Business Stories from August 15, 2012 (Change date)
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Fox Lake approves economic incentives for ThorntonsAug 16, 2012 2:54 pm - By the narrowest of margins, Fox Lake officials agreed to provide about $150,000 in sales tax incentives to bring a Thorntons gas station to Route 12 and Grand Avenue. ...
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Elgin neighborhood association has a new directorAug 16, 2012 2:54 pm - Elgin's Downtown Neighborhood Association is entering a new phase. The board of directors has been searching for its next leader since Executive Director Tonya Hudson a...
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CFC acquires lots in Lake Barrington for nature preserveAug 16, 2012 10:20 am - Citizens for Conservation announced Wednesday that it has acquired three buildable lots in Lake Barrington from the bank that had taken possession of them to add to the ...
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Shatner’s Negotiator back in new Priceline TV spotAug 16, 2012 5:33 am - LOS ANGELES — William Shatner’s Priceline Negotiator isn’t a goner, after all. He just went surfing. Seven months after a commercial showed the Negotiator plunging off a...
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U.S. homebuilder confidence at 5-year-high in AugustAug 16, 2012 7:36 am - LOS ANGELES — U.S. homebuilders grew more confident in the housing recovery in August, as many reported that prospects for sales are the best they’ve been since the home...
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The other Paul Ryan plan: $800B in Medicaid cutsAug 16, 2012 12:40 pm - WASHINGTON — There’s another Paul Ryan plan for health care, a fundamental change in caring for the poor and disabled that would affect many more people than the Medicar...
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U.S. industrial production rose 0.6 pct. in JulyAug 15, 2012 11:47 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. factories made more cars, computers and airplanes last month, a hopeful sign that manufacturing is recovering after a weak spring. Industrial productio...
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Target raises profit outlook on solid 2Q salesAug 15, 2012 11:34 am - NEW YORK — Target Corp. raised its full-year profit projection Wednesday after the cheap chic discounter reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue that showed...
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Economic recovery is weakest since World War IIAug 16, 2012 7:36 am - WASHINGTON — The recession that ended three years ago this summer has been followed by the feeblest economic recovery since the Great Depression. Since World War II, 10 ...
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Samsung starts U.S. sales of Galaxy Note 10.1Aug 15, 2012 9:54 pm - SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. is taking another shot at the dominance of Apple’s iPad with a tablet equipped with a digital pen and a faster processor at ...