Business Stories from July 22, 2012 (Change date)
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Group home regulations under scrutiny in McHenry Co.Jul 23, 2012 5:53 pm - At least seven municipalities in McHenry County are either in violation of or not consistent with federal Fair Housing Act provisions regarding group homes for people wi...
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Work advice: What’s like got to do with it?Jul 23, 2012 7:17 am - Editor’s note: Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. Q: I recently tra...
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Will Colorado economy turn purple state red or blue?Jul 22, 2012 5:31 pm - PUEBLO, Colo. — In this working-class city where steel was the economic muscle of the past and where harnessing the wind offers promise for the future, Cris Gillispie ha...
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Home builders’ confidence higher, but still down from peaksJul 23, 2012 7:17 am - Confidence among U.S. homebuilders is swelling to a five-year high, with many now anticipating that sales of new homes will strengthen this year even as signs point to a...
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Fantasy sports widows: Don’t get mad, get celeb-edJul 23, 2012 3:14 pm - NEW YORK — Widowed by hubby’s fantasy sports obsession? Don’t get mad, get Kim Kardashian. Or Tom Cruise. Or Kate Middleton. Fantasy sports leagues are big business onli...
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Oregon businessman wants ‘Simpsons’ shopping in SpringfieldJul 23, 2012 7:17 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A businessman in Springfield, Ore., says it’s time for the city to embrace its most famous fictional residents and create a shopping district with a ...
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U.S. would lose 710,000 jobs from tax rise, study saysJul 22, 2012 6:03 pm - The U.S. would lose 710,000 jobs and economic output would fall by 1.3 percent, or $200 billion, if tax cuts for high earners are allowed to lapse, said a report prepare...
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Housing crisis sees 1.5 million older americans lose their homesJul 23, 2012 10:48 am - More than 1.5 million Americans aged 50 or more have lost their homes since the collapse of the housing market in 2007 as delinquency rates and foreclosures soar, accord...
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Chicago lags behind in food truck craze, for nowJul 23, 2012 1:15 pm - Each day at lunch, Amy Le faces the same dilemma as she looks for a spot to park her bright green food truck in downtown Chicago. She needs a space close enough to hungr...
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