Business Stories from December 28, 2011 (Change date)
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Top tech stories in the suburbs in 2011Dec 30, 2011 6:17 am - While analysts pontificate about the highlights of the technology industry this year, plenty of advances and innovation could be found around our own suburbs. You don’t ...
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Walgreen cutting costs over Express Scripts falloutDec 30, 2011 5:49 am - Walgreen Co. began cutting costs in anticipation of losing as much as 75 percent of sales generated from employee-benefits manager Express Scripts Inc., the result of a ...
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Samsung, Taihan to build network in mali to boost communicationsDec 29, 2011 6:35 am - Bloomberg News Samsung Electronics Co. and Taihan Electric Wire Co. will build a fiber-optic and Intranet network in Mali to help improve government communications, the ...
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United Airlines mechanics ratify labor contractDec 31, 2011 7:05 am - United Airlines and the Teamsters union said Thursday that the carrier’s mechanics have ratified a new labor contract. With the agreement, the International Brotherhood ...
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Quinn had 'good, long' talk with Sears CEO about closuresDec 30, 2011 5:40 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holding Corp., parent of Sears and Kmart stores, on Thursday released a list of 79 stores targeted for closure, but none are in Illinois. Sto...
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Verizon Wireless to charge $2 for one-time paymentDec 30, 2011 11:39 am - NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless, the country’s largest cellphone company, is introducing a $2 fee for every payment subscribers make over the phone or online with their cred...
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Stocks up on new home deals, job growth prospectsDec 30, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Better news on the job market and home sales sent stocks higher on Wall Street. The four-week average of unemployment claims fell to a three-and-a-half-year l...
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Community Media Group buying Ludington Daily NewsDec 29, 2011 6:25 am - LUDINGTON, Mich. — Community Media Group is buying the assets of Shoreline Media Inc., which includes the Ludington Daily News and two other West Michigan newspapers, th...
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Settlement in Elly Mae Clampett Barbie doll suitDec 30, 2011 1:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS — The actress who played Elly May Clampett on the “The Beverly Hillbillies” has settled her lawsuit over a Barbie doll that uses the character’s name and lik...
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Worst year since Lehman doubles spread to U.S.: Poland creditDec 29, 2011 6:35 am - Investors dodging the fallout from Europe’s credit crisis have doubled the additional yield demanded on Polish government debt over U.S. Treasuries in the worst year for...
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