Business Stories from May 12, 2011 (Change date)
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Discover to buy Tree.com's home-lending unit for $55.9 milMay 15, 2011 8:46 am - Discover Financial Services, the Riverwoods-based credit-card lender, will pay $55.9 million for Tree.com Inc.'s home-lending business. The acquisition of Tree's Home Lo...
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Oil rises to near $100 as European economy growsMay 13, 2011 8:44 am - Oil prices rose to near $100 a barrel Friday as Germany and France posted strong economic growth figures and the U.S. dollar weakened, making crude cheaper for investors...
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GLMV Mixer/Small Business Event May 19 at American Chartered BankMay 16, 2011 4:50 pm - The GLMV After Hours Mixer/ Small Business Event will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 19 at American Chartered Bank, 471 W Townline Road in Vernon Hills, 847.247.47...
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Stocks fall following slight rise in inflationMay 13, 2011 10:11 am - NEW YORK — Stocks fell in morning trading Friday after the government reported that the cost of living rose slightly in April. Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in April,...
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GLMV Ask The Mayors Luncheon May 19May 16, 2011 4:45 pm - Buiness leaders and community members are invited to join our four GLMV mayors (Green Oaks Mayor Bernard Wysocki, Libertyville Mayor Terry Weppler, Mundelein Mayor Ken K...
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Cities eye selling municipal assets to balance budgetsMay 15, 2011 8:46 am - NEW YORK — As 2010 drew to a close, the mayor of Newark, N.J., was staring into a budget abyss so deep that he sold 16 city buildings to pay the bills. They included the...
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Chiro One CEO named as finalist in Entrepreneur of the Year AwardMay 16, 2011 4:36 pm - Chiro One Wellness Centers' CEO, Dr. Stuart Bernsen was recently named as a Finalist in the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Midwest Competition. Bernsen is...
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Social Security changes off table; problems remainMay 15, 2011 8:46 am - WASHINGTON — Congress is putting off changes to Social Security, but the massive retirement and disability program still faces long-term financial problems from an aging...
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Border Foods acquired by Mount Prospect companyMay 15, 2011 8:46 am - DEMING, N.M. — A Mount Prospect-based condiment manufacturer and marketer has acquired New Mexico's Border Foods Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Mizkan Americas made the...
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Rising food and gas costs push up consumer pricesMay 14, 2011 3:12 pm - WASHINGTON — Consumers paid more for gas and food in April, lifting inflation to its highest level in two and a half years. But inflationary pressures have begun to ease...
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