Business Stories from September 20, 2013 (Change date)
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Arcedium Coffee House in St. Charles Makes Quantum Leap in Internet SpeedSep 23, 2013 5:42 pm - Arcedium Coffee House in St. Charles increased its Internet speed twelvefold on Friday. An Arcedium customer who prefers to work there on his computer rather...
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New iPhones: What’s new and oldSep 20, 2013 9:00 pm - CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apart from new colors, the exterior of Apple’s new iPhones doesn’t look much different from last year’s model. The iPhone 5S is identical to the iPho...
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Oktoberfest returns to LibertyvilleSep 20, 2013 8:32 pm - MainStreet Libertyville hosts its annual Oktoberfest from 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, under the big top tent on Church Street. A perennial community favorite, this ...
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Allegiant delays flights to inspect MD-80 slidesSep 21, 2013 8:43 am - LAS VEGAS — Allegiant Airlines took more than half of its fleet of MD-80 aircraft out of service Friday to inspect emergency slides, four days after passengers and crew ...
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‘Grand Theft Auto’ smashes records with $1 billion in 3 daysSep 22, 2013 6:57 am - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. said retail sales of its “Grand Theft Auto V” video game surpassed $1 billion in three days, hitting that mark faster than any other g...
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Harper wins grant to teach supply chain managementSep 20, 2013 6:35 pm - Harper College in Palatine has been awarded a $1.1 million federal grant to set up a supply chain management program in conjunction with Northwestern University and indu...
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BlackBerry previews nearly $1 billion loss, to cut 4,500 workersSep 21, 2013 8:43 am - TORONTO — BlackBerry said Friday that it will lay off 4,500 employees, or 40 percent of its global workforce, as it reports a nearly $1 billion second-quarter loss a wee...
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Stocks drop as investors fret over budget fightSep 21, 2013 8:43 am - Washington’s budget fight jolted Wall Street on Friday, reminding it that the next few weeks could bring a lot of uncertainty. Investors hate uncertainty, and stocks pl...
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Mayor: Gurnee must stop losing businesses to WisconsinSep 20, 2013 11:06 pm - Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik says the village can’t afford to sit back in the wake of a major business fleeing to Wisconsin. Kovarik said she intends to push for the h...
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Carpentersville reduces gas tax 2 centsSep 20, 2013 11:06 pm - In an effort to help Carpentersville gas stations better compete with those in Elgin and Algonquin, village officials rolled back a 2 cents per gallon motor fuel tax hik...
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