March 23 at 6:36 a.m.
Filed under:
Transportation
By Associated Press
![High-speed-web](../files/2011/03/High-speed-web.jpg)
Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin greet workers at the Amtrak Rail Yard. (Michael Tercha/Tribune)
The next phase of construction on a high-speed rail route between Chicago and St. Louis will begin next month, a high-stakes transportation project similar to those that other states have rebuffed, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced Tuesday.
“Illinois has always been a strong railroad state and we always will be,“ Quinn said at an Amtrak rail yard near downtown Chicago. Get the full story »
July 29, 2010 at 11:09 a.m.
Filed under:
Economy,
Government
By Associated Press
A Federal Reserve official says the central bank should revive a crisis-era program to buy government debt if the country seems headed toward a bout with deflation. Get the full story »
June 28, 2010 at 5:46 a.m.
Filed under:
Airplanes,
Labor,
Unions
By Reuters
Boeing workers in St. Louis have agreed to a contract with the plane manufacturer, avoiding a strike that would have gone into effect today if the deal had been rejected.The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said the contract passed Sunday by a vote of 1,237 to 838. Get the full story »
June 24, 2010 at 7:13 a.m.
Filed under:
Airplanes,
Labor,
Unions
By Dow Jones Newswires
Boeing Co. workers at the company’s St. Louis military-aircraft facility will vote today on an amended contract offer, with union leaders recommending members reject the deal. Get the full story »
June 21, 2010 at 8:16 a.m.
Filed under:
Airplanes,
Labor
By Dow Jones Newswires
Boeing Co. intends to offer again its “best-and-final” labor contract to the union representing its machinists in St. Louis during a scheduled meeting Monday afternoon, setting the stage for a strike later this week. Get the full story »