Business Stories from April 5, 2012 (Change date)
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Coca-Cola halts ties to conservative law draftersApr 05, 2012 12:06 pm - WASHINGTON — Coca-Cola Co. has ended its membership in a conservative organization seen as the incubator for a string of new state laws on voting and a marketer of laws ...
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Sears Holdings names brand licensing agentApr 05, 2012 11:48 am - PRNewswire Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings selected Leveraged Marketing Corporation of America as its exclusive global licensing agent for the company’s Kenmore, Cr...
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Survey: Hiring back to pre-recession levelsApr 05, 2012 11:48 am - PRNewswire Hiring plans in the U.S. are getting back to pre-recession levels, according to CareerBuilder’s latest nationwide survey. One-third of employers added full-ti...
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Frozen treat battle shapes up in East DundeeApr 05, 2012 11:33 am - Taking shape just in time for summer could be a friendly battle of which store serves the best frozen treats in downtown East Dundee. Van’s Frozen Custard is moving ...
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Kraft touts Stove Top Stuffing as year-long stapleApr 05, 2012 11:21 am - Stove Top Stuffing is strictly for Thanksgiving. At least that’s what the Pilgrims would have you believe. In an ad campaign that launches Monday, Northfield-based Kraft...
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UK’s Sky News: We hacked in the public interestApr 05, 2012 10:03 am - LONDON — Rupert Murdoch’s Sky News channel twice authorized its reporters to hack into computers, a potentially embarrassing revelation that could further dent the media...
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Buffets rewards top managers who put chain in bankruptcy twiceApr 05, 2012 8:40 am - R. Michael Andrews Jr., chief executive officer of Buffets Holdings Inc., helped guide the restaurant owner through bankruptcy twice in the past four years. Both times, ...
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Target March sales figure up 7.3 percentApr 05, 2012 8:40 am - NEW YORK — Target Corp. said Thursday a key sales figure rose a better-than-expected 7.3 percent in March, helped by warm weather. The discounter, with headquarters in M...
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U.S. Nuclear output declines as South Carolina reactor shutsApr 05, 2012 8:40 am - U.S. nuclear-power production fell for the first time in three days after a reactor in South Carolina lost offsite power and shut down. Generation decreased by 411 megaw...
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Fed’s Bullard sees no need for new stimulus as economy improvesApr 05, 2012 8:40 am - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said he sees no need for additional easing as the performance of the U.S. expansion exceeds expectations. “An a...