Business Stories from September 12, 2011 (Change date)
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Company warns of data breach at Dells resortSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — A Wisconsin company that supplies arcade equipment and vending machines to businesses says hackers broke into its credit-card-processing systems ...
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New Rivers Casino hits Elgin's Grand Victoria hardSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The new Rivers Casino in Des Plaines was the most lucrative in the state in its first full month of operation, unseating Elgin's Grand Victoria, where reve...
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Student loan default rates jumpSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - The number of borrowers defaulting on federal student loans has jumped sharply, the latest indication that rising college tuition costs, low graduation rates and poor jo...
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New law firm of Ruben Firsel & Rosenfeld LLC opensSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald News Services BANNOCKBURN — Philip E. Ruben, Michael D. Firsel and Ronald Rosenfeld have formed a new firm, Ruben Firsel & Rosenfeld LLC, with offi...
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Brady steps out in UGG endorsement dealSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - By making Tom Brady the centerpiece of a new advertising campaign, UGG is hoping to show its furry footware isn’t just for teenage girls anymore. Maybe they should have ...
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Grainger sales up 10 percent during AugustSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - PRNewswire CHICAGO — Grainger’s sales during August increased 10 percent, the company said Monday. Results for the month included a 1 percentage point positive contribut...
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Barrington’s Swiss Automation founder hires ‘tinkerers’ like himselfSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - It’s a tough time to find skilled workers in the manufacturing industry. But Ken Malo, founder of 46-year-old Swiss Automation Inc. in Barrington, has his own methods th...
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McGraw-Hill sets plan to split into 2 companiesSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — McGraw-Hill Cos. will split up into two public companies with one focused on education and the other centered on markets, featuring the Standard & Poor's unit...
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Oil Drops a Third Day on European Debt Crisis; Gulf Storms Ease c.2011 Bloomberg NewsSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Oil fell for a third day in New York, the longest losing streak in a month, as investors bet that Europe’s debt crisis will limit economic growth...
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Obama calls for jobs bill passageSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama bluntly challenged Congress Monday to act immediately on his new jobs plan, brandishing a copy of the legislation in the Rose Garden ...
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