Business Stories from August 8, 2012 (Change date)
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Sports training business coming to Mount ProspectAug 09, 2012 7:13 am - Mount Prospect trustees Tuesday welcomed a new sports training business to the village. The Ball Park in Mount Prospect will occupy an existing 11,120-square-foot buildi...
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Manitex reports record 2Q net revenuesAug 08, 2012 12:45 pm - BRIDGEVIEW — Manitex International Inc., reported net revenues for the second quarter of 2012 rose 42 percent to a record $52.5 million, as global demand for the company...
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Beam selects Ogilvy Chicago for Pinnacle VodkaAug 08, 2012 12:46 pm - DEERFIELD — Global spirits company Beam Inc. has named Ogilvy Chicago to handle advertising of its Pinnacle Vodka brand. Beam acquired Pinnacle Vodka in May. The brand h...
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Wellness Center USA completes acquisition of CNS-WellnessAug 08, 2012 12:46 pm - SCHAUMBURG — Health care and nutraceutical company Wellness Center USA said it has completes its acquisition of its CNS-Wellness LLC in Tampa, Fla. CNS is a cognitive ne...
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Outback parent co. stock blooms after IPOAug 08, 2012 11:59 am - NEW YORK — Shares of Bloomin’ Brands, which operates Outback Steakhouse and other restaurant chains, rose more than 11 percent in the stock’s first morning of trading on...
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HP raises outlook, boots head of ServicesAug 08, 2012 12:00 pm - NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday said that it will take a massive charge against its earnings for the latest quarter, but that results excluding charges were ...
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Macy’s posts 16 percent hike in 2Q net incomeAug 09, 2012 5:16 am - NEW YORK — Macy’s reported a nearly 16 percent increase in net income for its second quarter, helped by cost-cutting and its strategy to tailor its merchandise to local ...
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Chevron response to refinery fire under criticismAug 09, 2012 5:16 am - RICHMOND, Calif. — Investigators were looking at how a small, seemingly insignificant leak at one of the country’s biggest oil refineries quickly unraveled into an inten...
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U.S. worker productivity up 1.6 pct. in 2nd quarterAug 09, 2012 5:16 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. workers increased their productivity in the April-June quarter after companies scaled back hiring and got more out of their existing work forces. The g...
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Beverage companies pay millions to conserve waterAug 09, 2012 5:16 am - WEST COLUMBIA, Texas — Fifty miles outside the nation's fourth-largest city is a massive field of waist-high grass, buzzing bees and palm-size butterflies, just waiting ...