Business Stories from October 13, 2011 (Change date)
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Listeria outbreak devastates Calif. cantaloupesOct 13, 2011 11:00 pm - MENDOTA, Calif. — On an October day in the midst of harvest season, two farmworkers sat idly in their home in a Central California town that touts itself as "the cantalo...
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Air traffic controller errors soaringOct 13, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Errors by air traffic controllers in the vicinity of airports as well as incidents in which there was an unauthorized plane, vehicle, or person on a runway ...
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Oil rises above $85 ahead of U.S. economic dataOct 13, 2011 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose above $85 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors looked to a slew of U.S. economic indicators due later in the day for signs about the strength...
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Barbie drives 6 pct rise in Mattel net incomeOct 13, 2011 11:00 pm - EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Toy maker Mattel Inc. said Friday that strong sales worldwide of its iconic Barbie brand and "Cars 2" toys helped third-quarter net income rise near...
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Business invited to Legislative Networking Breakfast Oct. 18Oct 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Please join Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills (GLMV), Grayslake Chambers of Commerce for the 2011 Legislative Networking Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 18 fr...
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Amtrak sets ridership records in MichiganOct 13, 2011 11:00 pm - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Amtrak trains in Michigan had record ridership in the fiscal year that ended in September, according to the state Department of Transportation. All...
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Apple co-founder Wozniak in line at Apple storeOct 13, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS GATOS, Calif. — Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is apparently in a hurry to get ahold of a new iPhone 4S. Television station NBC11 (http://bit.ly/qfJHWg ) is reportin...
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Wheaton businessman hopes for Grand Theater ideasOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - Rick Erickson has grown to love his hometown of Wheaton. He calls it his “patriotism for Wheaton.” So at a Sept. 8 launch party to celebrate a business merger, he made a...
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White House, Congress push jobs agendasOct 13, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama talked about jobs legislation in a 10-minute phone call Thursday, the Ohio Republican’s office said. B...
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Sears Holdings to roll out iPads, iPods to associatesOct 13, 2011 12:00 am - HOFFMAN ESTATES — Sears Holdings announced the staged rollout of Apple iPads and Apple iPod Touch devices starting with nearly 450 stores nationwide as part of a strateg...
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