Business Stories from August 30, 2013 (Change date)
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China solar industry sees profit returningAug 31, 2013 8:39 am - China’s largest solar manufacturers are returning to profitability following two years of losses, after surging sales in Asia boosted second-quarter margins. Yingli Gree...
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Apple starts accepting IPhone trade-insAug 31, 2013 8:39 am - Apple Inc. has started an iPhone trade-in program in its stores, letting owners sell older handsets back to the company in exchange for credit toward a new model. Apple’...
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State logs $135 million in no-bid contractsAug 30, 2013 6:51 pm - SPRINGFIELD — State officials authorized more than $135 million in no-bid contracts during the most recent fiscal year — about 33 percent more than the year before, reco...
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Potbelly files for IPOAug 31, 2013 8:39 am - NEW YORK — Sandwich shop chain Potbelly has filed for an initial public offering of its stock. The company did not say when it expects to go public, how many shares it m...
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Stocks slip lower as markets wrap up down monthAug 31, 2013 8:39 am - NEW YORK — Disappointing news on consumer spending helped pull stocks lower Friday in a quiet end to the market’s worst month in more than a year. The Standard & Poor’s...
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Wauconda officials considering special taxing districtAug 31, 2013 5:04 pm - Wauconda officials are moving forward with plans to create a special taxing district they hope will help lure new retail businesses to town. The village board on Tuesday...
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Judge: Airline-merger trial to start in NovemberAug 30, 2013 1:19 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Friday that the government’s lawsuit to block the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways will start Nov. 25, a timetable f...
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Ackermann quits Zurich after CFO’s suicide noteAug 30, 2013 1:15 pm - Josef Ackermann’s abrupt resignation as chairman of Zurich Insurance Group AG came after Chief Financial Officer Pierre Wauthier mentioned him in his suicide note, the c...
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Coffee with Yingling:Aug 30, 2013 6:41 pm - House District 62 residents can talk about issues facing the state with State Rep. Sam Yingling on Friday, Sept. 6, at Panera Bread Company, 254 E. Rollins Road, Round L...
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Get your brake repairs done before winterAug 30, 2013 10:52 am - Labor Day is here and that means winter, unfortunately, is just around the corner. But the good news (or not) is football season starts this week. We still have some tim...
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