Business Stories from September 16, 2011 (Change date)
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AAR reports first quarter fiscal year 2012 resultsSep 18, 2011 2:19 pm - Wood-Dale-based AAR today reported fiscal year 2012 first quarter sales of $479.3 million and income from continuing operations of $17.0 million, or $0.41 diluted earnin...
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Illinois unemployment up sharply to 9.9 percentSep 18, 2011 2:19 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Illinois’ unemployment rate shot up almost half a percentage point in August to 9.9 percent. It was a fourth straight month of diminishing job prospects that...
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Inaugural Illinois innovation index releasedSep 17, 2011 8:44 am - Today, four organizations partnered to recognize the inspiring participation of venture capital investors in growing Illinois business and unveil a new, monthly digital ...
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Citi to raise monthly fees on checking accountsSep 18, 2011 2:19 pm - Citi is raising the monthly fee on its basic checking account. The new fee will be $10, up from the previous $8. At the same time, the bank said Friday that it will wai...
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Evicted UK Travelers forced to hit the roadSep 17, 2011 8:44 am - CRAYS HILL, England — Vivien Slattery has lived her whole life — all 16 days of it — in a tidy mobile home, one of dozens more like it on a crowded site beside green Eng...
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P&G launches site for Latin womenSep 17, 2011 8:44 am - CINCINNATI — Procter & Gamble Co. has launched an online site aimed at Latin women that offers beauty and household tips, inspirational stories, and information about so...
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Kraft, Abbott one of working mother's '100 best'Sep 18, 2011 2:19 pm - Working Mother has named Northfield-based Kraft Foods to its list of the “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” for the sixth consecutive year. Abbott Labs in Libertyv...
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Obama signs major patent law changeSep 20, 2011 5:27 pm - ALEXANDRIA, Va. — President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a major overhaul of the nation’s patent system to ease the way for inventors to bring their products to m...
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Paper: London police want sources on hacking storySep 17, 2011 8:44 am - LONDON — The Guardian newspaper says London police are demanding it reveal its sources for the story that reignited Britain’s phone-hacking scandal. The paper says polic...
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Abbott named a “Top Employer” by Science MagazineSep 18, 2011 2:19 pm - Abbott Laboratories was named one of the top 20 employers in Science magazine’s 2011 Top Biopharma Employers survey. The annual survey polls employees at innovation-base...
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