Business Stories from March 27, 2020 (Change date)
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Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startupMar 27, 2020 5:01 pm - Microsoft said Friday it is pulling its investments from a facial-recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military checkpoints, even though the tech giant couldn...
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PG&E to use wildfire victims fund to pay for past crimesMar 27, 2020 5:31 pm - BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Pacific Gas & Electric is warning its elaborate plan for getting out of bankruptcy might collapse if the utility can't pay for its crimes in a de...
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National bills coming due, with risk; consumers see it, tooMar 27, 2020 1:01 pm - The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Thursday related to the global economy, the ...
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Hilton, Gap fall; Sportsman's Warehouse risesMar 27, 2020 4:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday: VMware Inc.. down $8.98 to $115.74. The cloud-computing software company pulled its first-q...
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County fairs hurt financially by COVID-19 shutdownsMar 30, 2020 6:31 am - SPRINGFIELD - The social distancing guidelines that led Illinois county fairs to cancel off-season events on their grounds through the end of April is one part of a fina...
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Duravant completes acquisition of WECOMar 31, 2020 8:08 am - DOWNERS GROVE - Food service equipment manufacturer Duravant LLC said ti has completed its acquisition of Woodside Electronics Corporation, a manufacturer of optical col...
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Walgreens expands drive-through use for other productsMar 30, 2020 2:30 pm - DEERFIELD - Walgreens is now offering select products at its more than 7,300 pharmacy drive-thrus nationwide in order to help customers obtain essential products during ...
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Plan to reduce congestion at Algonquin and New Wilke roads could cost $4.5 millionMar 30, 2020 8:00 am - Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows are working together on a $4.5 million plan to ease congestion at the busy intersection of Algonquin and New Wilke roads on the bor...
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Blue Martini Lounge sites planned for Schaumburg, Oak Brook, RosemontApr 01, 2020 8:11 am - The investor behind a proposed Blue Martini Lounge in Schaumburg has released not only renderings of the expected $1.2 million upgrade of the former Ram Restaurant & Bre...
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State seeks use of Schaumburg Marriott as health care command centerMar 30, 2020 6:31 am - The state of Illinois is awaiting a decision as to whether the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg on Martingale Road in Schaumburg can be used as a command center housing healt...