Business Stories from October 15, 2014 (Change date)
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Westchester's Ingredion to buy Penford for $340 millionOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Westchester-based Ingredion Inc., a maker of high-fructose corn syrup, agreed to buy Penford Corp. for about $340 million in cash to add potato starches to its range of ...
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China's Alipay offers mobile wallet for US sitesOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - China's half billion online shoppers will soon have an easier way to shop in the U.S. Alipay, the payments unit recently spun off from Chinese e-commerce pow...
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Illinois employers post 212,000 job ads in SeptemberOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois businesses placed more than 212,000 "help wanted" ads online in September. Most of the ads were seeking full-time workers. The Illinois Department of Employment...
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US retail sales fell in September on autos and gasOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales retreated in September as purchases of autos, gasoline, furniture and clothing slowed, a sign that recent job gains have yet to significan...
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Wisconsin regulators cite wrong mining companyOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - INDEPENDENCE, Wis. - Regulators in western Wisconsin say they took action against the wrong company after discovering permit violations at a frack sand mine. The Sta...
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Shire: AbbVie should proceed with $55B acquisitionOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - The drugmaker Shire wants North Chicago-based AbbVie to stick with its roughly $55 billion acquisition bid, and it is reminding its U.S. counterpart of the hefty breakup...
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HBO Go-ing away from cable, will stand on its ownOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Next year HBO is cutting the cord and selling its popular streaming video service HBO Go as a stand-alone product, as more Americans choose to watch the Web, ...
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Mt. Prospect says residents may want to turn to ComEd for lower rateOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Mount Prospect residents and small commercial customers no longer have a Homefield advantage. The village announced this week that ComEd's energy rate is currently lower...
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Fresh Ebola fears hit airline stocksOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - News that a health worker diagnosed with Ebola flew on a commercial flight raised fear among airline investors that the scare over the virus could cause travele...
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Demand up for Mundelein company's Ebola-fighting gearOct 15, 2014 1:00 am - The Mundelein-based health supply company Medline is seeing huge demand for its protective equipment as hospitals take pro-active measures to prevent the spread of the E...