Business Stories from March 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Health coverage search should start with key stepsMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - Help is on the way for consumers flummoxed by health insurance forms, but they'll need to be patient. The healthcare overhaul, which aims to provide coverage for million...
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American to make more room for some economy seatsMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines will create a roomier section of economy class for elite frequent fliers and customers who buy full-fare coach tickets. The airline...
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BP settles Gulf spill suits, expects $7.8B payoutMar 03, 2012 9:45 pm - NEW ORLEANS — BP agreed late Friday to settle lawsuits brought by more than 100,000 fishermen who lost work, cleanup workers who got sick and others who claimed harm fro...
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Residents don't buy shopping mall plan near Hawthorn WoodsMar 03, 2012 7:00 pm - So many disgruntled residents showed up at a February meeting to protest building a mall near Hawthorn Woods that Lake County officials were forced to adjourn the sessio...
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Hanover Twp. job fair coming March 12Mar 03, 2012 10:00 am - A job fair is being held from 2-6 p.m. Monday, March 12, at the Hanover Township Senior Center to give local residents an opportunity to meet with local employers. “This...
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Schaumburg Boomers job fair March 10Mar 03, 2012 9:00 am - The Schaumburg Boomers will hold a job fair for the filling of between 100 and 200 full- and part-time jobs from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Boomers Stadium, 199...
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New tablets will give iPad tougher competitionMar 03, 2012 6:33 am - After months of speculation, Apple finally announced (well, sort of) that it will be showing off the next generation of the iPad by inviting media to an event in San Fra...
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Game-changing camera focuses after the factMar 03, 2012 6:23 am - SAN FRANCISCO — It’s the photographer’s nightmare. You’ve taken the perfect photo of your daughter holding a ball. But you focused on the wrong thing. The ball is sharp,...
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Review: Oscars iPad app wonderful, but distractingMar 03, 2012 6:23 am - FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Interactivity during the Academy Awards telecast once meant booing at the television every time there was a winner I hadn’t picked for my Oscars pool....
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Apps provide modest tax season supportMar 03, 2012 6:23 am - Not to be confused with an app that helps you with your taxes, MyTaxRefund from online Web tax service TurboTax is a one-trick pony — even if it is an important trick. ...