Business Stories from March 26, 2016 (Change date)
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Elgin to scrutinize tourism group's fundingMar 28, 2016 12:56 pm - Funding for the Elgin Area Convention and Visitors Bureau will be under scrutiny as the city of Elgin begins to tackle next year's budget planning, officials said. The b...
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Antioch hires retail consultant with national contactsMar 28, 2016 12:54 pm - Antioch officials have hired out-of-town help with national contacts to fill some blanks on its commercial landscape. A kickoff meeting between village staff members and...
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Ferragamo creative director Giornetti leaving after 16 yearsMar 26, 2016 4:06 pm - MILAN (AP) - Salvatore Ferragamo's creative director, Massimiliano Giornetti, is leaving the fashion house after 16 years. In a statement, Ferragamo thanked Giornetti fo...
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Tycoon behind Syngenta bid China's most aggressive dealmakerMar 27, 2016 4:01 am - BEIJING (AP) - The tycoon who is offering $43 billion for Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta keeps a low profile, but is China's most aggressive dealmaker. Ren Jianxin, ...
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Cambodia's zeal for rubber drives ethnic group from landMar 26, 2016 7:00 am - BOUSRA, Cambodia (AP) - For generations, the indigenous Bunong were famous as the great elephant keepers and masters of the forests in eastern Cambodia. They called the ...
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Rising GOP star in West Virginia fight for coal against EPAMar 26, 2016 5:31 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Patrick Morrisey, the West Virginia attorney general taking on President Obama's clean power plan, is no stranger to the hot seat: He parlayed a...
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The most hated person on the Internet today is someone you've never heard ofMar 28, 2016 6:14 am - When Megan Harris decided to vent her frustration on Facebook, she had no idea where it would go. She just knew she was bothered by a saleswoman who she felt had insulte...
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Law enforcement investigators seek out private DNA databasesMar 26, 2016 11:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Investigators are broadening their DNA searches beyond government databases and demanding genetic information from companies that do ancestry resear...
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Movie about Market Basket walkout to premiere next monthMar 26, 2016 2:48 pm - BOSTON (AP) - A documentary on one of the most remarkable work stoppages in U.S. labor history will hit the big screen in Boston. "We the People: The Market Basket Effec...
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Fewer Canadian snowbirds buying Southern California homesMar 26, 2016 5:05 pm - PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Canadians are no longer flocking to California's sunny Coachella Valley to buy homes since their currency has weakened, and many are putting ...