Business Stories from March 4, 2014 (Change date)
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Palatine Chamber Names Kerry Lavelle as Business Leader of the YearMar 05, 2014 6:33 am - Kerry M. Lavelle, a resident of Inverness and Saint Viator High School graduate has been named as Business Leader of the Year by the Palatine Chamber of Commerce. The aw...
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Beer, wine, liquor sales approved for Wheaton convenience storesMar 05, 2014 7:21 am - Convenience stores in Wheaton will now have a chance to apply for a license to sell beer, wine and liquor, thanks to an ordinance amendment approved by the city council ...
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Palatine rejects new business on Rand RoadMar 05, 2014 12:32 pm - Palatine council members went against the recommendation of the village zoning board Monday and rejected a bid to establish a new light industrial business near Rand and...
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Skype CEO, marketing officer out at MicrosoftMar 04, 2014 6:49 am - REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft says former Skype CEO Tony Bates and Chief Marketing Officer Tami Reller are leaving the company. New CEO Satya Nadella announced the news in...
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Gates back on top of Forbes' billionaire rankingsMar 04, 2014 3:56 pm - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is back on top of the list of the world's richest people after a four-year hiatus. Forbes magazine announced its ranking of the world's...
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Detroit to pay $77 million in accord with UBS, Merrill LynchMar 04, 2014 7:24 am - Detroit agreed to pay $77.6 million to UBS AG and Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch unit to end interest-rate swaps that have cost taxpayers more than $200 million s...
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RadioShack closing 1,100 stores as troubles growMar 05, 2014 7:00 am - NEW YORK - There will soon be about 1,100 fewer places to buy batteries. RadioShack said Tuesday that it plans to close up to 1,100 stores, or about a fifth of its U.S....
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Indiana picks 4 teams to bid for Illiana highwayMar 05, 2014 7:00 am - MUNSTER, Ind. - Indiana has chosen four teams to bid on building and operating the Indiana portion of the Illiana Expressway. The Indiana Department of Transportation sa...
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Poor Dart sales prompt 325 Illinois plant layoffsMar 05, 2014 7:00 am - BELVIDERE - Poor sales of the new Dodge Dart have pushed Chrysler to temporarily lay off 325 employees at the northern Illinois assembly plant that produces the compact ...
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Comcast to buy ad tech firm FreeWheel for $320 millionMar 04, 2014 6:48 am - Comcast is buying online ad technology firm FreeWheel Media for about $320 million in a move that supports both its media content and cable businesses. That's according ...
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