Business Stories from November 15, 2012 (Change date)
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BP steadily moving beyond Gulf spill disasterNov 15, 2012 7:41 pm - BP’s $4.5 billion settlement of federal criminal charges announced Thursday is a record amount, and a significant sum of money. Or, looked at another way, it’s less than...
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FDA probe: Were deaths linked to energy drink?Nov 16, 2012 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — Federal health authorities are investigating reports of 13 deaths possibly linked to so-called energy shots and cautioning consumers to talk to their doctor...
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Follett goes outside family to find new CEONov 16, 2012 4:55 pm - Follett Corp. has named former RR Donnelly executive Mary Lee Schneider to be the River Grove-based company's new president and CEO. Schneider becomes the first nonfamil...
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Naperville suspends BlackFinn’s late-night liquor licenseNov 18, 2012 4:22 pm - Downtown Naperville’s BlackFinn American Saloon will be forced to close early for three days, and possibly longer, beginning Friday. Mayor George Pradel, acting as the ...
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NY’s National Toy Hall of Fame to reveal inducteesNov 16, 2012 4:29 am - ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia outmuscled little green army men for a spot in the National Toy Hall of Fame. “Star Wars” action figures join centurie...
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Lake County traffic signalsNov 15, 2012 2:42 pm - A Hoffman Estates company is being eyed to help design a timing model for all of the traffic signals in Lake County. Sam Schwartz Engineering is being considered for the...
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Wheaton Park District scuttles plans for hotel at ArrowheadNov 16, 2012 7:00 am - Wheaton Park District commissioners have pulled the plug on a proposal to bring a hotel to Arrowhead Golf Club. Citing a sluggish economy, park commissioners Wednesday f...
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Technology available to help navigate your Black Friday rushNov 16, 2012 4:55 pm - Evzdrop, a Chicago-based company has launched a new free iPhone and iPad app by the same name just in time for Black Friday shopping. The company was founded by Dav...
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Bernanke: Banks’ tight standards hurting economyNov 16, 2012 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that banks’ overly tight lending standards may be holding back the U.S. economy by preventing creditwort...
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GOP-led states start warming up to health care lawNov 16, 2012 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — From the South to the heartland, cracks are appearing in the once-solid wall of Republican resistance to President Barack Obama’s health care law. Ahead of...
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