Business Stories from March 12, 2015 (Change date)
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Missouri lawsuit over failed sweetener plant settled for $8MMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Investors in a failed north-central Missouri artificial sweetener factory that never was built will get more than $5 million back following a ...
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Cyprus' top lawyer to probe allegation his deputy bribedMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus' attorney general says he will launch a probe into allegations made by the country's central bank chief that a prominent law firm 'bribed' ...
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Facebook to buy shopping search engine TheFindMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook says it bought shopping search engine TheFind to help boost its advertising business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is e...
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Egypt tycoon says family to invest billions in new projectsMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) - A tycoon from Egypt's wealthiest family said Friday that they are putting up a fifth of the country's investment needs this year because it...
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Recent actions by the world's central banks, at a glanceMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - When Federal Reserve officials meet next week, they'll face a landscape unique among their global counterparts: A steadily improving economy and the widespread expectati...
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Cuba seeks long prison terms in egg corruption caseMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - HAVANA (AP) - Cuban prosecutors are seeking prison terms of eight to 20 years for nearly two dozen people suspected of conspiring to pilfer millions of eggs for sale on ...
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Suburban companies honored for business excellenceMar 12, 2015 5:30 am - Twenty-three suburban-based companies and business organizations were honored for their achievements Wednesday during the Daily Herald Business Ledger's 25th Annual Awar...
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$10 million walkway in the works for RosemontMar 12, 2015 5:30 am - A $10 million climate-controlled walkway will be installed over Balmoral Avenue in Rosemont, connecting the village's entertainment district with the Fashion Outlets of ...
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Kuma's Corner may come to Schaumburg this summerMar 12, 2015 5:30 am - A Schaumburg location of the Chicago-based, heavy-metal-themed burger restaurant Kuma's Corner could open around July 1 if it receives village board approval on March 24...
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Rooftop deck coming to downtown Wheaton restaurantMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - Diners at a longtime Italian restaurant in downtown Wheaton will have a chance to enjoy their meal and drinks outside later this year. Jim Kozik, the city's director of ...