Business Stories from October 3, 2017 (Change date)
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Buffett makes a truck stop, buys big into Pilot Flying JOct 03, 2017 1:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Warren Buffett's company is acquiring a major stake in Pilot Flying J truck stops and it will take over a majority stake within about five years from ...
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Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapersOct 03, 2017 2:05 pm - The (Munster) Times. September 28, 2017 Hoosier chief justice brings new muscle to opioid fight Indiana's growing fight against a debilitating opioid addiction crisis ju...
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Toyota plant closure latest step in Australian "Carmageddon"Oct 03, 2017 6:26 pm - SYDNEY (AP) - After looming for four years, "Carmageddon" has hit the Australian auto industry. Toyota closed its factory in Melbourne on Tuesday, ending 54 years of pro...
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Microsoft dives deeper into 'mixed reality' with VR devicesOct 03, 2017 4:30 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft is counting on virtual reality headsets made by other companies to help establish personal computers running on its Windows 10 operating s...
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Laurene Powell Jobs to buy stake in Wizards, CapitalsOct 03, 2017 7:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Billionaire executive Laurene Powell Jobs has agreed to buy a 20 percent stake in Ted Leonsis' Monumental Sports & Entertainment. A spokeswoman for Mon...
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Buffett says government should do more to combat povertyOct 03, 2017 3:30 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Billionaire Warren Buffett says America will continue to prosper overall, but government and philanthropists should do more to ensure that poverty doe...
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Care for a corporate tax cut? Pushing the cause at doorstepsOct 03, 2017 1:00 pm - WORMLEYSBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) - The idea of cutting taxes for corporations is something Americans have long felt was a bad idea. That's what they've told pollsters, an...
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Arlington Heights will pay $45,000 to study TIF districtOct 05, 2017 12:43 pm - Arlington Heights will spend $45,860 on a study that would assess market conditions within the village's fourth tax increment financing district to determine the highest...
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Residents: East Dundee factory is producing 'sickening' baby powder smellOct 04, 2017 9:52 am - East Dundee residents are frustrated by what they describe as an off-putting baby powder smell that has been emanating from a film and plastic bag factory. The former Ha...
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Ace Hardware acquires majority stake in The GrommetOct 05, 2017 12:43 pm - Oak Brook-based Ace Hardware said it has acquired a majority stake in e-commerce startup The Grommet. The Grommet, based in Somerville, Massachusetts, operates an e-comm...