Business Stories from June 15, 2017 (Change date)
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Skittles ditches rainbow to give LGBT pride 'center stage'Jun 16, 2017 10:12 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Skittles has temporarily ditched its rainbow theme in favor of an all-white look in the United Kingdom and Germany in order to give LGBT pride celebration...
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Sale on milk and eggs: Kroger cuts outlook amid price fightJun 15, 2017 2:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Intense competition among grocers is forcing Kroger to slash prices on popular items like milk and eggs - staples that help sway where shoppers go. The c...
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Settlement reached in Arkansas oil spill caseJun 15, 2017 2:02 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Exxon Mobil has settled a lawsuit over a 2013 pipeline spill that dumped tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into an Arkansas neighborhood...
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Phone app helps doctors reframe opioid talks with patientsJun 16, 2017 10:12 am - A phone app is helping doctors have difficult conversations with patients about lowering doses of opioids. Primary care doctors prescribe nearly half the opioids dispens...
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Grain lower, livestock lowerJun 15, 2017 9:30 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery was 2.60 cents lower at $4.4020 a bushel; July c...
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Ruling on Dakota Access pipeline surprises oil industryJun 15, 2017 6:05 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A judge's ruling that might open the door for at least a temporary shutdown of the disputed Dakota Access pipeline surprised the industry that hail...
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Bank of America laying off staff in CharlotteJun 15, 2017 6:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Bank of America is cutting an unspecified number of positions in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area. A spokesman for the bank said Thursday that the job...
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Elgin renews downtown association contract; reboot expectedJun 18, 2017 6:55 pm - The city of Elgin plans to continue funding a downtown group for another year, with the expectation the group will revamp itself to provide new economic development init...
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Experts say a strategic or transitional plan vital to future of your businessJun 20, 2017 7:05 am - Leaders of family businesses are urged to use a transition plan to ensure future generations can keep the business viable, experts said Thursday. Planning is essential ...
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Barrington residents leery of townhouse planJun 19, 2017 10:17 am - Some Barrington residents are not embracing a proposal for townhouses that would replace a former office center off Dundee Road. M/I Homes wants to construct the 65-unit...
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