Business Stories from August 13, 2014 (Change date)
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Mortgage applications decrease as refinancing declinesAug 13, 2014 8:40 pm - Mortgage applications in the U.S. declined as fewer Americans refinanced their homes. The Mortgage Bankers Association's index decreased 2.7 percent in the period ended ...
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'Street view' goes undersea to map reefs, wondersAug 13, 2014 8:37 pm - ISLAMORADA, Fla. - It's easy to go online and get a 360-degree, ground-level view of almost any street in the United States and throughout the world. Soon, scientists ho...
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Lake in the Hills offers incentive to draw new businessAug 14, 2014 7:03 pm - Lake in the Hills officials are offering a carrot to draw new businesses to town. The village board recently approved an incentive policy to help promote new investment ...
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Russia sanctions spur drive for Shariah fundingAug 13, 2014 7:43 am - Sanctions on Russia over the crisis with Ukraine are leading banks to call for the development of Islamic finance as they seek alternatives to European and U.S. pools of...
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Links Technology Cup raises money for Schaumburg Park FoundationAug 13, 2014 5:59 pm - Hundreds of golfers were at Schaumburg Golf Club Wednesday to compete for the Links Technology Cup in a fundraiser for the Schaumburg Park Foundation. The seventh annual...
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Record crops predicted; farmers market carefullyAug 14, 2014 6:57 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - Farmers will produce a record-breaking corn harvest this year, surpassing earlier expectations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which has revise...
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Reinvention keeps Decatur business goingAug 13, 2014 8:40 pm - DECATUR - The railroad has been a driving force over the long history of Parke Warehouses. Indeed, construction of the Illinois Central was why Gus Hardy practically gav...
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Retail sales unchanged for slow start in third quarterAug 13, 2014 8:40 pm - Retail sales were little changed in July, the worst performance in six months, as car demand slowed and tepid wage growth restrained U.S. consumers. The slowdown in purc...
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New Moretti's to open by spring in RosemontAug 15, 2014 8:28 am - The Schaumburg-based restaurant group that operates the chain of Moretti's restaurants throughout the suburbs is bringing its newest location to Rosemont, and paying the...
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Former NBA big man Shaq draws big crowd to Woodfield MallAug 14, 2014 5:38 am - The Big Aristotle. Shaq Fu. Diesel. Hobo Master. The Big Cactus. Or just plain Shaq. Whichever of the many nicknames for basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal you prefer, o...
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