Business Stories from July 11, 2019 (Change date)
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One reason for a Fed cut: Powell now fears too-low inflationJul 12, 2019 2:38 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a shift from just a few months ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is worried that too-low inflation could persist for a while - and undercu...
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Duke Energy to build solar power plant near PurdueJul 11, 2019 7:00 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Duke Energy says it will build a 1.6-megawatt solar power plant in the Discovery Park District near Purdue University's main campus in West L...
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Powerful Koch network taking on school choice with new groupJul 11, 2019 3:30 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch's powerful network that's known for influencing state policy is now targeting education issues like school choice a...
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Expo provides taste of Southwestern hospitalityJul 17, 2019 11:42 am - Mother Nature might have dialed back the heat a bit Thursday, but local restaurants, caterers, hotels and other businesses turned things up a notch at the Annual Hospita...
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Portillo's will observe National Hot Dog Week with clothing line, free deliveryJul 15, 2019 8:39 am - Portillo's is celebrating National Hot Dog Week in style by unveiling a new clothing line and offering free delivery July 15-21. The apparel line, 1963 - named for the c...
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Comcast plans Xfinity store in AlgonquinJul 15, 2019 8:39 am - ALGONQUIN - Comcast announced plans to open an Xfinity Store at 2104 S. Randall Road in the Algonquin Commons Shopping Center. The nearly 4,200-square-foot store, which ...
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Feder: WFMT drops noon news for 'Music in Chicago'Jul 12, 2019 8:36 am - Without fanfare, WFMT 98.7-FM canceled its long-running noon newscast earlier this month, replacing it with "Music in Chicago" on the Window to the World Communications ...
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Unemployment checks going out two days lateJul 11, 2019 11:08 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security's unemployment claim system was back online Thursday after a more than two-day outage rendered the system un...
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Toddler's parents battle for coverage of $2.1M gene therapyJul 15, 2019 6:30 am - MCLEAN, Va. - When a $2.1 million gene therapy offering the chance of a cure for her daughter's rare disease won government approval in May, Lauren Sullivan was struck b...
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NWSBA tabs Cooper as president, names new boardJul 15, 2019 8:34 am - Attorney Miriam Cooper was recently appointed president of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association. Cooper was sworn in by The Honorable Pamela Loza during a recent meeti...