Business Stories from August 13, 2014 (Change date)
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U.S. indexes move higher; Amazon gains, Macy's dropsAug 14, 2014 6:57 am - NEW YORK - A modest gain for the stock market on Wednesday tugged the Dow Jones industrial average back into the black for the year as investors set aside concerns about...
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Amazon debuts mobile payment app and card readerAug 13, 2014 1:57 pm - Amazon is taking direct aim at mobile payment systems such as Square by introducing the Amazon Local Register, a credit-card processing device and mobile app designed to...
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Alexian, Loyola team up on expanded pediatric servicesAug 15, 2014 8:29 am - Arlington Heights-based Alexian Brothers Health System and Maywood-based Loyola University Health System said Wednesday they are partnering to expand the reach of their ...
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Google's hold on Perion runs deep in 41% selloffAug 13, 2014 7:46 am - Josef Mandelbaum, the chief executive officer of Perion Networks Ltd., has been pushing hard to end his company's reliance on Google Inc. His efforts have worked. And t...
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Parking lot improvements at Allstate ArenaAug 13, 2014 8:08 pm - Paving improvements will be made to the 4,000-vehicle capacity Allstate Arena parking lot in Rosemont. The village board Wednesday approved a $466,325 contract with Oran...
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O'Hare sees increase in cargo volumeAug 14, 2014 6:57 am - The amount of cargo moving through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is increasing, as the city expands runway capacity and builds new cargo facilities. City aviati...
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Unions against troopers hunting Chicago fugitivesAug 13, 2014 5:08 pm - Police unions are speaking out against a plan to deploy Illinois State troopers to Chicago to help hunt down wanted criminals. Beginning this week, 40 state troopers wil...
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Duckworth: Company that leaves U.S. is a 'deserter'Aug 14, 2014 4:55 pm - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, Wednesday compared companies that want to move some operations overseas to lessen their tax burdens to soldiers wh...
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Deere 3Q profit falls as equipment sales declineAug 14, 2014 6:57 am - Moline-based John Deere's third-quarter profit fell 15 percent and the farming equipment maker thinks the same weak sales in the U.S., Canada and abroad will cut into ea...
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Developer buys ex-Dominick's distribution siteAug 13, 2014 10:56 am - Chicago-based Bridge Development Partners has purchase a 55-acre business park that was used by the former Dominick's grocery chain at 555 Northwest Ave. in Northlake. T...
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