Business Stories from June 6, 2012 (Change date)
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Idaho throws out Five Wives Vodka banJun 07, 2012 10:25 am - BOISE, Idaho — Idaho reversed direction in the face of a lawsuit Wednesday and said it will sell Five Wives Vodka, but the liquor producer whose label makes an unmistaka...
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Antioch farmer’s market opensJun 06, 2012 5:04 pm - Antioch’s farmers market will start its season on Thursday and the events will run weekly until Oct. 11. The market will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. across from Antioch Ele...
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Some LinkedIn passwords stolen, leaked onlineJun 07, 2012 10:25 am - LONDON — Business social network LinkedIn said Wednesday that some of its users’ passwords have been stolen and leaked onto the Internet. LinkedIn Corp. did not say how ...
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Fed survey finds US growth, hiring mostly steadyJun 07, 2012 7:32 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew moderately in most regions of the country this spring and companies kept hiring, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Wednes...
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US worker productivity fell 0.9 pct. annual rateJun 07, 2012 10:27 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. worker productivity fell by the largest amount in a year from January through March. The steeper drop than first estimated suggests companies would nee...
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Honda Fit EV gets highest EPA fuel economy ratingJun 06, 2012 9:58 pm - TORRANCE, Calif. — The Honda Fit electric car has received the highest fuel efficiency rating ever from the Environmental Protection Agency, the company said Wednesday. ...
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Dow leaps 286 points, best day of the yearJun 07, 2012 7:32 am - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average surged 286 points Wednesday, its best day this year. The rally started early and gathered force in the afternoon. The charge...
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Nation’s unions lost in the Wisconsin showdownJun 07, 2012 7:32 am - WASHINGTON — Gov. Scott Walker’s definitive victory in Wisconsin’s recall election is already reverberating in other state capitals. It exposed the shrunken political mu...
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Antioch receives EPA grant to assess brownfields including in industrial parkJun 06, 2012 9:58 pm - An old industrial park and other properties on Depot Street in Antioch will likely be the beneficiaries of a $200,000 federal brownfields assessment grant the village re...
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Wauconda launches marketing plan that will focus on its small-town charmJun 07, 2012 8:43 am - When Robin Malpass walked by local shops along Wauconda’s Main Street she said she knew something was different about the town — strangers were greeting her. Feeling a s...
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