Business Stories from May 16, 2013 (Change date)
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A late fade on Wall Street; Wal-Mart, Disney slumpMay 17, 2013 7:08 am - NEW YORK — Signs of a slowing economy combined with comments from a Federal Reserve official helped pull the stock market down Thursday. The news on the U.S. economy ga...
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Antioch Rescue Squad eventMay 16, 2013 3:57 pm - Antioch Rescue Squad plans several activities to celebrate National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, May 19 to 25. ARS will be at Raymond Chevrolet on Route 173 on...
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‘Biochar’ company may bring plant to Kane Co.May 17, 2013 4:53 pm - The burgeoning biochar industry may soon find footing in Kane County as a Michigan-based energy company made an early pitch Thursday to build a local production plant. F...
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Hackathon aims to solve traffic problems around regionMay 17, 2013 6:20 pm - Typically, when you hear the term “hackathon,” you picture computer geeks sitting in a large room, rifling through untold number of passwords or other avenues to break i...
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Centegra focusing on Huntley hospital, not rivals’ mergerMay 18, 2013 8:50 am - After failing to block the merger of Sherman Health and Advocate Health Care, rival Centegra Health System says it will now concentrate on building its hospital in Huntl...
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Only 2 of 13 small SUVs do well in crash testsMay 17, 2013 8:54 am - DETROIT — Only two of 13 small SUVs performed well in front-end crash tests done by an insurance industry group, with several popular models faring poorly in the evaluat...
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Woodridge’s Navitas receives $150K award from Energy DepartmentMay 17, 2013 1:22 pm - Woodridge-based Navitas Systems LLC has received a Small Business Innovation Research award of $150,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy. It marks the first SBIR award...
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Lifeway Foods acquires Golden Guernsey plantMay 16, 2013 6:15 pm - Kefir cultured dairy products manufacturer Lifeway Foods, of Morton Grove, said it has acquired the Golden Guernsey dairy plant in Waukesha, Wis. for $7.4 million. The c...
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Deerfield’s United Stationers board declares dividendMay 17, 2013 2:55 pm - Deerfield-based United Stationers’s board of directors declared a 14 cent per share dividend payable on July 15 to stockholders of record at the close of business on Jun...
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Des Plaines firm to provide technology for Gulf Coast facilityMay 17, 2013 4:53 pm - Des Plaines-based UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, said it has been selected to provide technology for the world’s largest on-purpose propylene production facility, located...
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