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Executive Profile: Leaders share news from companies and careers, and their outlook on the economy
We checked in with executives profiled in the Tribune in the past year to learn their news, their insights about the coming year, and how they're feeling about the economy. Curt Bailey, president, Related Midwest Related has been running on all...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Hotels, Vincent de Paul, Jim Reynolds
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UK scientists win funding for new kind of anticoagulant drug
ReutersLONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - British scientists have won early financial backing for a new kind of anticoagulant drug they believe may prevent dangerous blood clots without causing bleeding - a previously unachievable goal. Index Ventures, working with...Tags: University of Cambridge, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Warfarin (drug), Johnson & Johnson Inc., Bristol Myers Squibb Company
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Boeing's Conner says battery didn't slow other programs
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Boeing's extraordinary effort to solve battery problems that hit the 787 Dreamliner early this year did not disrupt progress on other aircraft programs, which remain on schedule. "It didn't slow down development," despite doing three...Tags: Prices, Manufacturing and Engineering, Boeing Co., Embraer SA, Air Transportation Industry
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Good news about recovery
I am always reluctant to fill this column with my recent research, but the release of the annual Conexus Manufacturing Scorecard begs comment. The scorecard itself had just a few surprises. Indiana did much better in the cost of worker benefits, and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Ball State University, Productivity
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State will not be downgraded if Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay fails to make bond payments
The Maryland Economic Development Corp. expects to fall short next year on payments to investors who bought the bonds that funded the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay, a state-owned golf resort hotel and conference center on the Eastern Shore. Known as...
Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Hyatt Hotels Corp., Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust
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CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-FEATURE-US shale is a boon to manufacturers but not their workers
Reuters(Corrects last paragraph: U.S. Steel says plant manager misspoke and meant to say "million," not "billion") By James B. Kelleher YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, June 14 (Reuters) - This city has been down for so long, it's hard to believe what's risen up here in...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Iron and Steel, China, Employment Opportunities
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U.S. shale is a boon to manufacturers but not their workers
ReutersYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (Reuters) - This city has been down for so long, it's hard to believe what's risen up here in the heart of America's "Rust Belt." On an industrial site littered with scrap metal, a French-Japanese joint venture called Vallourec Star...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, John Kasich, Iron and Steel, China
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Amazon to bring 3,000 jobs to Florida in deal with state
TALLAHASSEE — Amazon will bring 3,000 jobs to the state in a deal that also means Floridians will have to start paying taxes on purchases from the online retailer. Gov. Rick Scott's office announced Thursday that Florida had landed the deal with...
Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Politics, U.S. Congress, E-Commerce Industry
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Italy, Germany, France, Spain push job action at Rome meeting
ReutersROME (Reuters) - The finance ministers of Italy, Germany, Spain and France agreed on Friday to seek ways to mobilize funds using the European Investment Bank to combat soaring youth unemployment while keeping budget spending under control. The four...Tags: European Union, Banking, France, Politics, Italy
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FINRA director in U.S. resigns after old theft indictment surfaces
ReutersBy Emily Flitter NEW YORK, June 14 (Reuters) - A regional director for the securities industry's self-regulatory agency resigned several weeks after the organization received a letter revealing the official had pleaded guilty two decades ago to...Tags: Florida Gators, Punishment, Politics, Trials, Analysts' Comments
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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
ReutersJune 14 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday: ** China's Sinopec is negotiating to join a $20 billion liquefied natural gas project run by Russia's Novatek, a source close to the talks...Tags: Private Equity, Fortis Incorporated, Shareholders, Satellite and Cable Service, Elan Corporation Plc
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Explosion reminds La. that plants not always safe
By some measures, chemical plants like the one where a fatal explosion happened Thursday in Louisiana are among the safest manufacturing workplaces in America. But in the "chemical corridor" that lines the Mississippi River from New Orleans north to...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Petroleum Industry, Emergency Incidents, Chemical Industry, Explosions
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