Business Stories from February 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Mardi gras, casino night in Waukegan:Feb 01, 2013 7:00 pm - Waukegan Main Street’s eighth annual Mardi Gras dinner, silent auction, and casino night is 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Waukegan Puerto Rican Society, 150 S. S...
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Initial public offerings next weekFeb 01, 2013 3:17 pm - NEW YORK — The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, CT and SEC filings. Week of F...
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Middleby cuts Viking workforce weeks after acquisitionFeb 02, 2013 7:58 am - Elgin-based Middleby Corp., a provider and manufacturer of food service equipment, said Friday it is cutting 20 percent, or about 700 jobs, from its recent acquisition, ...
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U.S.-based automakers, Toyota report big sales gainsFeb 02, 2013 7:58 am - DETROIT — American consumers ignored tax increases and tromped through the winter chill to buy new cars and trucks at an unusually strong pace last month. “(January) was...
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District 214 gets financial reporting honorFeb 01, 2013 12:11 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has received the Association of School Business Officials International’s Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting Aw...
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Tellabs losses deepen, cutting 300 jobsFeb 03, 2013 8:39 pm - Naperville-based Tellabs Inc. said Friday it will cut about 300 jobs after it posted a $23 million loss in the fourth quarter. CEO Dan Kelly said on a conference call th...
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After nearly 88 years, Erday's in Geneva to closeFeb 02, 2013 7:58 am - Erday's men's clothing store, which has dressed men in and around Geneva for nearly 88 years, has hired a firm to start a liquidation sale on Thursday. the family sa...
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Apple is biggest U.S. phone seller for 1st timeFeb 01, 2013 11:35 am - NEW YORK — Research firm Strategy Analytics says the launch of the iPhone 5 and the declining popularity of non-smartphones made Apple the biggest seller of phones in th...
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U.S. consumers’ outlook improved in late JanuaryFeb 01, 2013 11:21 am - WASHINGTON — A survey released Friday shows Americans’ outlook for the economy picked up in late January, suggesting an improving job market may offset the impact of hig...
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Obama offers faith groups new birth control ruleFeb 01, 2013 10:18 am - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday announced a new accommodation for religious nonprofits that object to providing health insurance that covers birth contro...
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