Business Stories from February 14, 2017 (Change date)
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Colombia keeps cocaine from spoiling Valentine's Day flowersFeb 14, 2017 6:00 am - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Cocaine is probably the last thing most people think about when buying roses. But every year, police and growers in Colombia must work around the...
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Danica Patrick gets sponsorship help days before Daytona 500Feb 14, 2017 6:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - One of Danica Patrick's sponsors has stepped up to fill a sudden funding void created when Stewart-Haas Racing sued her primary backer for $31 mil...
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New York magazine has 4-book deal with Simon & SchusterFeb 14, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - New York magazine is teaming up with Simon & Schuster for a series of books, starting with one about ... New York. In a joint statement Tuesday, the two ...
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Giants' Mark Melancon: a closer who's open to sports scienceFeb 14, 2017 6:00 am - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Mark Melancon sprints to the mound and his heart starts racing - at precisely 183 beats per minute. It's all by careful design for San Francisco...
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2 big insurance breakups on Valentine's DayFeb 14, 2017 6:00 am - It was a rough day for the already-roiled U.S. health insurance market: One giant merger was abandoned, another is threatened by infighting, and a major insurer announce...
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Exelon rivals sue to block billions of dollars in subsidiesFeb 14, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Competitors of Chicago-based Exelon Corp. filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday opposing legislation that provides billions of dollars in subsidies to the power...
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Second Ricky Rockets station proposed in Hoffman EstatesFeb 14, 2017 4:30 am - Ricky Rockets Fuel Center aims to touch down at a second site in Hoffman Estates and anchor the planned redevelopment of two corners of the intersection of Golf and Barr...
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Developer calls for more homes at St. Charles Mall siteFeb 14, 2017 4:20 am - In contrast to what St. Charles officials and residents have said they want to see at the old St. Charles Mall site, the owners of the property presented plans Monday fo...
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Considerations for peddling a niche productFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - While no product or service can be a good fit for everyone, niche products have an even narrower market than most. If your business is focused on meeting a specialized n...
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Warrenville engineering firm expands to PennsylvaniaFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - EN Engineering, an energy engineering firm in Warrenville, has expanded and opened a new office near Philadelphia. In an effort to better serve existing and future c...