Business Stories from August 5, 2010 (Change date)
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Illinois to get $5.4 mil. for health care trainingAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Health care work force training programs in Illinois are set to receive federal grants totaling $5.4 million. The grants, announced Thursday, target nursing, geriatrics ...
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With ban looming, some Saudis sell off BlackBerrysAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Some Saudis were trying to sell their BlackBerrys ahead of a ban on the smart phone's messenger service in the kingdom Ã¢â‚¬â€ť but with few will...
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Moody lowers Chicago's bond rating; second hit in two daysAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago, the third-most populous U.S. city, had its credit ranking cut for the second time in as many days as Moody's Investors Service lowered its general-obligation bo...
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CEO bonus has 'catch' as targets prevail, Hewitt saysAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Chief executive officers in the U.S. are getting bigger long-term incentive awards and more firms are tying those payouts to performance goals, a survey shows. More comp...
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Activision 2Q revenue, 3Q outlook disappointAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A weaker-than-expected outlook for the current quarter sent shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. lower in after-hours trading Thursday, though the video game p...
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Small boost on tax holiday's first morningAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Harry Barkelar, general manager of Sears in Woodfield Shopping Mall, started his work force 4 hours earlier than normal - at 6 a.m. - to open the doors Friday for back-t...
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Boeing gets $1.2 billion order from Inmarsat, strikes partnershipAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Inmarsat Plc, the world's biggest provider of satellite services to the maritime industry, said first-half profit jumped 56 percent as it placed a $1.2 billion order wit...
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U.S. Energy Dept. alters FutureGen plansAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- The U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday that it has dropped its long-running plans to build a futuristic power plant in eastern Illinois and will instea...
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Riley picked for medical projectAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Lake Bluff-based Riley Construction was recently selected to provide preconstruction and construction management services for the three-story, 23,000-square-foot new sur...
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Companies hire at slower pace for 3rd straight monthAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Companies showed a lack of confidence about hiring for a third straight month in July, making it likely the economy will grow more slowly the rest of the y...
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