Business Stories from June 25, 2012 (Change date)
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Walker says he's willing to look at Wisconsin pension systemJun 26, 2012 7:41 am - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Monday that he would be willing to consider changes in the state's $77 billion pension system, with a report on expected to be released ...
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Palatine gives restaurants, yoga studio the go-aheadJun 26, 2012 3:32 pm - Palatine officials Monday gave the go-ahead to a few businesses sure to satisfy both healthy endeavors and hungry appetites. One future addition to downtown Palatine wil...
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US new-home sales rose at fastest pace in 2 yearsJun 26, 2012 7:04 am - WASHINGTON — Americans bought new homes in May at the fastest pace in more than two years. The increase suggests a modest recovery in the housing market is continuing, d...
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Fremd students advise Motorola, AT&T on cellphonesJun 26, 2012 5:18 am - Students in the two sections of the Advanced Physics Class at Fremd High School had the opportunity to test a newer model of a Motorola cellphone, the Atrix 2, and prese...
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U.S. gasoline fell 15 cents to $3.48 A gallon in Lundberg surveyJun 25, 2012 10:43 am - The average price of regular gasoline at U.S. filling stations declined 15 cents in the past two weeks to $3.48 a gallon, according to Lundberg Survey Inc. The survey co...
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AAR Chairman & CEO named Entrepreneur of the YearJun 26, 2012 7:01 am - Wood Dale-based AAR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David P. Storch recently received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Midwest Award in the Master En...
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Apple-Motorola Mobility patent lawsuit ended by judge in ChicagoJun 26, 2012 7:01 am - Apple Inc. and Motorola Mobility, the mobile phone-making unit of Google Inc., lost bids for court orders barring each other from infringing their patents. U.S. Circuit ...
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Denmark to upgrade aircraft with Northrup targeting podsJun 25, 2012 10:21 am - PRNewswire The Danish Ministry of Defence has selected Rolling Meadow’s Northrop Grumman’s Litening G4 targeting system for its F-16 fighter aircraft. Under the terms of...
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Egypt stocks jump, trade suspended brieflyJun 25, 2012 8:57 am - CAIRO — Egypt’s MENA news agency says authorities halted trading on the country’s stock exchange for half an hour after shares surged on the declaration of Islamist Moha...
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BP sells Wyoming assets worth $1B to LINN EnergyJun 25, 2012 8:58 am - LONDON — British energy company BP says it is selling some of its operations in Wyoming to LINN Energy for $1 billion. BP PLC said Monday it is disposing of its interest...