Business Stories from July 30, 2013 (Change date)
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Metra director says it’s time to vote on chairmanJul 31, 2013 10:28 am - One Metra director will put the chairmanship of Metra to a vote at the agency’s next meeting in August following revelations agency Chairman and Orland Park Trustee Brad...
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River Grove’s Follett to consilidate operations to WestchesterJul 31, 2013 7:29 am - Follett Corp. in River Grove said it will consolidate several of its facilities in Chicago’s western suburbs to a single property in Westchester as part of its growth pl...
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Wisconsin governor says his public union philosophy like FDRJul 31, 2013 10:30 am - MILWAUKEE — Gov. Scott Walker says Detroit would not be bankrupt and Chicago public schools would be flourishing if those cities were in Wisconsin and operating under th...
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Mundelein’s Medline expands awards in dance competitionJul 31, 2013 7:29 am - Mundelein-based Medline Industries has announced new prizes and awards for its third annual national Pink Glove Dance video competition. Medline will make a $25,000 dona...
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Des Plaines’ UOP membrane to improve natural gas processing in TexasJul 30, 2013 10:40 am - Des Plaines-based Honeywell’s UOP Separex Flux+ membrane elements have been selected by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners to increase natural gas processing capacity at the ...
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U.S. home prices rise 12.2 percent, best in 6 yearsJul 30, 2013 11:43 am - U.S. home prices jumped 12.2 percent in May compared with a year ago, the biggest yearly gain since March 2006. The increase shows the housing recovery is strengthening....
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Obama challenges GOP to accept corporate tax dealJul 31, 2013 9:04 pm - CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered congressional Republicans a new corporate tax cut and jobs spending package he said might “help break thro...
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Buffett auctions off personal tour of See’s CandyJul 31, 2013 10:28 am - OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett is auctioning off an all-you-can-eat tour of the See’s Candy factory in California to benefit an education nonprofit there. Bidd...
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Icahn contests condition in latest Dell offerJul 30, 2013 7:29 am - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is renewing his attack on Michael Dell’s leadership and warning that the latest offer from Dell to buy the struggling PC maker he founded...
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Virtual currency Bitcoin blocked in ThailandJul 31, 2013 10:11 am - BANGKOK — A Bitcoin exchange in Thailand says it has suspended trading after officials declared the virtual currency illegal in a setback for efforts to bring it into th...