Business Stories from August 27, 2013 (Change date)
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Dist. 211 receives $40,000 grant from MotorolaAug 28, 2013 2:06 pm - Palatine Schaumburg High School District 211 has been awarded a $40,000 grant that will support three new courses in the applied technology department, the district anno...
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Exploring Google Glass through eyes of early usersAug 27, 2013 4:47 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Geeks aren’t the only people wearing Google Glass. Among the people testing Google Inc.’s wearable computer are teachers, dentists, doctors, radio disc j...
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Burger King to offer ‘French Fry Burger’ for $1Aug 27, 2013 4:47 pm - NEW YORK — Burger King says it will start offering a “French Fry Burger” for a buck, as it looks to fend off McDonald’s aggressive push for its Dollar Menu. The Miami-ba...
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Butera Market wants to open 2 stores in ElginAug 28, 2013 5:53 pm - The owners of Butera Market want to open two new stores in Elgin, including one on the city’s northwest side, an area with “low access” to fresh fruits and vegetables. B...
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Wauconda to host pet paradeAug 27, 2013 6:31 pm - A pet parade is planned for 5:30 p.m. Thursday on Main Street in downtown Wauconda. Sponsored by the Wauconda Area Chamber of Commerce, Bark ‘N’ Town, Inc., and Page’s H...
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Ex-JPMorgan trader arrested in SpainAug 27, 2013 11:37 am - MADRID — A former JPMorgan Chase & Co. trader wanted by the United States for allegedly falsifying bank records to cover up $6 billion in trading losses was arrested in ...
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U.S. home prices rise strong 12.1 percent in JuneAug 27, 2013 5:10 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose 12.1 percent in June from a year earlier, nearly matching a seven-year high. But month-over-month price gains slowed in most markets, ...
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Treasury says U.S. will hit debt limit in mid-OctAug 27, 2013 11:37 am - WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has told Congress that the government will run out of money to pay its bills in mid-October unless lawmakers raise the country’...
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Fast plant is boost for Japan auto also-ran MazdaAug 27, 2013 11:37 am - HOFU, Japan — Mazda, the longtime also-ran of Japanese automakers, says it came up with innovations in nearly every step of auto manufacturing for a super-efficient asse...
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U.S. consumer confidence rises in AugustAug 27, 2013 1:30 pm - WASHINGTON — Americans’ confidence in the economy inched closer to a 5 ½-year high on growing optimism that hiring and wages could pick up in coming months. The Conferen...