Business Stories from February 4, 2022 (Change date)
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US economy defies omicron and adds 467,000 jobs in JanuaryFeb 07, 2022 7:01 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a surprising burst of hiring, America's employers added 467,000 jobs in January in a sign of the economy's resilience even in the face of a wave of ...
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Grains higher, Livestock mixedFeb 04, 2022 2:01 pm - Wheat for Mar. advanced 11.50 cents at $7.6325 a bushel; Mar. corn was up 3.75 cents at $6.2050 a bushel, Mar. oats was up 2.75 cents at $7.31 a bushel; while Mar. soybe...
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Container ship towed free after running aground off GermanyFeb 04, 2022 1:01 am - BERLIN (AP) - A container ship that ran aground off a German North Sea island has been towed free a day after it got stuck, authorities said Friday. The 400-meter (1,310...
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Biden solicitor swings mineral rights title back to tribesFeb 04, 2022 3:00 pm - FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The interior solicitor in the Biden administration said in an opinion released Friday that the mineral rights under the original Missouri River riverb...
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Northeast grapples with icy roads as storm blows out to seaFeb 04, 2022 7:31 pm - Northeast residents were urged to stay off the roads with temperatures beginning to drop Friday evening as a major winter storm turned already slippery roads and sidewal...
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A look at some of the manufacturing companies in the Tri-Cities' industrial parksFeb 07, 2022 7:51 am - If out-of-town friends asked what your community is best known for or what is "made" there, what would you tell them? Maybe a better question would be, do you know enoug...
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Austria vaccine mandate to take effect, but few emulating itFeb 07, 2022 10:50 am - VIENNA - Austria is about to become the first country in Europe to require most adults to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but few other nations appear likely to join it...
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Nursing home group at odds with Pritzker over payment reformFeb 08, 2022 5:26 am - SPRINGFIELD — A political battle is shaping up between Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration and one segment of the nursing home industry over a key element of the governo...
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Mount Prospect agrees to split licensing fees for video gamblingFeb 08, 2022 5:26 am - Restaurants and bars in Mount Prospect with video gambling will now split local licensing fees evenly with the terminal operators, as a result of a change in the village...
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Japan border policy keeps thousands of foreigners in limboFeb 07, 2022 10:50 am - TOKYO (AP) - More than a year ago Sebastian Bressa finished his paperwork to become a language teacher in Tokyo and made plans to quit his job in Sydney. His life has be...