Business Stories from November 29, 2013 (Change date)
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Limited whiskey sells for nearly $4,000 per bottleNov 30, 2013 8:45 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new whiskey created in Kentucky features a blend of age and scarcity that spiked demand — and its price. As a result, whiskey fans including celebrit...
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Efforts to relax marijuana laws lose benefactorNov 30, 2013 8:45 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio — With the death of Cleveland billionaire and philanthropist Peter B. Lewis, the push for relaxed U.S. marijuana laws lost its most generous supporter. Th...
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S&P 500 gains for 8th straight weekNov 30, 2013 8:45 am - NEW YORK — The stock market fizzled Friday at the end of a holiday-shortened trading day, but still logged its longest streak of weekly gains in a decade. The Standard &...
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Seasonal jobs give Ala. residents needed incomeNov 29, 2013 11:02 am - Associated Press DOTHAN, Ala. — Austin Luginbill saw the holidays approaching and knew he needed to find a job. With bills and shopping costs sure to mount, time was of ...
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Spring Hill Mall debuts tablet workstationsNov 30, 2013 8:45 am - In hopes of drawing people to Spring Hill Mall for reasons beyond shopping, mall leaders recently installed free Wi-Fi as well as 32 tablets with Internet access. “The ...
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Abbott recalls blood glucose test stripsNov 30, 2013 8:45 am - Libertyville Township-based Abbott Laboratories is recalling some of its FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite blood glucose test strips because they could produce incorrect read...
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Wauconda Area Chamber names executive directorNov 30, 2013 8:45 am - WAUCONDA — The Wauconda Area Chamber of Commerce has named Laura Ferris as the Chamber’s new Executive Director. Ferris comes to Wauconda after serving as the executive ...
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Black Friday kicks off shopping season<Nov 29, 2013 1:11 pm - Ready. Set. Shop! And with that, the holiday shopping season is underway. More than a dozen retailers opened early on Thanksgiving Day and will keep rolling right throu...
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Gift Guide: 10 games to make any player happyNov 30, 2013 8:45 am - A video game store can be daunting if you don’t know what you’re looking for. It’s not easy to tell the winners from the losers, and sales clerks typically make the same...
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Oh, the Black Friday bargains suburban shoppers foundNov 30, 2013 8:45 am - What a steal! A Vera Bradley purse at half the price lured savvy fashionista Sarah Allen out of her bed to Oakbrook Center early on Black Friday. “It's for my birthday...
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