Business Stories from August 9, 2013 (Change date)
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Pioneer Center wins 2013 Communicator AwardsAug 09, 2013 12:55 pm - Submitted by Pioneer Center for Human Services The winners of the 2013 Communicator Awards were recently announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. And ...
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US wholesale stockpiles fell 0.2 percent in JuneAug 09, 2013 11:04 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesalers cut their stockpiles in June for a third straight month even as their sales rose again. The combination suggests businesses have underestim...
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U.S. stocks slide as market heads for weekly lossAug 09, 2013 11:04 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks dipped Friday morning, the capstone to a disappointing week shaped by unimpressive earnings. Trading volume was light, typical of an August Frida...
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Chicago’s GrubHub, Seamless complete combinationAug 10, 2013 8:35 am - NEW YORK — Rivals Seamless and Chicago-based GrubHub said Friday that they have completed their combination, creating an online takeout company covering about 25,000 res...
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NCAA getting out of jersey-selling businessAug 09, 2013 10:26 pm - The NCAA is getting out of the memorabilia business. NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday it would stop the practice immediately after reports this week that team je...
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Deerfield’s Beam 2Q net income slips, but sales improveAug 09, 2013 6:50 pm - Deerfield-based Spirits maker Beam Inc. said Thursday that its net income fell in the second quarter on costs related to debt, but sales of new Jim Beam bourbons, tequil...
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Orbitz shares soar after 2Q earnings reportAug 09, 2013 11:29 am - Shares of Chicago-based Orbitz Worldwide Inc. hit their highest price in about six years Thursday, after the online travel company reported a jump in hotel room nights a...
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Jeb Bush backs new school standards, choicesAug 10, 2013 4:27 pm - Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush defended new uniform achievement standards for students around the nation Friday while calling for states to expand school-choice initiative...
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Caterpillar CEO pushes for immigration reformAug 09, 2013 3:56 pm - PEORIA — The CEO of Caterpillar has joined U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin in pushing for comprehensive immigration reform. Doug Oberhelman and Durbin discussed the issue at an ev...
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Chicago-based Groupon stock soars after 2Q resultsAug 09, 2013 6:04 pm - Associated Press Groupon's stock soared Thursday after the beleaguered online deals company named co-founder Eric Lefkofsky permanent CEO and posted stronger-than-expec...