Business Stories from October 10, 2011 (Change date)
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We have to ask ... want to own a piece of the Packers?Oct 11, 2011 8:54 pm - MILWAUKEE — Cheeseheads around the world might soon have a chance to own a piece of the Super Bowl champs. The Green Bay Packers, the NFL's only publicly owned team, are...
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Hedge funds cut bullish oil bets for third week: energy marketsOct 11, 2011 10:10 am - Hedge funds cut bullish bets on oil for a third week as concern that slowing economic growth will reduce fuel demand sent crude to a one-year low just before it rallied ...
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Palatine business expert perseveres to help entrepreneursOct 11, 2011 10:10 am - When Bonita Richter of Palatine was honored recently as the only one in Illinois to receive the 2011 State Star, an honor bestowed by America's Small Business Developmen...
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Apple says iPhone 4s pre-orders top 1 million in single dayOct 10, 2011 1:13 pm - Apple Inc. said pre-orders of its iPhone 4S topped one million in a single day, surpassing the previous single-day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4. The iPho...
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Microflex exam glove receives ergonomic certificationOct 10, 2011 10:06 am - PRNewswire Lake Forest-based Microflex Corp.’s XCEED nitrile disposable examination gloves have become the first glove to receive an ergonomic certification. In a compre...
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Allstate leads campaign against domestic violenceOct 10, 2011 10:06 am - PRNewswire The Northbrook-based Allstate Foundation and the YWCA are joining forces this month to break the silence and raise awareness about domestic violence by launch...
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Sikich’s Thompson wins Early Career Achievement AwardOct 10, 2011 1:17 pm - ROCKFORD — Sikich LLP staff member Jakob J. Thompson, CPA, has been awarded the Illinois State University College of Business Early Career Achievement Award. The Early C...
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Qatari investor buys European private banking unitOct 11, 2011 10:10 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatari investors agreed to buy the private banking division of Belgium’s KBC Group for just over (euro) 1 billion Monday, adding to the wea...
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Annabella Salonspa in Geneva offers Aveda line and pamperingOct 11, 2011 10:10 am - An interview with Owner Craig Kehler. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We are a full service Aveda Salon Spa offering hair treatments, makeup, full sp...
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Ghana cedi weakens for second day as investors bought dollarsOct 10, 2011 8:35 am - Ghana’s cedi weakened for a second day as overseas-based investors bought dollars to repatriate earnings from bonds. The currency of the world’s second-biggest cocoa pro...