Business Stories from August 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Caterpillar: Tentative deal OK'd in Joliet strikeAug 15, 2012 1:23 pm - Caterpillar Inc. says it has reached a tentative six-year deal with the union that represents almost 800 striking workers at a plant that makes components for trucks, t...
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Grandma V's closes in Mundelein after 12 years downtownAug 16, 2012 5:56 am - Grandma V's Pancake House, a longtime restaurant and gathering place in downtown Mundelein, is closed, but work is already under way on a new eatery to replace it. Opera...
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Quinn signs agriculture laws at state fairAug 14, 2012 7:05 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn has signed five new laws dealing with agriculture at the Illinois State Fair. Tuesday was Agriculture Day at the fair in Springfield. Quinn ...
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Catamaran to move headquarters from Lisle to SchaumburgAug 15, 2012 6:58 am - Pharmacy benefits management company Catamaran Corp., formerly known as SXC Health Solutions, said it will relocate its corporate headquarters from Lisle to Schaumburg. ...
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City, Blue Cross team up on detecting fraudAug 14, 2012 3:22 pm - Chicago officials are teaming up with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois on health care fraud detection and prevention. A task force will be made up of representati...
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Mt. Prospect holds entrepreneurship meetingAug 15, 2012 1:13 pm - Potential and existing businesses in Mount Prospect are invited to a Business Roundtable Discussion to share experiences and build their professional networks 4 to 6 p.m...
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U.S. business inventories up 0.1 percent in JuneAug 14, 2012 11:45 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. companies barely increased their stockpiles in June from May, and sales plunged by the largest amount in more than three years. Business inventories ed...
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Retail sales gain sends U.S. stocks higherAug 15, 2012 6:58 am - NEW YORK — Stocks moved higher Tuesday after a surprising gain in retail sales in July provided more evidence that American shoppers are still spending even as their cou...
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Chinese companies pull out of U.S. stock marketsAug 14, 2012 4:07 pm - BEIJING — Just a few years after Chinese companies lined up to sell shares on Wall Street, a growing number are reversing course and pulling out of U.S. exchanges. This ...
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Saks posts second-quarter loss on chargesAug 14, 2012 11:45 am - NEW YORK — Saks Inc. saw its loss widen in the second quarter from a year ago, as results were dragged down by charges related to closing stores and opening a fulfillmen...
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