Business Stories from June 6, 2012 (Change date)
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Google adds warning of ‘state-sponsored attacks’Jun 06, 2012 9:49 am - BEIJING — Google said Wednesday that it has added a feature to warn users whose accounts it believes are targets of “state-sponsored attacks,” but the Internet giant did...
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Restaurant.com launches $15 dining certificatesJun 06, 2012 9:03 am - Arlington Heights-based Restaurant.com launched $15 dining certificates and eGift cards retailing for $6. With this new option, restaurant goers will save $9 at more tha...
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Camping World become world’s top Winnebago retailerJun 06, 2012 9:03 am - Lincolnshire-based Camping World, has become the world’s largest Winnebago retailer, with over $150 million in Winnebago Industries sales. Camping World is the overall t...
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GE Healthcare, Microsoft complete joint ventureJun 06, 2012 9:02 am - PRNewswire Barrington-based General Electric Co.’s GE Healthcare subsidiary and Microsoft Corp. said they have completed the formation of Caradigm, a 50-50 joint venture...
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Marinette Marine turns over Navy warshipJun 06, 2012 8:08 am - MARINETTE, Wis. — Marinette Marine plans to turn over the warship it built for the U.S. Navy on Wednesday. The shipbuilder finished the 377-foot Fort Worth two months ah...
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Pa.’s Zippo produces its 500 millionth lighterJun 06, 2012 6:45 am - PITTSBURGH — Zippo Manufacturing Co. in northwestern Pennsylvania has produced its 500 millionth lighter. The brass case of the lighter, plated with brushed chrome, was ...
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Buffett says odds of a U.S. recession ‘very low’Jun 06, 2012 6:43 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy isn’t likely to slip back into a recession, despite recent economic reports signaling the recovery has lost momentum, Warren Buffett said. ...
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NY census records are now searchable by nameJun 06, 2012 6:43 am - NEW YORK — Americans are in for a cyber-surprise on Wednesday: They’ll be able to plug family names into an online 1940 U.S. census and come up with details about the li...
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Former grain elevator owner gets 15 monthsJun 06, 2012 6:42 am - EAST ST. LOUIS — A former southwestern Illinois grain elevator owner has been sentenced to a year and three months in federal prison for committing mail fraud. Forty-ei...
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Posh hotels are buzzing with tiny new guests: beesJun 06, 2012 6:42 am - NEW YORK — An iconic hotel in the heart of midtown Manhattan is buzzing with thousands of tiny new visitors. But watch out: They’ll sting if you get too close. Honeybees...