Business Stories from April 14, 2020 (Change date)
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As pandemic drives down milk demand, dairy farmers face uncertain futureApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - The COVID-19 virus has no effect on dairy cows, but it could be a death blow for many already struggling dairy farmers across the region. "The financial impact has been ...
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Understanding the Families First Coronavirus Response ActApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Since COVID-19, it's no longer business as usual. As a result, business law is looking at compliance and other critical issues related to the coronavirus, including new ...
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The $1,200 stimulus checks are arriving, and people are mostly spending them on foodApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - The U.S. government has started sending $1,200 checks to Americans to help ease the financial pain caused by shutting down the economy to fight the deadly coronavirus. B...
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Maintaining business as "un"usualApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - As business leaders, we face many challenges. Still, the recent international health crisis is unprecedented even for those who have weathered setbacks like recessions, ...
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3 employees of Elgin-based nut company test positive for COVID-19Apr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Three cases of COVID-19 were reported among employees of nut company John B. Sanfilippo & Sons, including two at its main plant in Elgin. One of the Elgin employees is a...
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The industry says we have enough food. Here's why some store shelves are empty anyway.Apr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Tempers are getting short. Supplies of ground beef even shorter. People are looking into each other's shopping carts. Is that guy really going to use all four cans of ch...
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RAM Communications marks 20th anniversaryApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - DES PLAINES - RAM Communications is celebrating 20 years of success and looking ahead at the years to come. Company founder and owner Rob McCoy started the telecommunica...
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Tax change in coronavirus package overwhelmingly benefits millionaires, Congressional body findsApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - More than 80% of the benefits of a tax change tucked into the coronavirus relief package Congress passed last month will go to those who earn more than $1 million annual...
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Boeing lost orders for 150 Max jets in MarchApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Boeing lost orders for 150 of its beleaguered 737 Max aircraft last month as travel bookings plunged amid the COVID-19 pandemic, squeezing airlines and aircraft lessors....
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COVID-19 virus exposes weaknesses, gaps in insuranceApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - In the CV19 Task Force daily briefing, we see and hear the government scrambling to problem solve the ever expanding Pandora's box of the economic and human misery. On t...