Business Stories from August 22, 2011 (Change date)
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Family-owned Steinhafels invests in Vernon HillsAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - He’ll spend his birthday greeting customers, but Gary Steinhafel considers the opening of the family’s new store this week a worthy celebration. After an intense eight m...
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JetBlue to waive fees for tropical stormAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Due to inclement weather forecast to impact the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico areas, JetBlue Airways will waive change/cancel fees and fare differences for Customer...
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Ford, Toyota join forces to produce hybridsAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s biggest seller of gasoline-electric autos, said they will collaborate to develop a hybrid system for light trucks and ...
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Businesses costing burbs with sales tax loopholeAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago and its immediate suburbs are losing millions of dollars in revenue because companies doing business there are routing purchases through outlying cities that hav...
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Homebuyers hunker down as housing drag may worse nAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Sanjay Jain called his real estate broker four days ago to cancel a deal to buy a three-bedroom home in Folsom, Calif., unnerved by another plunge in the most volatile e...
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Lowe’s to buy back up to $5 billion of its sharesAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Lowe’s Cos., the nation’s second-largest home improvement retailer, said Monday that it will buy back up to $5 billion of its common stock. While the...
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More Americans at risk of foreclosure in Q2Aug 22, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The number of Americans at risk of foreclosure is rising, reflecting the U.S. economy’s continued struggles. The Mortgage Bankers Association said Monday th...
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EEOC: 3M settles age discrimination complaintAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says technology giant 3M has agreed to pay a total of $3 million to several hundred former employees who a...
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Floods, outages reinforce need for recovery planningAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Even if your business has so far avoided this year’s storm-induced floods and power outages, there’s more to come. Count on it. That makes your recovery plan — the actio...
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Black journalists honor EBONYAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago-based EBONY Magazine, the iconic Black American brand dedicated to celebrating and enriching the lives of Black Americans for over 65 years, has been recognized ...