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Chicago safety-net hospital lays off 68 employees

A Chicago hospital that treats a large number of uninsured patients has laid off nearly 70 employees, including emergency room nurses. Roseland Community Hospital on the city's South Side is a so-called safety-net hospital serving a primarily poor area where many people don't have any health insurance coverage. It owes ...

Lawmakers, AG seek more oversight of casino grants

Indiana officials are calling for more oversight of a public grant program that was designed to use casino revenue to spur economic development after a newspaper investigation found few jobs to show for the millions of dollars awarded. The Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/10FnhIx ) reported that a Lawrenceburg grant program using ...

Auto parts maker to expand southern Illinois plant

A Japan-based maker of auto components says its roughly $15 million planned expansion of a southern Illinois plant will add 80 jobs. Aisin Electronics Illinois joined regional officials in breaking ground this week on the 108-square-foot Marion project the company expects to be completed early next year. The added space ...

Nissan marks 10th anniversary of Canton plant

On May 27, 2003, a gold Nissan Quest minivan burst through a paper barrier to the cheers of assembled workers and dignitaries in the company's new Canton plant. It was Mississippi's entry into automaking. A decade later, some workers are looking back at their changed lives and Nissan is celebrating ...

News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split

News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan designed to prevent a hostile takeover in the volatile trading period after the split is complete. The New York-based media conglomerate also ...

Investors shift focus to growth stocks

Growth stocks, neglected at the start of the year, are starting to get a bit of love from investors again. The best returns in the Standard & Poor's 500 index over the past month have been posted by technology companies. Industrial companies as well as banks and insurers are also ...

Investors shift focus to growth stocks

Growth stocks, neglected at the start of the year, are starting to get a bit of love from investors again. The best returns in the Standard & Poor's 500 index over the past month have been posted by technology companies. Industrial companies as well as banks and insurers are also ...

ON THE FRONT LINES OF FOOD SAFETY

c.2013 New York Times News Service MOSS LANDING, Calif. — With piles of fresh strawberries beckoning consumers at markets and stores this season, an alliance of a major retailer, fruit growers and farm workers has begun a program to promote healthy produce and improve working conditions. The initiative, unfolding along ...

The inside of SMR Automotive Systems USA Inc., is seen in a Thursday May 23, 2013 photo, in Marysville, Mich. SMR Automotive Systems USA Inc. on Thursday announced their plans for a $40 million expansion in the Blue Water Area. (AP Photo/Times Herald, Melissa Wawzysko)

Auto parts supplier to invest $40M in Marysville

An auto industry parts supplier says it's investing $40 million to expand its Marysville facility and plans to add more than 350 jobs during the next three years. The Times Herald of Port Huron reports (http://bwne.ws/1aeLDtX ) the announcement was made Thursday by SMR Automotive Systems. Sai Tatineni, managing director ...

FILE - In this July 28, 2004, file photo, Harold Schaitberger, president of the International Association of Firefighters, addresses the delegates to the Democratic National Convention, in Boston. Some labor unions that initially backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the plan that could hurt their members.  Schaitberger said unions have been forceful in seeking solutions from the Obama administration, but none have been forthcoming. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their members. Union leaders warn that unless the problem is fixed, there could be consequences for Democrats facing re-election next year. "It makes an ...

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