Business Stories from March 7, 2011 (Change date)
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Your book can be a powerful sales toolMar 08, 2011 5:45 pm - Want instant credibility? Respect? An edge competitors don’t have? Write a book. Doing so can be good for business. “It’s the best marketing tool I’ve ever developed. A ...
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Arlington Heights man makes clock commemorating 9/11 anniversaryMar 08, 2011 5:22 pm - An Arlington Heights man gave village leaders a clock Monday that he plans to market in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The face of ...
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Kane County delays vote on Centegra expansionMar 09, 2011 10:23 am - Kane County Board members voted Tuesday to pause for a more thorough deliberation of plans to build a $233 million hospital in Huntley. But some people believe they shou...
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Indiana, Wisconsin governors in eye of budget stormMar 08, 2011 7:49 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mitch Daniels has spent years talking about issues that typically make voters' eyes glaze over: Cutting spending. Balancing budgets. Shrinking gover...
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Warner Bros. to offer movie rentals on FacebookMar 09, 2011 9:13 am - NEW YORK — Movie rentals are coming to Facebook. Warner Bros. says it is testing a service that will offer select movies for purchase or rental through the public pages...
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Starbucks' new logo debuts on cups, cafesMar 09, 2011 9:13 am - SEATTLE — Starbucks customers are seeing something new when they sip their coffee. The Seattle-based company rolled out its new words-free logo Tuesday on all its cups....
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European growth helps McDonald's salesMar 09, 2011 9:13 am - OAK BROOK — McDonald's says higher global demand, especially in Europe, boosted sales in February. Revenue at company-owned and franchised restaurants open at least 13 m...
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W. Chicago supports '3/50 Project' shop local campaignMar 08, 2011 4:43 pm - The City of West Chicago has announced its support of a national “shop local” program which poses a simple question to its community members: Which three local businesse...
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Underwater mortgages rise as home prices fallMar 09, 2011 9:13 am - WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth rose at the end of last year, preventing many people from selling their h...
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Anger brews over government workers' benefitsMar 08, 2011 4:18 pm - When Erin McFarlane looks at public workers, she sees lucrative pension benefits she doesn't ever expect to get. And it makes her mad. "I don't think that a federal empl...
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