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Lowe's Puts Plans For Chicago Store On Hold
NMC5 Chicago ^

Posted on 08/09/2006 9:13:21 AM PDT by politicalwit

CHICAGO -- Lowe's has put its plans for two home-improvement centers in Chicago on hold in the wake of the city's new big-box minimum-wage ordinance, following similar steps taken by Wal-Mart and Target, a developer and alderman said.

David Katz of Northbrook-based A&R Management Inc., which manages a shopping center where one of the Lowe's stores was to open, confirmed on Tuesday that officials at the Mooresville, N.C.-based company have postponed signing a lease.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News
KEYWORDS: aldermen; chicago; minimumwage; mistake
Big box retailer #3...first Target, then Walmart and now Lowes. Who is going to be the next retailer to tell Chicago aldermen to shove it?
1 posted on 08/09/2006 9:13:22 AM PDT by politicalwit
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To: politicalwit
Big box dims in Chicago pulled the same maneuver (with a different twist) that the Large Mouth RATs pulled here in Md on WalMart.

Fortunately the courts ruled against it here. Maybe the same will happen in Chicago.

2 posted on 08/09/2006 9:24:37 AM PDT by evad
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To: evad
The brainless keep getting born.
The brainless keep getting indoctrinated in government schools.
The brainless keep getting elected by other brainless...

Is it any wonder that they believe that the Bill of Rights can be changed by any vote? Generation after generation...

3 posted on 08/09/2006 9:29:19 AM PDT by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: politicalwit

Businesses should get together and announce they won't build inside Chicago city limits and build right outside it.


4 posted on 08/09/2006 9:59:18 AM PDT by GeronL (http://www.mises.org/story/1975 <--no such thing as a fairtax)
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To: politicalwit

Lowe's Shrugged.


5 posted on 08/09/2006 10:00:51 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: politicalwit

Losers.. unemployed workers, the poor (in lower prices), the companies, contractors, minorities, women and children.

Winners... Unions, politicians, and developers.

Ahh yes... Democrats, the party that cares /sarc


6 posted on 08/09/2006 10:22:22 AM PDT by Lokibob (Spelling and typos are copyrighted. Please do not use.)
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To: politicalwit

Just another example of the sheer stupidity of liberals and labor unions. I love the arrogance of these "elected officials" in Chicago; they think they can just set "living" wages for people. Unbelievable.

Well, I live in Chicago - where's my "living" wage? I need $500K a year to live my lifestyle. I want it now!


7 posted on 08/09/2006 1:16:09 PM PDT by GianniV
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