Business Stories from October 18, 2018 (Change date)
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New Nicor academy trains applicants for utility jobsOct 18, 2018 11:00 pm - When she was 18, Virginia Handley's father told her to apply to be a meter reader at Nicor Gas, to which she said, "no way." Six years later, the 25-year-old Aurora res...
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Money talks: Campaigns draw millions in 'outsider' cashOct 18, 2018 7:00 am - FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - It's been eight years since the U.S. Supreme Court declared that political spending is free speech. The decision eased the way for corporations, un...
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Indianapolis Airport Authority gets $20 million for projectsOct 18, 2018 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Airport Authority has received nearly $20 million in federal and state grants in support of projects related to Indianapolis Interna...
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American Express profits jump 22 percent, beating forecastsOct 18, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - American Express said its third quarter profits jumped by 22 percent from a year earlier, as the credit card giant benefited from a lower tax rate and in...
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States and feds unite on election security after '16 clashesOct 18, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Weeks before the 2016 election, federal officials started making mysterious calls to the head of elections in Inyo County, California. They asked her t...
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Grains lower, livestock mixedOct 18, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. delivery fell 5.2 cents at $5.1300 a bushel; Dec. corn wa...
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How Otto Engineering in Carpentersville is making NASA's Mars mission possibleOct 18, 2018 1:00 am - When Navy Capt. Scott Altman joined NASA in 1995, he thought he would eventually be the first human on Mars. Though he never made it that far, the former astronaut compl...
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DeVos visits Harper College's manufacturing lab, apprenticeship programOct 18, 2018 1:00 am - U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited Harper College in Palatine Thursday to explore its multifaceted apprenticeship program and advanced manufacturing lab, as...
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Developer courts e-commerce companies with $23 million spec warehouse in WinfieldOct 18, 2018 1:00 am - An industrial development under construction in Winfield represents a $23 million investment that officials say could lure Amazon and other e-commerce companies to the m...
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R+K Promotes Marcy Miller to Media SupervisorOct 18, 2018 1:00 am - Rhea + Kaiser in Naperville recently promoted Marcy Miller to media supervisor. Miller joined R+K seven years ago and has been an exceptional asset to the media team ev...
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