Business Stories from December 2, 2015 (Change date)
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Arlington Heights Ranks among Top 10 Suburbs with Most MiceDec 04, 2015 6:01 am - Anderson Pest Solutions, the leading pest control company in the Midwest, has released a list of the top 10 Chicago area suburbs with homeowners requesting treatment for...
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Entrepreneur whips up plan to expand cupcake businessDec 02, 2015 2:58 pm - When Kathy Pomerene launched her small business in Rockford, she hoped she could sell three dozen cupcakes a day. The bakery owner has cooked up a couple expansions si...
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Fed says more consumer spending, housing boost US growthDec 02, 2015 2:02 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve says the U.S. economy grew at a modest pace this fall, lifted by higher consumer spending and more home sales and construction. The...
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South Korea wants in on Czech nuclear programDec 02, 2015 10:47 am - PRAGUE (AP) - South Korea's president says her country would like to participate in developing the Czech Republic's nuclear program. After meeting her Czech counterpart,...
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2014 US health spending grew at fastest rate of Obama yearsDec 02, 2015 2:02 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A government report says U.S. health care spending last year grew at the fastest pace since President Barack Obama took office, driven by expanded cove...
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General Electric to pay $2.25 million for air pollutionDec 02, 2015 5:31 pm - WATERFORD, N.Y. (AP) - General Electric Co. has agreed to pay a $2.25 million penalty in releasing potentially unsafe levels of air pollution from a hazardous waste inci...
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Winners, losers on the Hill as year-end bills moveDec 03, 2015 5:55 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It's deal-making time in Congress as lawmakers prepare to plow through a pile of must-pass legislation before heading home for the holidays. That means...
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Russia: Turkish president benefits from IS oil tradeDec 02, 2015 12:31 pm - MOSCOW (AP) - Sharply raising the stakes in Moscow's spat with Ankara, Russia's top military brass on Wednesday accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his fa...
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150 businesses in group pushing for Indiana LGBT protectionsDec 02, 2015 1:05 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A coalition of 150 Indiana businesses said Wednesday that the absence of a state law guaranteeing LGBT civil rights protections could hamper the abil...
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Growing push to expose more students to computer scienceDec 03, 2015 5:55 am - MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) - Moving her finger over the laptop trackpad, 6-year-old Lauren Meek drags and drops a block of code to build a set of instructions. She clicks th...
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