Business Stories from June 11, 2013 (Change date)
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Kane Republicans push back against union-supported law changeJun 13, 2013 6:41 am - In what some Kane County construction workers may view as a strike at their local unions, county board members erased part of a provision that sets guaranteed hourly wag...
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Retail going fast, office slow, on downtown Barrington projectJun 14, 2013 7:29 am - Retail tenants are lining up faster than expected for Barrington’s downtown redevelopment project on the southwest corner of Hough and Main streets, but a large office t...
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Google snaps up Waze to add to mapping serviceJun 13, 2013 6:41 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google is buying online mapping service Waze in a $1.03 billion deal that keeps a potentially valuable tool away from its rivals while allowing it to gai...
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France threatens veto of EU-US trade dealJun 11, 2013 4:20 pm - STRASBOURG, France — A cloud is hanging over the upcoming free-trade talks between the European Union and the United States after France said it won’t back any deal that...
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Comcast’s new X2 platform saves TV shows onlineJun 12, 2013 5:55 am - WASHINGTON — Worried about filling up your DVR? The nation’s largest cable TV provider, Comcast Corp., is unveiling a new, compact set-top box that does away with the ha...
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News Corp shareholders approve splitJun 12, 2013 5:55 am - NEW YORK — News Corp. says its shareholders have approved a plan to split into two publicly traded companies. The company says approval came with an overwhelming majorit...
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Mundelein Farmers Market ready to growJun 11, 2013 1:38 pm - An expanded Mundelein Farmers Market will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Fridays, June 14 to Oct. 11, downtown at Park Street and Seymour Avenue. Many of the vendors have been...
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Immigration debate clears procedural Senate hurdleJun 13, 2013 9:08 am - WASHINGTON — In Spanish and English, the Senate pushed contentious immigration legislation over early procedural hurdles with deceptive ease on Tuesday as President Bara...
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Office suppliers name CEO search firmJun 13, 2013 6:41 am - OfficeMax Inc. and Naperville-based Office Depot Inc. said Tuesday that they have hired Korn/Ferry International in their CEO search related to the pending $1.2 billion ...
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Dist. 59 to buy former Wellington restaurant site for $1.8 millionJun 13, 2013 6:41 am - A prime commercial property fronting Arlington Heights Road could soon be off the tax rolls. Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 has agreed to purchase the former ...