Business Stories from September 1, 2011 (Change date)
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Sugar Grove drops tax-incentive plan for industrial developmentSep 01, 2011 1:00 am - Sugar Grove has dropped a plan to offer tax incentives for industrial development. The village has canceled the remainder of the public hearing on the proposed tax-incre...
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Retailers report solid earings in AugustSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Americans kept shopping in August despite a month of bad news. Besides old worries about the economy, shoppers had new troubles in August that could have kept...
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Survey: Pay raises consistent with recent trendsSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE — While there is projected to be a slight uptick in salary increases in 2012 compared to 2011, companies will continue to place the greatest focus on variab...
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With new tablets, Sony takes aim at iPad in JapanSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - TOKYO — Sony Corp. said Thursday it wants to become the biggest player in Japan’s growing Android tablet market by changing the way the devices are used. The Japanese el...
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Allstate lists cities with “America’s Best Drivers”Sep 01, 2011 12:00 am - NORTHBROOK — Fort Collins, Colo., has the safest drivers in the nation, according to a report from the Allstate Insurance Company. The company’s “America’s Best Drivers ...
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Grainger completes acquisition of Fabory GroupSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - METTAWA — Grainger announced it has completed its acquisition of Fabory Group, a leading European distributor of fasteners and related MRO products. Grainger announced ...
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U.S. stock-index futures retreatSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. stock futures fell, indicating that the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may snap a four-day rally, as investors await a report that may show manufacturing in the world’...
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Woodfield convention bureau video wins awardSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - A new promotional video for the Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau has won first place in the promotional video documentation category at this year’s ART/TUR ...
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Gold falls a second day in london as stronger dollar cuts demandSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - Gold declined for a second day in London as a stronger dollar curbed demand for the metal as an alternative investment. The dollar climbed to the highest level in almost...
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South Korea’s inflation rate hits three-year highSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s monthly inflation rate rose to its highest level in three years in August as price gains accelerate despite a series of interest rate ...
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