Business Stories from May 9, 2011 (Change date)
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Facebook influencing what news gets readMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is influencing what news gets read online as people use the Internet’s most popular hangout to share and recommend content. That’s one of the ke...
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HP adds office networking gearMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Hewlett-Packard Co., the world’s largest computer maker, unveiled a switch that helps companies route data over networks and said it will charge less for the device than...
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U.S. officials lecture China on human rightsMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton both expressed concerns on Monday about the recent security crackdown that has occurr...
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YouTube founders buy social-media analytics firmMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube’s founders have bought a company that makes software to help businesses keep track of what’s being said about them on Facebook and Twitter. Terms...
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Lombard continues attracting restaurants, retailMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Yorktown Center may put Lombard on the suburban shopping map, but there's more to business in the Lilac Village than national chains and department stores. Small shops d...
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Commodity prices recover slightlyMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Commodity prices recovered some of last week’s losses Monday, helping to lift the stocks of energy and materials companies. The broader market also rose despi...
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Sears could leave Hoffman Estates, costing suburbs big money and jobsMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Twenty-two years ago, Sears Roebuck and Co. leveraged an impending move from Sears Tower and fears it would move out of state into a sweet deal valued at $240 million an...
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District 300 ponders impact of Sears incentivesMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Financially troubled Community Unit District 300 stands to gain millions in additional property tax revenue after the incentives package that lured Sears to Hoffman Esta...
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The history of SearsMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - 1886 Richard Sears starts selling watches 1887 Sears settles in Chicago and hires watchmaker Alvah C. Roebuck 1888 First catalog, featuring only watches an...
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A look at the Sears billMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - House Bill 3435, which amends the Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, was introduced in February. It would allow Hoffman Estates to extend the curren...