Business Stories from August 19, 2011 (Change date)
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Still school-clothes shopping? Brace yourselfAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Stores are trying everything they can think of to disguise the fact that you're going to pay more for clothes this fall. Some are using less fabric and callin...
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Icahn seeks seat on Clorox boardAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn will seek to install himself and 10 other directors on Clorox’ board after the consumer products maker twice rejected his offe...
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Union Pacific to pay $50M to settle part of drug fine disputeAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific has resolved part of its long-running dispute with the federal government about fines imposed on the railroad over drug smuggling on trains c...
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Long road back: Economic recovery will be slow, experts sayAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — In the rhetoric of the presidential campaign, the long-running economic woes of the United States can be cured with simple, quick remedies. President Obama...
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Menards looking to expand in MundeleinAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - Mundelein officials hope a proposed expansion of a local home-improvement store’s garden center could boost business in a long-struggling shopping center. Representa...
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