Business Stories from August 8, 2011 (Change date)
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Quinn expands economic development in Quad CitiesAug 08, 2011 11:00 pm - The Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority is getting bigger. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation to increase the geographic area covered by the auth...
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Plunge on Wall Street threatens to spook consumersAug 08, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — It's the last thing a nervous consumer and a fragile economy needed: a confidence-killing nosedive on Wall Street. Americans struggling with lean wages, job...
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NJ extends deadline for sale of Borgata stakeAug 08, 2011 11:00 pm - ATLANTIC CTY, N.J. — MGM Resorts International has been granted another year and a half to sell its 50 percent stake in Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. New J...
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Apple passes Exxon as most valuable US companyAug 08, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Apple briefly surpassed Exxon Mobil as the most valuable company in the U.S. Tuesday afternoon before settling back slightly lower. But the two are now so clo...
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Dish Network 2Q profit rises, subscribers fallAug 08, 2011 11:00 pm - ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Dish Network Corp.'s second-quarter net income climbed 30 percent, but its net subscribers declined partly because of rival's discounts. To remain com...
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Tyson 3Q profits drop 21 percentAug 08, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Tyson Foods Inc. said Monday that its profit fell 21 percent for its third fiscal quarter as higher grain costs offset rising sales. Expensive grain ...
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OSHA cites Illinois company over trench safetyAug 08, 2011 11:00 pm - The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Oregon, Ill., excavating company for allegedly failing to protect workers from trench cave-ins. The a...
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Bartlett woman turns class project, passion into businessAug 08, 2011 6:00 am - An interview done with Michelle Sarwas. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We offer doggy day care, overnight boarding, grooming, and training for dogs ...
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Ross Dress for Less to open in Algonquin, ElginAug 08, 2011 1:00 am - There have been many guesses floating around on what's going into the former Circuit City building along Randall Road in Algonquin Commons. Construction work on the form...
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Images: U.S. and other world markets drop sharply.Aug 08, 2011 1:00 am - ...