Business Stories from August 28, 2019 (Change date)
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The New Face of Franchising: A Competitive Platform for Small Business SuccessAug 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Though they remain a vital part of the domestic economy-the franchising narrative is no longer about national fast food giants and convenience store chains alone. With ...
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Amita plans to close mental illness units in Elgin, Elk Grove Village, boost Aurora, Hoffman Estates unitsAug 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Plans by Amita Health to close two acute mental illness units at hospitals in Elgin and Elk Grove Village dismayed one local lawmaker “This is shameful,” state Sen. Cri...
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Biden pledges 'absolute wall' between job, family businessAug 28, 2019 7:00 am - SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday that in all his decades in public office, he has never talked to any family members a...
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Ex-Pentagon chief Mattis says bitter politics threaten USAug 28, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning that bitter political divisions threaten American society, saying he views "tribalism" as a greater risk...
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McDonald's offering harassment training to all US workersAug 28, 2019 7:00 am - McDonald's is introducing a new training program for its U.S. employees after dozens of workers complained of sexual harassment. The Chicago-based company says its 2,000...
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Tribe seeks to intervene on proposed DAPL expansionAug 28, 2019 7:00 am - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe filed a motion Wednesday to intervene on a proposed expansion of the Dakota Access pipeline that would double the lin...
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Lord & Taylor sold for $100M to rental clothing companyAug 28, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lord & Taylor, one of the nation's oldest department stores, is being sold for $100 million to a rental clothing company. Le Tote Inc. is buying the comp...
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Veterans train in Elgin for an in-demand tech job: a 5G future on the cell towerAug 28, 2019 5:30 am - Imagine climbing 200 feet up a cellular tower with 30 pounds of equipment to work on a new installation, and describing being up there as "calm and relaxing." That's wha...
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A new grocery store is coming to Schaumburg. But its name is a secret.Aug 28, 2019 5:30 am - A nearly 43,000-square-foot grocery store is on its way to the former Babies R Us site on Golf Road in Schaumburg after winning village trustees' approval Tuesday - even...
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Feder: Weigel Broadcasting turns WCIU into CW26 on SundayAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Twenty-five years after WCIU-Channel 26 shed its affiliation with the Univision Spanish-language network and became fully independent as "The U," the Weigel Broadcasting...
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