Business Stories from July 4, 2011 (Change date)
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Winchester to tranfers jobs out of IllinoisJul 04, 2011 11:00 pm - OXFORD, Miss. — Winchester Ammunition has plenty of applicants for the 200-250 jobs it hopes to fill by the end of the year for its Oxford operation. The company is tran...
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Duff & Phelps acquires Growth Capital PartnersJul 04, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Investment firm Duff & Phelps Corp. on Tuesday said it has acquired Growth Capital Partners, a Houston-based investment bank, for an undisclosed amount. Duff ...
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Medicare 'doughnut hole' looms for drug customersJul 04, 2011 11:00 pm - The federal health care overhaul delivers deep price cuts this year that will benefit Medicare prescription drug customers who fall into a coverage gap known as the "dou...
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TPG Capital buying Immucor for $1.97B in cashJul 04, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Blood-testing equipment maker Immucor Inc. said Tuesday it agreed to be acquired by TPG Capital in a deal worth $1.97 billion, or $27 per share in cash. Immuc...
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West Chicago business provides skill training and consultingJul 04, 2011 7:00 am - Q. Describe your business. What do you do? A. Our passion is partnering with companies, whether big or small, in providing skill training and consulting services t...
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MBX Systems CEO named Executive of the YearJul 04, 2011 6:30 am - Tom Crowley, founder and CEO of server appliance manufacturer MBX Systems in Wauconda, has been named the Executive of the Year/Computer Hardware in the Stevie Awards’ 2...
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Financing options exist for small businessesJul 04, 2011 6:11 am - Bank financing has been extremely difficult ever since careless underwriting and other excesses by Wall Street and banks of all sizes brought the financial world crashin...
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What country consumes the most tobacco?Jul 04, 2011 6:00 am - Men in China have one of the highest smoking rates in the world. A major factor is the price of cigarettes, which is kept low by the government-owned tobacco industry. I...
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Tornadoes, floods deliver blow to state budgetsJul 04, 2011 6:00 am - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The tornadoes and floods that pummeled much of the South and Midwest also have dealt a serious blow to struggling state budgets, potentially forcin...
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Celebrity real estate: Barbara Corcoran lived in 4th-floor walk-upJul 04, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — The queen of New York real estate once lived in a rent-controlled studio. Illegally. Barbara Corcoran says the living arrangement was instrumental in helping ...