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<title>Internet sales tax opponents say bill puts burden on small businesses</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet.]]></description>
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<title>Iraq war veteran faces job market challenges</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An Iraq war veteran says he keeps getting rejected for full-time jobs despite being highly trained and educated as a nurse through the help of the Veterans Administration.]]></description>
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<title>McCormick Place hotel planned with 1,200 rooms</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:49:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>YouTube to launch subscription music streaming service</title>
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<title>Google selling Libertyville Motorola Mobility campus</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Google is selling the 84-acre Motorola Mobility campus in Libertyville.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:45:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FAA orders Boeing Dreamliner jets inspected for fuel leaks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering inspections of all 787 Dreamliner jets, the new jets made by Chicago-based Boeing.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering inspections of all 787 Dreamliner jets, the new jets made by Chicago-based Boeing.

This comes after fuel leaks in the plane were linked to a manufacturing flaw at Boeing plants.

The inspections will focus on fuel line connections in the engine pylons.

Right now United is the only U.S. operator that flies Dreamliners.
 It has three of them.

Thirty-three others are flown by foreign carriers.]]></dig:D3text>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:13:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Joint Center for Energy Storage Research could make Chicago area hub for battery technology</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new multi-million dollar energy resource center could turn Chicago into the battery capital of the United States. The hope is that center will create environmentally friendly batteries for products like electric vehicles.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[A new multi-million dollar energy resource center could turn Chicago into the battery capital of the United States. 

The hope is that center will create environmentally friendly batteries for products like electric vehicles.

The goal is for Argonne National Laboratory to create a research institute for battery technology in Illinois   that will combine research around the country into one location.

  Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Chicago and Illinois will become the center of that research  and all the promise of jobs and economic opportunities that come from that.

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu joined Governor Pat Quinn and Mayor Emanuel to announce a team led by Argonne National Laboratory has been selected for an award of up to $120 million over five years to establish a new batteries and energy storage hub in suburban Lemont.

"Very important for American industrial competitiveness, very important that research be intimately linked with manufacturing in a way that will actually propel the United States forward and this is what the hub concept is about," said Chu. 

"To create in five years batteries that are more powerful  and cheaper,   we are taking coordinated mission driven programs here that will lead to breakthroughs in energy science and train and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers ," said Eric Isaacs, director of Argonne.
"We are going to develop batteries that are five times more powerful, five times  cheaper within five years. That is an ambitious goal."

"Other labs were competing for this grant, which is why I am so proud that  we here in Chicago and state of Illinois are going to be the center of a promising field," said Mayor Emanuel.

   The hub will be called the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research. 
   It will combine the power of five Department of Energy national laboratories,  five universities, and the private sector in an effort to achieve revolutionary advances in battery performance for electric cars and for use on our aging power grid.
   
   Governor Quinn said he is providing millions of dollars to help build the state-of-the-art facility.

"This particular industry, this battery technology industry, is a $42 billion   worldwide industry, and  it's growing at  about 8 percent a year, and we want to get part of that," said Quinn.


Mayor Emanuel said the hub will make Chicago the electric vehicle and batteries capital of the nation,  and will create incentives to encourage the making of more electric vehicles.

   The hope is that Illinois will become the epicenter of research on this subject.]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>Chicago-area women earn less than men, study says</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Congressional districts in the Chicago area are among the worst for pay disparity between women and men.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Congressional districts in the Chicago area are among the worst for pay disparity between women and men.
    Nokia says it is strengthening its commitment to Chicago by moving 150 jobs from suburban Itasca to the city.    

   The mobile phone maker's largest North American office is already located in the city  and employs 1,200 people.
   The company will now move its mobile phone browser division to that location on West Randolph. 

   In addition to moving 150 jobs,  the company also has plans to hire another 100 people in Chicago.

   Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city is becoming the wireless capital of the country.

"It is the ability to find talent here in the city of Chicago that was the convincing case that it was the right move," said Emanuel.

The mayor's office says there was no financial incentive involved in Nokia's move from Itasca to Chicago.]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>Nokia moving jobs to Chicago from Itasca</title>
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<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Nokia says it is strengthening its commitment to Chicago by moving 150 jobs from suburban Itasca to the city.    

   The mobile phone maker's largest North American office is already located in the city  and employs 1,200 people.
   The company will now move its mobile phone browser division to that location on West Randolph. 

   In addition to moving 150 jobs,  the company also has plans to hire another 100 people in Chicago.

   Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city is becoming the wireless capital of the country.

"It is the ability to find talent here in the city of Chicago that was the convincing case that it was the right move," said Emanuel.

The mayor's office says there was no financial incentive involved in Nokia's move from Itasca to Chicago.]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>Insomnia costs US business billions, study estimates</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new study estimates that insomnia is responsible for 274,000 workplace accidents and errors every year.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[A new study estimates that insomnia is responsible for 274,000 workplace accidents and errors every year.  

  That adds up to $31 billion   in extra costs.

In the study  in the Archives of General Psychiatry, 20 percent of participants had suffered from insomnia for at least 12 months.
  Scientists found more than 5 percent of those said they caused accidents or made errors at works that cost at least $500.

   Accidents and errors include mishaps,  such as making a mistake on an assembly line, getting into car accidents while on the job and miscalculations.]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>Coffee makes workers feel more productive, survey finds</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new survey finds many professionals feel more productive at work when they drink coffee.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[If you can't get by without your morning cup of coffee, you aren't alone. 

A new survey finds many professionals feel more productive at work when they drink coffee.  

Food preparation and service workers top the list of those needing a caffeine boost. They are followed by scientists, sales reps, marketing and public relations professionals and nurses.

  Dunkin' Donuts and CareerBuilder commissioned the survey as part of this Saturday's "National Coffee Day."]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>Oprah falls to 50th on Fortune's '50 Most Powerful Women' list</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fortune magazine has come out with its 2012 list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business -- and Oprah Winfrey has barely made the cut.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Fortune magazine has come out with its 2012 list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. 

  Ginny Rometty, the president and CEO of IBM, holds the coveted No. 1 spot. 

  Indra Nooyi, the chair and CEO of PepsiCo, maintained her second place ranking from last year. 

   Hewlett-Packard president and CEO Meg Whitman rose to the third position. 
  
One noticeable drop: Oprah Winfrey, who held the 16th spot last year, plummeted to 50th this year.]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>Highland Park Saks Fifth Avenue store closing after holiday season</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dozens of people will lose their jobs when the Saks Fifth Avenue in north suburban Highland Park closes.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Dozens of people will lose their jobs when the Saks Fifth Avenue in north suburban Highland Park closes.

The company announced the store will close after the holiday season.]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>Digital design firm Roundarch Isobar doubling its Chicago jobs, Mayor Emanuel announces</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Roundarch Isobar, a digital design firm located downtown, will double its staff, adding 150 to 200 jobs over the next five years.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Roundarch Isobar, a digital design firm located downtown, will double its staff, adding 150 to 200 jobs over the next five years.

The company conceives, designs and builds digital experiences for the some of the world's largest organizations.

"Roundarch Isobar is a great example of a leading tech company that is making real progress in the Chicago market," said Mayor Emanuel.  "Roundarch Isobar has long had a commitment to the Chicago marketplace and has found world-class employees to fuel its growth and expand its opportunities. I'm glad this is continuing and look forward to watching the company's growth in the future."]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>American Airlines flight attendants approve contract</title>
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<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Flight attendants at American Airlines are approving a contract offer from the airline.

By voting this way, the flight attendants stave off the chance American would impose even deeper cuts in bankruptcy court.

ARM, the parent company of American Airlines, has said the new contract will cut costs by $195 million a year.]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>IKEA to build budget hotels in Europe</title>
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<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Furniture retailer IKEA is looking to make its mark in a new market.

The company says it's looking to get into the budget hotel business.

The Financial Times reports IKEA wants to build and develop at least 100 hotels across Europe.

Furniture store officials reportedly said the hotels won't bear the IKEA name and won't be run by the company.]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>Motorola Mobility moving HQ to Chicago from Libertyville</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mayor Emanuel is calling it a ''game changer.'' Motorola Mobility is moving more than 3,000 jobs to Chicago's Merchandise Mart.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Mayor Rahm Emanuel is calling it a ''game changer.'' Motorola Mobility is moving more than 3,000 jobs to Chicago's Merchandise Mart.

  The mayor says it is the city's largest jobs coup in decades.    

The workers' arrival will complete the transformation of one of Chicago's most famous buildings into one of America's largest technology centers.

The owners of the historic Merchandise Mart cleared 600,000-square-feet of space to make room for Motorola Mobility, the Libertyville-based smartphone maker taken over by   Google   earlier this year.

  Over 3,000 mostly higher-salaried workers -- engineers, designers, marketers and their support staffs -- will occupy the Mart's top four floors and rooftop.



"It's a gamechanger and we're now the, in my view, the tech capital, the digital capital of the Midwest," said Mayor Emanuel.


An ecstatic Mayor Emanuel smiled at news the deal had been closed after months of sensitive negotiations.  

At the Mart, Google will join other technology firms and a business incubator for tech startups called "1871."

"There will be startup companies," Emanuel said. "Let's give you an example of their New York office that has now 3,000 employees--there's like 40 startups that all come around it.  Other companies.  This is a multiplier for job creation and economic development." 

Last year, before being acquired by Google, Motorola Mobility signed an agreement to remain in Illinois in exchange for $110 million in tax incentives.

  Governor Pat Quinn said that deal would stand for the company's new owner when it moves to the state's largest city from Libertyville.

"The bottom line is, we want to keep the jobs in Illinois," said Gov. Pat Quinn. "And it's important to have good technology jobs in Illinois that spawn other jobs for many, many different people."


The move to the Mart will happen during the next 15 months.  

The Motorola brand was founded in Chicago in 1928. In a statement, CEO Dennis Woodside wrote, 
"What better place to continue our commitment to the state, honor our heritage and recruit top talent?"

  Mayor Emanuel did not shy away from using the announcement to further his political and economic agenda.

"Any time you add jobs it's a net gain," said the mayor. "We're leading the country in job creation and this will only confirm our leadership."

 The mayor says the city offered no incentives to Google beyond what the State of Illinois granted last year.  

Despite the tax increases, budget and pension deficits at the city and state levels, Google wants to be in Chicago, Illinois.]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>DirecTV, Viacom negotiations appear to stall</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Viacom says it's not making any progress in its dispute with DirecTV.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Viacom says it's not making any progress in its dispute with DirecTV. 

In a blog post, Viacom claims the satellite TV operator has  "no intention of working with us" and that talks have "moved backwards."

In response, DirecTV says Viacom's statement is inaccurate and that it is ready to make a deal. 

Last week, all Viacom networks were removed from DirecTV, including popular channels like MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. 

At issue is the amount DirecTV must pay Viacom per subscriber to carry those channels.]]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[DirecTV, Viacom negotiations appear to stall]]></dig:keywords>
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<description><![CDATA[Two local executives are drawing up plans for something called ''The Blues Experience'' for the Block 37 mall on State Street, Crain's Chicago Business reports.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Could the blues be the future of Block 37?

Crain's Chicago Business is reporting that two local executives are drawing up plans for something called "The Blues Experience" for the mostly vacant mall on State Street.  

Their plan would potentially include a blues-oriented museum, a nightclub and musical classrooms.  

There is no comment from the owner or leasing agents for Block 37.]]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[Report: 'Blues Experience' planned for Block 37: Two local executives are drawing up plans for something called ''The Blues Experience'' for the Block 37 mall on State Street, Crain's Chicago Business reports.]]></dig:keywords>
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<dig:D3text><![CDATA[The challenges of having a small business have much to do about that bottom line.  And if healthcare is in that budget, it's significant.
The Supreme Court narrowly upheld President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul Thursday with the unlikely help of conservative Chief Justice John Roberts.

Some local small business owners  say the health care law act helps them balance the bottom line with helping themselves and their employees while others say it will be a financial burden.

Bloodshot Records is the label behind dozens of indie rock bands.  The music business can have its ups and downs, but recently the label's co-owner, Nan Warshaw, says a $6,000 credit has helped. The credit was for paying for employees' healthcare.  Warshaw was glad to see the Supreme Court uphold the Affordable Care Act for the company's employees and the hundreds of musicians they represent -- some without insurance.

"I think it's great," she said.  "It's sorely needed for the small businesses like ours.  It's a great benefit."


Mark Weyermuller, owner of a property management business, was disappointed with the Supreme Court's decision.   He says the cost of healthcare and other benefits keep him from adding employees.  He expects the act will add even more burden to small businesses.


"I don't think healthcare will change all that much," said Weyermuller.  "We have the greatest healthcare in the world, and we will continue to. It's just, it's going to end up costing everybody more money and it will just be the same."


Pattie Sheehan, a mastectomy fitter, has been watching the news of the Supreme Court's decision.  Her clients are breast cancer survivors who she says will benefit from the act.
And she expects it to help her.  She's currently pays $600 a month for her own insurance.


"For me, having an opportunity to get a more reasonable price on my insurance is going to be a big part of this," she said.
Sheehan hopes the savings for her insurance and a growing business model will allow her to hire employees.  Right now she's a one woman show, but she says the act will help her be on track to hire employees next year.]]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[Legal scholars weigh in on health care decision, In a major victory for President Obama, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the core of his health care overhaul.]]></dig:keywords>
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<description><![CDATA[As hospital stocks soar with the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Obama's health care overhaul, doctors prepare for a rise in demand on preventative care.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[As hospital stocks soar with the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Obama's health care overhaul, doctors prepare for a rise in demand on preventative care.]]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[Stocks of hospital companies rose sharply and insurance companies fell Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld a requirement that almost all Americans carry health insurance.]]></dig:keywords>
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<title>United Airlines opens operations center in Willis Tower</title>
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<description><![CDATA[United Airlines has a new operations center in the tallest building in the U.S.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[United Airlines has a new operations center in the tallest building in the U.S.
   The airline gave the media a sneak peek Monday at its new network operations center that's housed on an entire floor in the Willis Tower. The center runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week with employees overseeing about 5,600 United and United Express flights a day. The center opened on May 31, combining operations centers from Houston and the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village.
   About 1,300 people work shifts in the center, planning flights, forecasting weather, routing aircraft, scheduling crews and working with air traffic control from across the country.]]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[United Airlines opens operations center in Chicago at Willis Tower]]></dig:keywords>
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<dig:alt><![CDATA[United Airlines has a new operations center in Chicagos Willis Tower. The airline gave the media a sneak peek Monday, June 18, 2012.]]></dig:alt>
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<description><![CDATA[Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma is bringing more jobs to the Chicago area as it opens a $140 million headquarters for the Americas in suburban Glenview.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma is bringing more jobs to the Chicago area as it opens a $140 million headquarters for the Americas in suburban Glenview.

   The headquarters were in Deerfield but were relocated to Glenview with new facilities.
The move means a much larger facility for the company  and a change  to its workforce.

The move to Glenview  has been in the works for about a year. About 1,000 company employees will be relocating to the new HQ.  About 150 new, high-paying tech jobs will be added. It's all a part of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's plan to increase job creation in the state by getting national and international companies to come.


"Jobs today the 21st century follow brain power," said Gov. Quinn. "We've got to make sure we invest in your abilities, in your minds."

Astellas is investing about $140 million dollars in Illinois as a part of its Glenview expansion.

"Access to health lies in discovering, developing and providing innovative medications for patients, as well as engaging in initiatives in countries in need of adequate medical care," said Astellas Global CEO Yoshihiko Hatanaka.

The corporate campus includes two seven-story buildings totaling 446,000 feet.
Along with the relocation of over 1,000 employees, the move creates 150 new high-paying tech jobs.

"We are here because we have a great wealth of talent that we can hire and bring in to help us meet the unmet medical needs of each of our patients around the world," said Astellas Senior Vice President Collette Taylor.

As an incentive, the state will give Astellas tax breaks and job training funds totaling $4 million.

"It's just another proof that Chicago and Illinois are really the center of the Midwestern economy," said David Vaught, Acting Director  of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. 
We're the inland port. We're the central location where global companies like Astellas love to come and do business."

The company will not be eligible for those incentives if it does not meet its job creation goals.

Illinois ranks No. 1 in the Midwest as a place for foreign investment, according to state officials. Gov. Quinn said he wants to make sure it stays that way.]]></dig:D3text>
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<description><![CDATA[The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center opened a new facility, 1871, at the Merchandise Mart Wednesday with rental space where digital tech startups can grow.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center opened a new facility, 1871, at the Merchandise Mart Wednesday with rental space where digital tech startups can grow.

 The name was inspired by the period of rapid innovation after the Great Chicago Fire in the year 1871.
   The 50,000-square foot center has been designed to help grow digital tech start-ups.


 "We believe that 1871, here in the Merchandise Mart, will create the next generation of great growth companies, really to be an economic development engine both for Chicago, the state of Illinois and hopefully the region as well," Kevin Willer said.

 Organizers say since mid-January more than 400 startups have applied to rent work space in the facility, which has the capacity to house up to 500 individuals or more than 100 companies.]]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center opened a new facility, 1871, at the Merchandise Mart Wednesday with rental space where digital tech startups can grow.]]></dig:keywords>
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<description><![CDATA[Don Thompson spoke about the importance of diversity in hiring during a speech Wednesday at the Chicago Urban League.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Don Thompson spoke about the importance of diversity in hiring during a speech Wednesday at the Chicago Urban League. 
 Thompson will become McDonald's first African-American chief executive officer on July 1. He's currently the president and COO.  He says diversity fuels innovation and innovation fuels success.
 "I'm not standing here today to say to you that everyone should run out and do something to make sure you have a quote unquote more diverse team, I'm saying I hope you're bright enough to understand if you have a diverse team, your business results will be much better, that's why we were number one on the Dow last year," Thompson said.

Thompson says 45 percent of McDonald's franchise owners are women or minorities.]]></dig:D3text>
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