Business Stories from March 12, 2018 (Change date)
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US sets new record for censoring, withholding gov't filesMar 12, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government censored, withheld or said it couldn't find records sought by citizens, journalists and others more often last year than at any ...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Black Panther' holds grip on No.1 spotMar 12, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Disney and Marvel's "Black Panther" held on to the No. 1 spot at the box office for the fourth weekend in a row, adding $40.8 million to its North Ame...
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Longtime Dow Chemical chief Andrew Liveris to departMar 12, 2018 7:00 am - MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) - The longtime chief executive of Dow Chemical, who led the company through the financial crisis, a merger with rival DuPont and the planned disassem...
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Bartlett mulls 1-percent sales tax, dropping utility taxMar 12, 2018 5:30 am - Bartlett officials are wrestling with whether a combination of a new 1-percent home rule sales tax and eliminating the village's utility taxes could be the way out of th...
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Steel tariffs could bring higher construction prices in IllinoisMar 12, 2018 5:30 am - As details coalesce around President Donald Trump's tariff clampdown on steel, local builders and Republican congressmen are uneasy about fallout affecting suburban proj...
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Duravant expands material handling product offerings with QC Industries acquisitionMar 12, 2018 5:00 am - Duravant, a global engineered equipment manufacturer serving the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, said it acquired QC Industries, a conveyor...
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Thermos partners with Patina Vie to launch new stylesMar 12, 2018 4:00 am - Thermos, a manufacturer of portable insulated food and drink containers sold under its flagship Genuine Thermos Brand, partnered with the style-makers at Patina Vie ...
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How (and why) to be friends with your bankerMar 12, 2018 4:00 am - Tactically, you probably should take the initiative, but your bank may be a friendlier place than you think - even when your business needs a loan. You're not likely to ...
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Toys 'R' Us said to prepare for shutdown of U.S. operationsMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - Toys "R" Us Inc. is making preparations for a liquidation of its bankrupt U.S. operations after so far failing to find a buyer or reach a debt restructuring deal wit...
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Indian Lakes owner, developer suing Bloomingdale to review plansMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - The owner of Indian Lakes Resort and a company seeking to redevelop roughly 190 acres of the Bloomingdale property want a DuPage County judge to compel the village to do...