Business Stories from September 13, 2011 (Change date)
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Greece, Europe struggle to contain debt crisisSep 14, 2011 3:11 pm - BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought Tuesday to calm market fears that Greece is heading for a chaotic default as Europe struggles to contain a crippling fina...
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Buffalo Grove, ComEd plan second meeting over outagesSep 14, 2011 3:11 pm - Buffalo Grove officials will meet later this month with ComEd representatives to discuss some of the issues that emerged in the wake of the summer’s power outages, Deput...
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Chicago chocolate bar: 12,000 pounds, 21 feet longSep 14, 2011 7:37 am - Now that’s a chocolaty treat! Chicago-based World’s Finest Chocolate on Tuesday made a chocolate bar that weighs 12,000 pounds and measures 3 feet high and 21 feet long....
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Late rally pushes stocks higherSep 13, 2011 2:04 pm - NEW YORK — A late afternoon rally pushed the stock market higher for only the second day this month. Major indexes spent most of Monday lower as investors worried that G...
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Sikich LLP names Paschal senior managerSep 14, 2011 10:55 pm - Marketwire ROCKFORD — Sikich LLP said Carla Paschal, CPA, has joined the firm as senior manager in the Rockford office. Paschal is a certified public accountant and come...
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Local 99ers hoping job searches pay off soonSep 14, 2011 7:37 am - One week after the stock market crash of 1929, a club for female pilots was founded and elected Amelia Earhart as the organization's first president. Passing over names ...
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U.S. airlines collect fewer bag feesSep 14, 2011 2:12 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. airlines collected slightly fewer baggage fees in the in the first three months of the year despite an uptick in travelers. The data, released Tuesday by...
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W. Dundee's Clearwater Theater closed over liquor licenseSep 14, 2011 3:11 pm - West Dundee officials have shut down a popular concert venue for failing to hold a state liquor license for more than a year, authorities confirmed Monday. The Clearwat...
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Textura relocates data center to Oak BrookSep 14, 2011 10:55 pm - PRNewswire DEERFIELD — Textura Corporation, the leading provider of collaboration solutions for the construction industry, has relocated its primary data center to Latis...
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Obama promotes jobs plan in OhioSep 14, 2011 3:11 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Imploring Congress to follow his lead, President Barack Obama on Tuesday lobbied lawmakers to adopt his nearly $450 billion jobs plan, promising it woul...