Business Stories from December 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Wind power beating gas before tax credit expiresDec 23, 2012 8:50 am - Wind-turbine installations are exceeding natural gas plants in the U.S. for the first time this year as developers rush to complete projects before the expiration of a t...
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Hobby Lobby takes insurance rule to Supreme CourtDec 23, 2012 8:50 am - OKLAHOMA CITY — Hobby Lobby Stores asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to block part of the federal health care law that requires it to provide insurance coverage for...
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Office Max to leave West DundeeDec 23, 2012 8:50 am - Office Max, a West Dundee staple since the early 1990s, has announced plans to close by March, citing a desire to focus on newer stores it has in Elgin, Algonquin an...
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Chicago to explore leasing Midway airportDec 23, 2012 6:25 am - Chicago plans to explore leasing Midway International Airport and would proceed with a deal only if a transaction would benefit taxpayers and travelers, Mayor Rahm Emanu...
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Groupon to buy online service CommerceInterfaceDec 23, 2012 8:50 am - Associated Press CHICAGO — Online deals company Groupon says it will buy online retail manager CommerceInterface for an undisclosed amount. Groupon said Friday that the ...
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FDA says fast-growing fish would not harm natureDec 21, 2012 5:13 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators say a genetically modified salmon that grows twice as fast as normal is unlikely to harm the environment, clearing the way for the...
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Import, export cargo at risk as port strike loomsDec 23, 2012 8:50 am - Shipments of clothing, auto parts and frozen food risk being gridlocked at U.S. ports from Maine to Texas as about 15,000 dock workers prepare to strike. The Internation...
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Signs suggest better economy if 'cliff' is avertedDec 23, 2012 8:50 am - WASHINGTON — Fresh signs of a strengthening U.S. economy on Friday suggested that if Congress and the White House can avert the “fiscal cliff,” the economic recovery mig...
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Hart takes over as CEO of Moose InternationalDec 22, 2012 2:26 pm - A week after a sexual abuse lawsuit was filed against the Moose International CEO and Director General William Airey, the organization’s board of directors has announced...
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Westmont.-based energy firm to buy Kodak power plantDec 21, 2012 11:13 am - ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Officials say Westmont-based Recycled Energy Development will buy, upgrade and operate utilities on the grounds of Kodak's Eastman Business Park in Roc...
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