Business Stories from January 5, 2018 (Change date)
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Allstate president retires in executive restructiringJan 05, 2018 5:00 pm - Allstate Corp. President Matt Winter will retire at the end of February, the company announced Wednesday. Winter, the No. 2 person in the Northbrook-based insurance ...
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African-American unemployment hit record low in DecemberJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Years of steady hiring and economic growth have delivered a cumulative benefit for at least one group that hasn't always shared in America's prosperity...
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Grains mixed, livestock lowerJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery was off 3.60 cents at $4.3020 a bushel; March cor...
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A sad holiday tale from Barnes & NobleJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Barnes & Noble are tumbling after airing some ugly holiday sales numbers. The beleaguered bookseller said late Thursday that comparable-store s...
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Autocar Trucks lays off 70 workers at eastern Indiana plantJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - HAGERSTOWN, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana company that makes terminal tractors and yard trucks used primarily in the freight industry has laid off nearly six dozen work...
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Bartlett concerned about traffic, parking for shopping center outlotsJan 05, 2018 4:34 am - Bartlett village board members Thursday expressed a mixture of congestion concerns and hope for a solution over a plan for two new outlot buildings in the parking lot of...
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Renovated hotel opens in Hoffman EstatesJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - Country Inn & Suites By Carlson has reopened in Hoffman Estates. Located at 2280 Barrington Road, the Minneapolis-based company said the hotel is within four miles of Se...
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Developers want $630,000 from Glen Ellyn if neighbors win fight to block gas stationJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - Developers behind an embattled project to build a gas station in Glen Ellyn are asking the village to agree to refund their Ohio-based company more than $500,000 in the ...
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Naperville Chamber names new chairmanJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce has named Emily Ory chairman of its board of directors. Ory, account executive of Corporate Concepts Inc., will serve a two-year ...
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Why your ComEd bill might be going downJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - ComEd reported the company is filing a petition Friday to cut residential electrical bills by between $2 and $3 as a result of the federal tax reduction. ComEd is fi...
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