Business Stories from May 3, 2013 (Change date)
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Snaggle Foot Dog Walks & Pet Care Grows in Lake CountyMay 06, 2013 11:49 am - Snaggle Foot Dog Walks and Pet Care started as a small pet care company back in 2009. It has now grown to service over 150 clients in the Lake County area and this litt...
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Mobile ads help grow Facebook's 1Q revenue 38 percentMay 05, 2013 4:44 pm - NEW YORK — A year ago, Facebook was just testing the waters of mobile advertising, causing plenty of headaches for investors ahead of its massive initial public offering...
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Facebook to add Yext's business data to search featureMay 05, 2013 8:03 am - Yext Inc., a New York-based startup that lets businesses manage information on websites such as Yelp and Foursquare, is expanding its service to Facebook. Yext, which in...
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Disney’s Bangladesh exit pressures those who stayMay 04, 2013 8:51 am - Walt Disney Co.’s decision to pull out of Bangladesh is fueling debate over whether other manufacturers should leave the country or stay put to improve workplace conditi...
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PepsiCo cuts ties with Lil WayneMay 04, 2013 8:51 am - NEW YORK — PepsiCo is bowing to public pressure for the second time in a week and cutting ties to Lil Wayne over the rapper’s crude reference to civil rights martyr Emme...
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Ex-loan officer gets 12 years for mortgage fraudMay 03, 2013 7:11 pm - A former loan officer has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for his part in a mortgage fraud scheme in which he enriched himself with more than $700...
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Stocks surge to new highsMay 04, 2013 8:51 am - NEW YORK — After weeks of conflicting signals about the strength of the economy, a big gain in the jobs market gave Wall Street reason to celebrate Friday. The stock ma...
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Solar plane leavesCalifornia on cross-country tripMay 04, 2013 8:51 am - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — A solar-powered airplane left Northern California on Friday for the first leg of a planned cross-country trip that its co-pilot described as a “m...
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U.S. Cellular now embraces iPhoneMay 03, 2013 10:14 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. Cellular, the only major U.S. wireless carrier to resist the iPhone, says it’s going to start selling it this year. CEO Mary Dillon announced the reversa...
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Will new-look Freedom Plaza earn Naperville's approval?May 04, 2013 3:21 pm - A once-controversial development proposal will soon find its way back before Naperville City Council members, but without one major component. A new plan for Freedom Pl...
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