Business Stories from October 6, 2011 (Change date)
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Z Trim Holdings’ September output up 36 percentOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - MUNDELEIN — Z Trim Holdings, manufacturer of multifunctional dietary fiber ingredients for the food industry, said September was the company’s best month ever in manufac...
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Company pension deficit jumps most ever as stocks, yields plungeOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - Company pensions in the U.S. fell behind future payouts to retirees by the most ever in September, as stocks fell and the slowing economy and Federal Reserve policy drov...
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Vernon Hills backs bar that would serve 500 craft beersOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - A new business that's all about beer could be coming to Vernon Hills. The Beer Market, which would serve about 500 types of crafted bottled beer, received a positive res...
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Joint Commission, Heart Association enhance allianceOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - OAKBROOK TERRACE — The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association are enhancing their alliance, originally formed in 2003, to help o...
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White passes silver as most popular car colorOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - DETROIT — White has passed silver as the world’s most popular color for carmakers, according to an annual survey by paint maker PPG Industries. Silver spent a decade on ...
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Lynch joins Sikich’s nonprofit service teamOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Sikich LLP said Richard Lynch has joined the firm as a partner on Sikich’s nonprofit services team. Lynch has more than 12 years of public accounting exper...
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Protests or not, stocks up for third straight dayOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average rose by more than 100 points for a third straight day Thursday after U.S. retailers reported stronger September sales and the...
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Alma Lasers launches nationwide radiation tattoo removal programOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - PRNewswire BUFFALO GROVE — Alma Lasers, a global developer, manufacturer and provider of laser, light-based, radio-frequency and ultrasound devices for aesthetic and med...
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Job a distant memory for many unemployedOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — For more Americans, being out of work has become a semi-permanent condition. Nearly one-third of the unemployed — nearly 4.5 million people — have had no jo...
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Census: Housing bust worst since Great DepressionOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The American dream of homeownership has felt its biggest drop since the Great Depression, according to new 2010 census figures released Thursday. The analys...