Business Stories from April 30, 2013 (Change date)
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U.S. home prices up 9.3 pct., most in nearly 7 yearsMay 03, 2013 8:15 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose 9.3 percent in February compared with a year ago, the most in nearly seven years. The gains were driven by a growing number of buyers ...
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Preckwinkle: Development efforts must be regionalMay 01, 2013 4:08 pm - Investing in education and infrastructure is the key to economic growth in Cook County, coupled with a focus on the region and not just Chicago, Cook County Board Presid...
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First Lady asks companies to hire more veteransMay 01, 2013 10:13 am - WASHINGTON — With about 1 million members of the military expected to become civilians over the next five years, first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden are calling on ...
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Lincolnshire’s Good Sam purchases RV.com domain nameMay 01, 2013 6:54 am - Lincolnshire-based Good Sam, a provider of products and services for the RV and outdoor recreation consumer, said it has purchased the RV.com domain name from Dometic Gr...
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Mundelein’s Medline recognized for ‘green’ health careMay 01, 2013 11:42 am - Practice Greenhealth awarded Mundelein-based Medline Industries the 2012 Practice Greenhealth Champion for Change Award for outstanding contributions to environmentally ...
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Wheeling’s EZSave allows consumers to return multiple times for dealsMay 03, 2013 11:17 am - Wheeling-based EZSaveCard.com, which offers discounts at large and small suburban businesses, has updated its website featuring about 400 businesses and offers a new lif...
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Collapsed building owner’s property to be seizedMay 01, 2013 10:13 am - SAVAR, Bangladesh — A top Bangladesh court on Tuesday ordered the government to “immediately” confiscate the property of a collapsed building’s owner, as thousands of pr...
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Online poker is back: Legal website launches in NevadaMay 01, 2013 4:11 pm - LAS VEGAS — Poker devotees will soon be able to skip the smoky casino and legally gamble their dollars away on the couch — at least in the state of Nevada. A Las Vegas-b...
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Obama administration simplifies health care formMay 01, 2013 4:11 pm - WASHINGTON — The first draft was as mind-numbing as a tax form. Tuesday the Obama administration unveiled simplified application forms for health insurance benefits comi...
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Bangladeshis turn rescuers after building collapseMay 01, 2013 9:25 am - SAVAR, Bangladesh — The heat in the rubble was sweltering. It closed in on his body like the darkness around him, making it hard to breathe. Working by the faint glow of...