern American politics, the best-known brand of the big money era, yet still something of a mystery to those who cash their ...
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Legal questions arise for fantasy football businessAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Some of the newest incarnations of fantasy football look a lot more like gambling than intricate, outsmart-your-opponent strategy games. Since 2011, the billion-dollar ...
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Work Advice: Spheres of non-influenceAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Q: During a recent discussion with a friend, I mentioned that I keep my work and personal lives totally segregated. I never discuss my personal affairs with anyone at wo...
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Legroom statistics touch a nerve with cramped airline passengersAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — When two United Airlines passengers did battle this week over legroom, they touched a nerve among cramped passengers everywhere. Fliers aren't imagining it:...
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Career Coach Q&A: Advice for dealing with bosses, career changeAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell answers questions from readers, dispensing advice to new graduates ready to enter the world of work. Excerpts: Q: I'm a senior manager at...
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Whisky's worries mirror economic fears in ScotlandAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - ISLAY, Scotland — Carl Reavey plunged his nose into the glass, inhaled the amber liquid's scent, then sipped. Slowly. It's said that Scotch tastes of the place where it...
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DuPage business innovation center opening in NapervilleAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Chicago has roughly 55 “innovation hubs” where startups can get business services and support, but the rest of northern Illinois is home to only two such business incuba...
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Obama college ratings drive wedge as state schools show supportAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - BOSTON — State universities are backing President Barack Obama's proposed score card for U.S. colleges in the hope it will steer more federal aid to them and away from u...
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Mimicking the airlines, hotels get fee-happyAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Forget bad weather, traffic jams and kids asking, “Are we there yet?” The real headache for many travelers is a quickly-growing list of hotel surcharges, even...
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Senator targets small business loan gender gapAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Women still have a hard time getting small business loans. Sen. Maria Cantwell is determined to close the gap. Cantwell, chairwoman of the Senate Committee o...
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