Business Stories from March 17, 2016 (Change date)
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Illinois Soybean Association partners with Chicago Area Clean Cities to promote benefits of biodieselMar 18, 2016 8:25 pm - As part of today's celebration of National Biodiesel Day, the Illinois Soybean Association's B20 Club is proud to announce its diamond-level sponsorship of the Chicago A...
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Talent Management Company Jazz Perspectives Honored by Illinois SBAMar 21, 2016 8:53 am - -- An Aurora, IL-based talent management company, Jazz Perspectives, has been selected as a "success story" by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and honored...
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Amid push for transparency, few colleges reveal investmentsMar 18, 2016 5:40 am - BOSTON (AP) - Colleges and universities are under growing pressure from Congress and campus activists to reveal financial investments made through their endowments, but ...
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Senate passes 4-month extension of FAA powers, programsMar 17, 2016 2:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has passed a bill temporarily extending the Federal Aviation Administration's powers and programs through mid-July. The bill was approved Th...
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Bargains abound in Palm Beach's upscale consignment shopsMar 17, 2016 9:01 am - PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - On the sunny island of Palm Beach, black-tie galas are common, Sunday brunch is $100 and a beachside hotel room can cost more than $2,000 a night...
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Gas pipeline explosions bring new US safety proposalMar 17, 2016 6:01 pm - BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - U.S. officials moved Thursday to strengthen safety rules for the nation's 300,000-mile network of natural gas transmission pipelines in a belated ...
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Norway cuts key interest rate, suggests it could go negativeMar 17, 2016 9:31 am - HELSINKI (AP) - Norway's central bank reduced its key rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a record low of 0.50 percent and indicated Thursday that it could cut it...
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TransCanada to buy Columbia Pipeline Group for $9.92 billionMar 17, 2016 5:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - TransCanada Corp., the Canadian company behind the Keystone XL pipeline, has agreed to buy Columbia Pipeline Group for nearly $10 billion as it expands i...
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The Latest: Trainers say SeaWorld is committed to orca careMar 17, 2016 5:01 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on SeaWorld Entertainment's decision to immediately stop breeding killer whales (all times local): 3:40 p.m. The incoming president of th...
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Americans pony up record $60B keeping pets healthy, happyMar 17, 2016 1:01 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Americans spent just over $60 billion on their pets last year, a record fueled by a big jump in what owners shelled out for services like grooming, bo...
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