Business Stories from August 20, 2014 (Change date)
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Internet needs cure for advertising addictionAug 20, 2014 8:01 am - After reportedly being valued at $3 billion by Facebook and then at $10 billion by Alibaba -- neither deal actually happened -- the ephemeral messaging service Snapchat...
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Roosevelt University leaving most of Schaumburg campusAug 20, 2014 4:51 pm - Roosevelt University will eliminate many of the programs at its Schaumburg campus, relocate numerous faculty and try to rent its facilities there as part of a wider effo...
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Grant funds nursing education centerAug 20, 2014 2:41 pm - Elmhurst College has received a $1.5 million state grant that will be used to help finance the Elmhurst College Simulation Center at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, a state-...
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Apple, Google CEO contender seeking second act in Silicon ValleyAug 20, 2014 8:00 am - Joe Costello was once a contender for the top jobs at Apple Inc., Google Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. Then, he all but vanished from Silicon Valley's elite circles. Now, the tec...
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Prison company pays $8 million in back wagesAug 20, 2014 7:59 am - CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. - The nation's largest private prison company has paid more than $8 million in back wages and benefits to current and former employees at its fe...
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Wauconda merchants upset about events' impact on parking, accessAug 21, 2014 5:18 am - Car shows, a farmers market and an annual music-and-food festival have brought people to downtown Wauconda this summer - but they've also got some local business owners ...
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Cowboys' worth tops in NFLAug 21, 2014 7:56 am - NEW YORK - The Dallas Cowboys are the first U.S. sports franchise to top $3 billion in value. For the eighth straight year, the Cowboys are worth the most of all 32 NFL ...
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Websites offer new revenue optionsAug 20, 2014 10:58 am - BLOOMINGTON - Mary O'Connor is struggling to keep her business open, so she turned to social media. The owner of Take A Bite Food Coaching Services, a Bloomington vegan ...
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Roosevelt University to cut back Schaumburg campusAug 20, 2014 8:41 am - Lagging enrollment and financial woes have prompted Chicago's Roosevelt University to eliminate many programs at its Schaumburg campus. In a letter to the university's ...
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First suburban Walmart Neighborhood Market opens in Des PlainesAug 21, 2014 5:45 am - The first Walmart Neighborhood Market in the suburbs is officially open for business. The 24/7 grocery store opened Wednesday at 727 W. Golf Road, located within the Des...