Business Stories from August 18, 2011 (Change date)
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More people sought unemployment benefitsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The number of people applying for unemployment benefits rose back above 400,000 last week. Still, the four-week average, a more reliable gauge of the job ma...
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Home sales dropped 3.5 pct. in July, hit 2011 lowAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Fewer people bought previously occupied homes for the third time in four months. The National Association of Realtors says home sales fell 3.5 percent last...
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Des Plaines hotelier wins awardAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Des Plaines 5th Ward resident John Trivedi has been dubbed the winner of the 2011 Family Hotelier of the Year Award given out by the Asian American Hotel Owners Associat...
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Consumer prices rose by the most since MarchAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Consumers paid more for gas, food and clothes last month, pushing prices up by the most since the spring. The Labor Department says the Consumer Price Inde...
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Himalayan restaurant partners with Groupon, social mediaAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - A couple of tech guys started the Himalayan Restaurant & Bar in Bloomingdale, Gurnee and Niles and now heavily use social media to offer discounts and get the word out a...
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