Business Stories from July 31, 2019 (Change date)
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Grains lower, livestock mixed.Jul 31, 2019 10:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. delivery fell 7.40 cents at $4.9020 a bushel; Sept. cor...
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Networks sue Locast, a service that streams TV for freeAug 01, 2019 10:47 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The country's biggest TV networks - ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox - have sued Locast, a streaming service that transmits their broadcasts for free, in federal co...
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New law bars employers from asking about previous wagesAug 02, 2019 8:28 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed bills into law this week aimed at equalizing pay between men and women and expanding access to jobs in the health care industry f...
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Hanover Park may lift happy-hour ban after more than 30 yearsAug 02, 2019 12:49 pm - Decades after Hanover Park banned happy hours to counteract the suburb's reputation as a place for excessive drinking, village board members Thursday night will consider...
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Study: Illinois improves slightly in manufacturing climateAug 02, 2019 8:35 am - Illinois improved from "B" to "B+" in its global position in manufacturing exports, according to the annual Manufacturing Scorecard study from Ball State University. The...
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Fed looks locked in for quarter-point cut: Decision Day guideJul 31, 2019 2:11 pm - The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower interest rates by a quarter-point at its meeting that concludes Wednesday and leave the option open for additional moves ...
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Fox Valley Containers to move HQAug 02, 2019 8:35 am - CRYSTAL LAKE - Brown Commercial Group represented Fox Valley Containers Inc. in moving its corporate headquarters to a 33,076-square-foot industrial space at 300 Exchang...
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Apple finds life after the iPhone (while still banking on the iPhone)Aug 01, 2019 8:57 am - Apple generated less than half of its total quarterly revenue from sales of the iPhone for the first time since 2012 - a sign the company is entering life beyond its fla...
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Rockford airport among top 20 for cargo shipmentsAug 05, 2019 11:16 am - The Chicago Rockford International Airport is now among the top twenty cargo airports in the country. New data released by the Federal Aviation Administration puts Rockf...
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Impossible Foods inks deal with OSI to expand productionAug 05, 2019 11:16 am - The Impossible Burger, so far only available at restaurants, could finally be making its way to U.S. grocery store shelves, giving chief rival Beyond Meat a new competit...