Business Stories from July 12, 2012 (Change date)
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New downtown leader in Highland ParkJul 12, 2012 5:53 pm - Jessica Weglarz recently was named executive director of the Downtown Highland Park Alliance. In that position, the native of Peoria will work with business owners and c...
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Stocks slide on Wall Street for sixth straight dayJul 13, 2012 8:43 am - U.S. stocks slid for a sixth day Thursday as concern spread that weaker global economic growth and the European debt crisis will hurt U.S. corporate earnings. The Dow Jo...
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Yahoo’s interim CEO faces off with shareholdersJul 13, 2012 8:43 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo’s restless shareholders let interim CEO Ross Levinsohn know that they won’t give him much time to fix the troubled company if he gets the job on a ...
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Yahoo confirms theft of 450,000 users’ passwordsJul 13, 2012 8:43 am - LONDON — Some 450,000 Yahoo users’ email addresses and passwords have been leaked because of a security breach, the company confirmed Thursday, adding that just a small ...
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United Airlines orders 150 Boeing 737sJul 13, 2012 2:11 pm - United Airlines is buying 150 Boeing 737s, planning to use them to replace older planes that are not as fuel efficient. The order announced on Thursday includes 100 of B...
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Buffett says general economy slowing this summerJul 12, 2012 3:03 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Thursday that U.S. economic growth has slowed in the last two months as fears about Europe’s debt woes mounted. Bu...
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Nike taking Paterno's name off child care centerJul 13, 2012 2:01 pm - BEAVERTON, Ore. — The president of Nike Inc. says he has decided to change the name of the Joe Paterno Child Development Center, a child care facility at the company's h...
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Vote now: Prospect Hts. park in line to win grant moneyJul 12, 2012 10:46 pm - Lions Park in Prospect Heights is inching up in the online contest to be named “America's Favorite Park” -- in 24 hours it has gone from 31st to 29th. That's impressive,...
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LA Fitness in Schaumburg to close August 1Jul 13, 2012 1:52 pm - Barely half a year after changing from a Bally’s, the LA Fitness health club at 1020 N. Meacham Road in Schaumburg will close Aug. 1, members and employees learned this ...
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European-style market plan in Vernon Hills depends on vendor interestJul 13, 2012 8:43 am - An open-air style European market could open in Vernon Hills but the timing depends on the availability of vendors. With the farm market season in full swing, there has ...
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