Business Stories from July 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Frontier Days attendance tops 80,000Jul 10, 2013 5:48 am - Volunteers spent a rainy Monday cleaning up after the popular Frontier Days Festival in Arlington Heights, which officials said was a success this year in large part bec...
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Naperville employers wary of health care requirementsJul 10, 2013 10:22 am - Naperville-area business people are reacting with a mix of relief and questions about the extended deadline for employers to offer medical coverage to their employees un...
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Gurnee's KeyLime Cove gets new managementJul 10, 2013 10:14 am - KeyLime Cove Waterpark Resort in Gurnee is under new management. Veracity Hospitality, a firm founded by former KeyLime Cove General Manager Dale McFarland, is now opera...
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Buffett giving $2.6 billion to charities this yearJul 09, 2013 5:55 am - OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett is giving five charities more than $2.6 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock as part of his overall plan to give away ...
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Twinkies to last longer than many may rememberJul 10, 2013 5:48 am - NEW YORK — Twinkies don’t last forever, but they’ll have more staying power than most people remember when they return to shelves next week. Hostess Brands LLC says the ...
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Goodwill coming to Hoffman Village Shopping CenterJul 10, 2013 11:29 am - A Goodwill retail store and donation center will be the newest addition to a shopping center in Hoffman Estates that has seen great improvements since a Mariano's Fresh ...
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Palatine council delays vote on apartments for disabledJul 09, 2013 8:58 am - Palatine council members have delayed a vote on a controversial plan to build a three-story, 33-unit supportive housing residence that would serve people with disabiliti...
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Former Black Ram restaurant to reopen under new managementJul 09, 2013 5:04 pm - The former Black Ram Steakhouse in Des Plaines, which went belly up after 40 years in business, is slated to reopen soon with a similar name but under new management, ci...
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Farmers worry about fate of immigration billsJul 09, 2013 1:03 pm - ATWOOD, Mich. — For northern Michigan fruit grower Pat McGuire, the most potent symbol of the immigration debate isn’t grainy television footage showing people slipping ...
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Fiat exercises option to buy more Chrysler stockJul 09, 2013 5:55 am - DETROIT — Italian automaker Fiat has exercised a third option to buy a small amount of Chrysler stock. But the sale won’t go through until a price dispute is settled by ...