Business Stories from June 14, 2018 (Change date)
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Samsung joins global pledge to increase renewable energy useJun 18, 2018 7:03 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Samsung Electronics Co., the world's biggest smartphone maker, joined on Thursday a growing list of companies that are promising to increase th...
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Asian stocks slump after Fed signals faster rate hikesJun 13, 2018 11:30 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Asian stocks slumped Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate and said it would pick up the pace of future increase...
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BorgWarner shifting 300 workers to new Indiana tech centerJun 14, 2018 11:31 am - NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Auto transmission maker BorgWarner says it is nearly done moving about 300 employees into a new technical center in suburban Indianapolis. The w...
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Microsoft follows Amazon in pursuit of cashier-less storesJun 14, 2018 2:31 pm - Microsoft is working on automated checkout technology that could help retailers compete with Amazon's new cashier-less stores. One firm building automated checkout syste...
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Construction on Bridge Point Downers Grove startsJun 18, 2018 7:04 am - Construction has started on Bridge Point Downers Grove, a speculative distribution development at the intersection of Interstates 88 and 355 that will include three buil...
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Watch: At this Batavia company, every day is Flag DayJun 18, 2018 7:04 am - Flagsource in Batavia is one place where American flags are made, with a combination of technology and old-fashioned stitching. As Old Glory is made and flown in the sub...
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Feder: Illinois Playbook; Steve Dahl's garage saleJun 18, 2018 7:19 am - Shia Kapos, the longtime and well-connected chronicler of Chicago's movers and shakers, is replacing Natasha Korecki as writer of Politico's Illinois Playbook. Four deca...
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Old Orchard Towers refinancedJun 18, 2018 7:04 am - Holliday Fenoglio Fowler announced the $59.6 million refinancing of Old Orchard Towers, a 349,814-square-foot, Class A office complex consisting of two seven-story offic...
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CarMax proposes used car dealership in AlgonquinJun 18, 2018 7:19 am - CarMax could invest millions of dollars in the Algonquin community if the company's plans to construct a used car dealership along Randall Road move forward. But some re...
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Musk's Express Loop predicted to be 'big win' for Des Plaines, RosemontJun 18, 2018 7:19 am - Would an express train that whisks travelers from Chicago's Loop to O'Hare International Airport in 12 minutes help someone who lives in the suburbs? Experts acknowledge...