Business Stories from January 9, 2012 (Change date)
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Cook County launches ‘Rethink Your Drink’ campaignJan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - OAK FOREST — Cook County health officials are launching an advertising campaign to encourage residents to replace sugary drinks with water or low-fat milk. The “Rethink ...
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How the wealthiest Americans work the tax systemJan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Center for Public Integrity Todd Dagres, a prominent venture capitalist and independent movie producer, earned $3.5 million in 2003 and paid not a cent in federal income...
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Larson reveals Schaumburg's top 10 of 2012Jan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Theatrics and showmanship played strong roles in Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson's annual state-of-the-village address to the Schaumburg Business Association Tuesday morning....
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J.C. Penney says Engibous will be chairman as Ullman steps downJan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - J.C. Penney Co. said Thomas J. Engibous will become chairman on Jan. 28 after former Chief Executive Officer Myron Ullman steps down from the post. Engibous was named to...
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Internet address expansion set despite “.worries.”Jan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Bidding will begin this week for words and brand names such as “.sport,” “.NYC” and “.bank” to join “.com” as online monikers. Up to 1,000 domain name suffixe...
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Michigan man pleads guilty in Ill. racetrack DUIJan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - JOLIET — Prosecutors in Will County say a man who killed a woman when he crashed his truck into a horse she was riding has pleaded guilty to aggravated drunken driving. ...
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Call it a comeback: how old brands become newJan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Apple orchestrated one in consumer electronics. Cadillac in cars. Al Gore in politics. And Tim Tebow in football. Now, Lincoln is trying to stage one of its own for its ...
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Navistar to provide $880 mil in upgrades for military vehiclesJan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Lisle-based Navistar Defense received a $880 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps System Command to upgrade 2,717 International military vehicles. The order calls f...
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'Lincoln Wages War' theme of 203rd birthday feteJan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Abraham Lincoln Association will celebrate the 16th president's 203rd birthday in February with two days of presentations on the theme of Lincoln and t...
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Airbus transfers part of a320 wing work to Korea from U.K.Jan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Airbus SAS, the world’s largest passenger-jet maker, will transfer work to produce wing panels for the A320 single-aisle aircraft to Korean Aerospace Industries from Bro...