Business Stories from March 16, 2012 (Change date)
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COD faculty, administration remain at loggerheads on contractMar 17, 2012 4:56 pm - Is the current College of DuPage faculty contract trash or treasure? That’s the central question facing bargaining teams for the college’s administration and faculty ass...
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Ireland looks to Chicago for investmentMar 17, 2012 7:02 am - CHICAGO — Ireland’s prime minister threw out a sales pitch to potential business investors in Chicago on Friday, using the pervasive St. Patrick’s Day cheer to try to lu...
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Apple’s iPad goes on sale in nine countriesMar 17, 2012 7:02 am - MADISON, Wis. — Apple’s latest iPad drew the customary lines of die-hard fans looking to be first and entrepreneurs looking to make a quick profit. Many buyers lined up ...
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Mariano’s credited for Arlington Hts. sales increaseMar 17, 2012 9:55 am - Retail sales in Arlington Heights increased $35 million from 2010 to 2011 and reached $1.05 billion, according to calculations based on Illinois sales tax data. Credit f...
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Stocks end the day mixedMar 17, 2012 7:02 am - NEW YORK — It was a mundane end to an electrifying week on the stock market. Stock indexes wavered indecisively between small gains and losses Friday before closing mixe...
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14-year-old camps out in Naperville for new iPadMar 19, 2012 6:47 am - Matthew Henick was so enthusiastic about upgrading to the latest iPad, he talked his dad into driving him to the downtown Naperville Apple Store Thursday night to get in...
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Sears to close 62 stores in first half to reduce costsMar 17, 2012 7:04 am - Sears Holdings Corp., the department-store chain controlled by hedge fund executive Edward Lampert, plans to close 62 retail stores in the first half of this year to red...
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Chinese state TV targets McDonald's on food safetyMar 16, 2012 5:50 pm - BEIJING — Chinese state television has accused McDonald's and French retailer Carrefour of selling expired chicken products in separate incidents amid public anxiety in ...
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'Pink slime' sounds gross, but how does it taste?Mar 17, 2012 4:56 pm - All this angst over “pink slime” has made one thing clear: We don't always know what we're getting when we bite into a big juicy burger. Which leaves unanswered some of ...
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Bullish oil bet drop seen as peak in Iran rallyMar 16, 2012 8:22 am - A drop in bullish oil bets may signal that a rally in crude driven by concern over the standoff with Iran has peaked. The number of options held by traders to buy Brent ...
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