Business Stories from May 17, 2017 (Change date)
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Heart of the City Uses Soccer to Change Young LivesMay 19, 2017 10:16 am - Heart of the City (HOTC) will celebrate the opening of its new administrative office in downtown Waukegan in June. Brandon Massey, Chief Operating Officer, is excited fo...
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McDonald's expands delivery partnership with UberEatsMay 24, 2017 9:29 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Is the convenience of having a Quarter Pounder and fries delivered to your home or office worth a $5 fee? McDonald's is hoping it will be. The fast-food ...
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A history of Ringling Bros. circus, soon to close foreverMay 17, 2017 1:30 am - The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is drawing to a close this weekend after 146 years of performances and travel that at times have been marred by tragedy and...
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Apple, Qualcomm spat intensifies, manufacturers drawn inMay 17, 2017 8:30 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Manufacturers that build Apple's iPhone and iPad are being drawn in to an escalating dispute between the tech giant and the chipmaker Qualcomm. Qualcomm...
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Cisco Systems announces 1,100 more layoffsMay 17, 2017 7:00 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday that it is laying off 1,100 more workers, deepening job losses at the internet gear maker battling declining re...
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AP names Hennessey, Klapper to Washington leadership rolesMay 17, 2017 11:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press has promoted reporters Kathleen Hennessey and Bradley Klapper to a pair of key leadership positions in its Washington bureau. Henn...
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What's your past salary? Lawmakers want to ban the questionMay 18, 2017 4:33 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - An awkward job interview question - how much did you make at your last job? - is getting banned in some parts of the country. Massachusetts, New York Cit...
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Ken Griffin gives $20M to Rauner's re-election campaignMay 18, 2017 8:53 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Billionaire Ken Griffin has contributed $20 million to Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's re-election fund. Rauner's campaign committee reported the donation ...
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AP Exclusive: The final days of the Ringling Bros. circusMay 17, 2017 1:30 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An elephant stretches its trunk through a window to soothe a sick child. A woman gives birth and three months later is back performing on the hig...
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Jhumpa Lahiri wins Malamud Award for short-story excellenceMay 17, 2017 8:32 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Two short fiction collections by Jhumpa Lahiri have convinced prize judges that she's a worthy recipient of the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the S...
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