Business Stories from August 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Failure of bank in Illinois brings 2012 total to 40Apr 02, 2018 1:13 pm - WASHINGTON — Regulators have closed a small bank in Illinois, bringing to 40 the number of U.S. bank failures this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday s...
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Hawthorn Woods Jumps on ‘Reuse-A-Shoe’ BandwagonAug 03, 2012 6:04 pm - While strolling past booths selling fresh fruit, vegetables, and plastic food storage containers at the Hawthorn Woods farmers market Friday, residents stopped to inquir...
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Knight gets a boost, helped by loyal clientsApr 02, 2018 1:13 pm - After a grisly two days, Knight Capital got a few breaks. Relatively speaking, anyway. The battered trading firm, whose software glitch briefly sent stock trading into c...
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Stocks soar on surprisingly strong July job reportJan 11, 2017 1:32 pm - NEW YORK — A surge in hiring last month got a big welcome on Wall Street Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average surged 217.29 points to close at 13,096.17, ending a fo...
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Here’s why you’re paying so much more for gas this weekAug 04, 2012 4:03 pm - MADISON, Wis. -- A rare combination of troubles is driving up gas prices in the Great Lakes region. GasBuddy.com petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan said Friday that severa...
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Walgreen to expand in suburbs, add 500 jobsJan 11, 2017 1:32 pm - Walgreen Co. will hire 500 people to work in their Chicago-area corporate offices over the next three years under a tax breaks deal with the state, Gov. Pat Quinn announ...
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‘Kiss-in’ a mild response to Chick-fil-A appreciation dayJan 11, 2017 1:32 pm - There was a lot of snackin’ but no smoochin’ Friday evening at the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Schaumburg, which like others across the country had readied for “National S...
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Kraft reports strong 2Q; plans to split on Oct. 1Apr 02, 2018 1:13 pm - Northfield-based Kraft Foods Inc. reported a strong second quarter and first half that company officials said was due to growth in its Power Brands products, as well as ...
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Airbus secures 301 jet orders in year so far, lagging BoeingApr 02, 2018 1:10 pm - Airbus SAS secured orders for 301 passenger jets so far this year, less than half of rival Boeing Co.’s tally and leaving the European planemaker at the mid-point of its...
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Walgreen expanding state operations, adding 500 jobsAug 03, 2012 11:48 am - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co. plans to expand its operations in Illinois and create 500 jobs over the next three years. In announcing the expansion Friday, Governor Pat Q...
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