Business Stories from August 21, 2020 (Change date)
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Longtime Amazon executive Jeff Wilke to retire next yearAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon's retail chief Jeff Wilke, who helped the company transform itself from an online bookstore into a global colossus, is retiring early next year. ...
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Environmental groups challenge Ohio gas storage permitsAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Environmental groups have asked an Ohio appeals court to revoke drilling permits granted by a state agency for construction of massive underground salt ...
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UK public debt breaches 2 trillion-pound mark for first timeAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's government debt has breached the 2 trillion-pound ($2.6 trillion) mark for the first time after heavy borrowing to support the economy during the...
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EU-UK deadlock on trade talks goes on with time running outAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union and Britain remained deadlocked Friday in their talks on trade ties after Brexit, with EU negotiator Michel Barnier saying that any ch...
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European economic rebound slows as virus cases riseAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The European economy's rebound from the coronavirus recession slowed in August, as a pick up in new confirmed cases appeared to hobble the reopening of som...
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Great Lakes nets six major dredging projectsAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - OAK BROOK - Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. announced the receipt of six major dredging awards totaling $117.8 million. The awarded work includes Mississippi River, Bato...
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Camping World to host virtual Investor DayAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Camping World Holdings will host a Virtual Investor Day on at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. The event will be hosted by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ...
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Lord & Taylor closing Woodfield, Northbrook Court storesAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg will face the first vacancy among its anchoring department stores in its 49-year history when the Lord & Taylor there becomes one of the cha...
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ComEd to convert light-duty fleet to electric vehiclesAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - ComEd announced Friday it plans to convert all of its light duty fleet to electric vehicles by 2030 as part of its overall goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The e...
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Senate GOP demands governor open unemployment officesAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Ten "frustrated" Republican senators demanded Gov. J.B. Pritzker allow state offices tasked with processing unemployment claims to reopen in a letter sent ...