Midwest business activity grows
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Business activity in the US Midwest expanded in September at a faster rate than expected, with employment growing in step with a jump in new orders, a report showed Thursday.
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Business activity in the US Midwest expanded in December but at a slower rate than expected, with hiring down after four months of growth, a report showed on Thursday.
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Manufacturing activity marked its 18th straight month of expansion in November, a research group reported today, and the rate of growth was faster than economists had expected.
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Business activity in the U.S. Midwest  expanded at a faster rate than expected in May, with new orders  and hiring bouncing back from weak April levels.
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There is growth, but it's not homemade.
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Business activity in the U.S. Midwest expanded in August for a 16th straight month but at a slower pace than expected, as pricing pressures mounted, a report showed on Tuesday.
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Economic activity outside the manufacturing sector grew at an unexpectedly strong pace in November, marking the 20th consecutive month of expansion, according to a private research group.
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Sept. 6, 2004 - The presidential candidates and their running mates fanned out across the Midwest with Labor Day messages promising job creation, appealing for votes in the territory pivotal to winning November&#39;s election.
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A closely watched survey of business  activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region showed evidence of  some slowing in the country's economic expansion on Thursday,  but an index used to gauge future growth gave more hopeful  signals.
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MOVING companies are taking Western firm's staff and operations to new regions with the opening and development of the economies of Eastern Europe and Asia.
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Factory activity in the U.S.  Mid-Atlantic region expanded for a 20th straight month in  January but at the slowest pace in 18 months, a survey showed  on Thursday.
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Factory activity in the U.S.  Mid-Atlantic region accelerated more than expected in June, a  survey showed on Thursday.
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The online retailer continues to accelerate its growth levels.
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By J.K. Wall, The Indianapolis Star  Sep. 14--A fast-growing software company is raising millions of dollars  from East Coast investors and bringing hundreds of jobs to Central Indiana.
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Many of the region's outer suburbs are adding jobs faster than most other large counties in the nation, Labor Department data says.
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Ethanol is boosting one farm equipment manufacturer's bottom line.
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This investment banking specialist has been aggressively growing its business over the past year.