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Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. In May, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to...Tags: Potatoes, Allergies, Genetic Engineering, Food and Drug Administration, ConAgra Foods Incorporated
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McDonald's adds 3 new Quarter Pounders, heartier bacon
Tribune reporterMcDonald's plans to launch a line of updated Quarter Pounders along with a new bacon. The Oak Brook-based burger giant said Monday that it is launching three new Quarter Pounders, one with bacon and cheddar, another with lettuce, tomato and onion, and...Tags: Hamburgers, McDonald's Big Mac, Bacon, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
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The 'Fight for $15' is a job killer
When the Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago initiated last week's strikes at the city's fast-food and retail outlets, the protesters rallied around the cry "Fight for $15" — that is, a minimum wage that's almost double Illinois' current $8.25....
Tags: Labor Legislation, Chicago Service Workers Strike (2013), Consumers, Restaurants, Employment Opportunities
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H&S plans expanded Whole Foods, department store, apartments for Central Avenue sites
H&S Properties Development Corp. plans to push its Harbor East development east across Central Avenue with an expanded Whole Foods Market, a possible department store and apartments on two sites, baker-turned-developer John Paterakis Sr. said Friday....
Tags: Safeway Inc., John Paterakis Sr., Fells Point, Annapolis, Mount Vernon
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10 things you might not know about hamburgers
May is National Hamburger Month, and the industry hopes you'll forget all about last month, when a Utah man attracted publicity by claiming he had a 14-year-old McDonald's hamburger that has never been refrigerated yet looks like new — no mold, no...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, George W. Bush, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Martinsburg panel backs plan for new McDonald's
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe site plan for a new McDonald’s restaurant site in Martinsburg’s north end received conditional approval Wednesday from the Martinsburg Planning Commission. The 4,350-square foot restaurant is proposed to be built in the Old Courthouse... -
Jeff Bahr: How to succeed in business
Aberdeen businesses can be innovative in the ways they lure customers. Sometimes they take advantage of natural surroundings. One winter, D’Luxe Car Wash used spray paint to advertise on a snowbank next to the building. A couple of months ago, I...Tags: Lotteries, Sales, Bars and Clubs, Business, Dining and Drinking
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
MEASLES-MICHIGAN Dozens contacted after possible measles exposure KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Dozens of people in Michigan and plane passengers from several states have been contacted after health officials learned they may have been exposed to...Tags: Environmental Politics, Shootings, Labor Legislation, Medicaid, Government Health Care
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McDonald's reaching out to Cleveland's Ramsey
Tribune reporterMcDonald's says it's reaching out to the man who called police this week and helped aid in the discovery of three women who had been held captive for years in a Cleveland home. Charles Ramsey, who lives next door to the house where three women and a...Tags: Television Industry, Media Industry, Twitter, Inc.
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Fast food workers walk off job in Detroit over low pay after similar protests elsewhere
DETROIT (AP) — Workers at a fast food restaurant on Detroit's east side have walked off the job as part of an effort to push for higher wages. Detroit pastor Charles Williams II says workers want $15 and hour, better working conditions and the...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Here is the latest Michigan news from The Associated Press
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A state report says the Pontiac School District might not be able to make payroll soon. State Superintendent Mike Flanagan sent the report to school officials this week. The district faces a $37.7 million deficit. Meanwhile,...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Man made bomb threat to watch his ex run out of McDonald's, deputies say
FloriDUHJohn Heatherly, 53, is accused of threatening to discharge a bomb at a McDonald's in Summerfield, according to a news release from the Marion County Sheriff's Office. The restaurant had to be evacuated on Monday because of the threat. No explosives...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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