Business Stories from March 17, 2016 (Change date)
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Federal appeals court deciding municipal broadband expansionMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal appeals court will decide whether to overturn a Federal Communications Commission ruling allowing city-owned broadband services to expa...
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Senate votes to hold website in contempt over sex adsMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted on Thursday to hold the classified advertising website Backpage.com in civil contempt for failing to comply with a congressional subpo...
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TransCanada to buy Columbia Pipeline Group for $9.92 billionMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - 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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Senate passes 4-month extension of FAA powers, programsMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - 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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NC reverses safety warning on well water near Duke ash dumpsMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina is reversing warnings about well water that health officials said was too polluted to drink and now reassuring residents living near ...
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Hawaii Air Force unit getting own power grid that uses trashMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) - The Air Force unit that defends Hawaii skies will get experimental energy technology that uses trash to generate power and ...
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Where to shop for Palm Beach consignment, thrift bargainsMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - From Chanel jackets to Birkin bags and Lilly Pulitzer, consignment stores and even bargain thrift shops in the Palm Beach, Florida, area, have al...
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Lufthansa's profits get cheap fuel boostMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Cheaper fuel and tight control over excess seat capacity helped push full-year profits higher at German airline Lufthansa. However, the company...
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Things to know, ask if you're considering bariatric surgeryMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Finances and fear deter many morbidly obese patients from having stomach-reducing bariatric surgery, but it's steadily becoming more common. Surgica...
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Federal funds to aid layoff-hit Appalachian coal communitiesMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Appalachian coal communities hit hard by layoffs will get $45 million in federal funding to help them diversify their economies, create new jobs...