Business Stories from September 29, 2021
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Small towns brace for change, prosperity with Ford's arrival
Sep 29, 2021 5:19 PM - Lesa Tard expects to serve up more hot wings and cheeseburgers when the clean energy revolution comes to Stanton, Tennessee, with Ford's plans to build a factory to produce electric pickups
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Report details community colleges' impact on economy, earningsSep 29, 2021 4:33 PM - Illinois community colleges have a multibillion-dollar impact on the state's economy and will be "integral in making a recovery from the pandemic an equitable one," according a new report from the Northern Illinois University Center for Governmental Studies.
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Enbridge: Line 3 replacement complete; oil will flow Friday
Sep 29, 2021 4:27 PM - Enbridge says the upgrade of its Line 3 pipeline across Minnesota is 'substantially complete' and that it will start filling with oil on Friday
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Evel Knievel's son loses Disney Duke Caboom trademark case
Sep 29, 2021 3:59 PM - A judge has dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Evel Knievel's son against the Walt Disney Co. and movie company Pixar over a 'Toy Story 4' daredevil character named Duke Caboom
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Dollar Tree, Cintas rise; Worthington, Jabil fall
Sep 29, 2021 3:23 PM - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Dollar Tree, Cintas rise; Worthington, Jabil fall
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Walgreens ups number of minorities in leadership rolesSep 29, 2021 3:00 PM - Deerfiled-based Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. Wednesday released its second Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report, which stated the company has increased representation of women and people of color in leadership roles over the past year.
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Powell defends Fed policies, says inflation may persist
Sep 29, 2021 2:38 PM - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is defending the ultra-low interest rate policies he has pursued since the pandemic decimated the economy more than 18 months ago
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Grains higher, livestock lower
Sep 29, 2021 2:37 PM - Wheat for Dec. gained 3.75 cents at $7.1025 a bushel; Dec. corn rose 6.5 cents at $5.39 a bushel, Dec. oats was up 1 cent at $5.8425 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans rose 6.75 cents at $12.8375 a bushel. Beef and pork lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Oct. live cattle was off .28 cent at $1.2177 a pound; Sep. feeder cattle dropped .13 cent at $1.5427 a pound; while Oct. lean hogs fell .67 cent at $.9080 a pound.
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NLRB memo: College football players are employees
Sep 29, 2021 2:22 PM - The National Labor Relations Board's top lawyer says college football players and some other athletes in money-making sports are employees of their schools
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Discover partners with college meal delivery programSep 29, 2021 2:15 PM - Riverwood-based Discover said it will support a new meal delivery program for college students by opening up access to merchants that run on the Discover network.
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