Business Stories from January 3, 2011 (Change date)
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Lisle ends construction contract on old village hall siteJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Lisle has ended a redevelopment contract for its old village hall site after the builder left the downtown location virtually untouched for more than two years. Village ...
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Auto sales up for first time since recessionJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - DETROIT — Auto sales rose in the United States last year for the first time since the recession. They're still far from what they were just a few years ago — but that's ...
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Spending data show December sales strongJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Americans spent more on clothes, shoes, luxury goods and electronics in December than a year earlier, extending retail sales momentum that had been building s...
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Continental has deal with flight attendantsJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Continental Airlines said on Tuesday that it reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with its flight attendants. The deal between the airline and t...
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High volume slowed Ind. jobless benefits websiteJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana Department of Workforce Development spokeswoman says a high volume of people logging onto the state's unemployment benefits website caused it ...
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Oak Brook-based RC2 puts Chuggington toys in retail shopsJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Oak Brook-based RC2 Corporation's Learning Curve brands is now offering its Chuggington toy line at major retailers in the United States. The line features toys based u...
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Motorola formally splits; companies begin tradingJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — After years of preparation, consumer-electronics pioneer Motorola Inc. formally split into two companies on Tuesday — one for its consumer-oriented businesse...
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Court: TV can't be fined for 'NYPD Blue' nude shotJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — A federal appeals court says the Federal Communications Commission cannot fine broadcasters for showing a woman's nude buttocks on a 2003 episode of "NYPD Bl...
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Sears closing Charlestowne Mall storeJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Sears will close its Charlestowne Mall store sometime on or before April 3, company officials said Tuesday. A woman in the management office at Charlestowne could not co...
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Northern Trust offers services to LGBT communityJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Chicago-based Northern Trust has formed a practice to meet the unique financial needs to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people and non-traditional families. J...
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