Business Stories from September 17, 2014 (Change date)
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Pizza Hut testing 'skinny slice'Sep 17, 2014 6:16 pm - NEW YORK - Pizza Hut is testing out a lighter pizza in two U.S. markets as it seeks to freshen up its menu and regain its footing against competitors. The tests of the "...
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Giordano's to open by December in Des Plaines' Metropolitan SquareSep 18, 2014 10:59 am - A Giordano's restaurant is coming to Metropolitan Square in downtown Des Plaines, the franchisee announced Wednesday. The pizzeria will be located in a 1,500-square-foot...
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Homebuilder confidence increases to 9-year highSep 17, 2014 10:19 am - Confidence among U.S. homebuilders rose in September to a nine-year high, showing the industry is gaining ground and will be a source of momentum for the economy. The Na...
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Caputo plans upgrades at former Elk Grove Dominick'sSep 18, 2014 5:44 pm - Joe Caputo & Sons Fruit Market officials are planning to make some $350,000 in improvements to build out the vacant Dominick's location in Elk Grove Village. Company off...
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Fed signals plan to keep key rate at record lowSep 17, 2014 5:16 pm - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it plans to keep a key interest rate at a record low because a broad range of U.S. economic measures remain subp...
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Dow closes at record after Fed keeps rates intactSep 17, 2014 5:03 pm - NEW YORK - The stock market got the reassurance it wanted from the Federal Reserve Wednesday. The U.S. central bank signaled that it would keep its short-term interest r...
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Emanuel wants no more signs as large as Trump'sSep 17, 2014 7:06 pm - Months after the installation by Donald Trump of 20-foot-tall letters spelling out his last name on the side of one of the city's tallest skyscrapers, Chicago Mayor Rahm...
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Airbus to keep A380 build rate as deals remain elusiveSep 17, 2014 7:43 am - Airbus Chief Executive Officer Fabrice Bregier said the company can maintain a production rate of almost 30 A380 a year even amid slack demand, and will seek to build fr...
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Did Oak Brook Beanie Babie creator get off too easy?Sep 18, 2014 8:30 am - Federal prosecutors seeking to put the billionaire creator of Beanie Babies in prison for hiding millions in Swiss bank accounts told appellate court judges Wednesday th...
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U.S. crude output surges to highest since 1986 on shale boomSep 17, 2014 11:28 am - U.S. crude production climbed to the highest level in more than 28 years last week as the shale boom moved the country closer to energy independence. Output rose 248,000...