Business Stories from July 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Older suburban theaters must adapt in digital ageJul 19, 2012 2:31 pm - The historic Tivoli Theater in Downers Grove might appear to hark back to the Golden Age of Hollywood. But its heart now boasts of the future — a digital age that is sha...
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Business Ledger honored in Inland Press contestJul 17, 2012 7:05 am - The Daily Herald Business Ledger was honored for a second year in a row by the Inland Press Association in its 2012 Newspaper Business Development Contest, which rec...
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Drought now grips more than half of the nationJul 16, 2012 6:32 pm - WALTONVILLE, Ill. — The nation’s widest drought in decades is spreading, with more than half of the continental United States now in some stage of drought and most of th...
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Yahoo turns to former nemesis to be its CEO saviorJul 17, 2012 10:10 pm - SUNNYVALE, Calif. — As a top executive at Google for the past 13 years, Marissa Mayer played an instrumental role in developing many of the services that have tormented ...
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Stephen Covey, “7 Habits” author, dies at 79Jul 17, 2012 7:05 am - SALT LAKE CITY — Stephen R. Covey, author of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” as well as several other books that together have sold millions of copies, has...
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Stocks close lower after consumer spending slidesJul 17, 2012 7:05 am - NEW YORK — Stocks closed lower for the seventh day out of the last eight on Monday after the government reported that U.S. consumers cut their spending last month. The ...
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Cary bar facing liquor license violationsJul 18, 2012 6:37 am - A Cary bar was expected to defend itself Tuesday night against allegations that it violated two parts of the village’s liquor code. Coleman’s in the Park is accused of ...
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U.S. economy appears weaker as retail sales slumpJul 17, 2012 7:05 am - WASHINGTON — The outlook for the U.S. economy appeared dimmer Monday after a report that Americans spent less at retail businesses for a third straight month in June. Th...
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Sprint fires up new wireless data networkJul 17, 2012 7:05 am - NEW YORK — Sprint Nextel Corp. said Monday that it has turned on its new wireless data network, providing a much-needed boost to the carrier, whose data speeds lag those...
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Wheeling rejects Philhaven development againJul 17, 2012 2:37 pm - The Wheeling Village Board on Monday again voted down Philhaven, a proposal for a multifamily apartment complex to house low-income residents with mental or physical dis...
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