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 Thursday, Mar 8 Research from a Washington, D.C., think tank finds little evidence Amazon's fulfillment centers boost overall job creation in counties where they open. But economic development officials in towns Amazon now calls home say it deserves more credit for adding jobs, bringing in development and boosting entry-level wages. |
| United Airlines was "trying to spice up the process a little bit" when it announced a new, lottery-style system for awarding employee bonuses, CEO Oscar Munoz said — a move the airline quickly walked back earlier this week after facing workers' ire. |
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| A burgeoning brewery in Highland Park has halted construction on a planned brewpub after Ravinia Festival demanded royalties from its beer sales. |
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| McDonald's has temporarily flipped its famous Golden Arches to look like a "W'' — a move it says it made to recognize International Women's Day. |
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| Chicago-based mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate has laid off workers in Chicago and around the country after its new mortgage loan business dipped in 2017. |
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| The valve, which is the size of a dime, allows doctors to treat babies in need of a mitral or aortic valve replacement. Malfunctioning mitral and aortic valves, which move blood through the heart, can lead to life-threatening heart failure. |
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| Peyton Manning sold 31 Denver-area Papa John's stores last week, two days before the NFL dropped the chain as its official pizza sponsor. |
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| Several people who own Amazon's Echo speakers have reported a strange bug: the Alexa voice assistant has been laughing for no reason. |
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| Martin Shkreli was once dubbed the "Pharma Bro." Now he's Inmate #87850-053, a far cry from his days as a Wall Street savant and Internet provocateur. |
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