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Thursday, September 19
If you've ever been in a federal office, you've probably seen a Chicago Lighthouse clock. The 99-year-old company employs blind and vision-impaired people in Chicago to make clocks and, more recently, wall planners, thermometers and printer ribbons. The Wall Street Journal reports how Chicago Lighthouse is changing practices to fight the pressure from Chinese imports.