Business Stories from June 12, 2012 (Change date)
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NIU professor Jim Young honored by Illinois CPA societyJun 12, 2012 11:00 pm - To the layman, accounting might appear to consist of little more than moving numbers from one column to another. Jim Young, chair of the Department of Accountancy in the...
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Women MDs paid less: reluctant to push for raises?Jun 12, 2012 7:08 pm - Women physician-scientists are paid much less than their male counterparts, researchers found, with a salary difference that over the course of a career could pay for a ...
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N. Barrington to meet on Dimucci planJun 12, 2012 6:50 pm - North Barrington officials have called a special village board meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at village hall, 111 Old Barrington Road, for the discussion and c...
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Honquest to retire; stores closing later this yearJun 12, 2012 5:54 pm - Richard Honquest, owner and CEO of Honquest Furniture for Living, is retiring after 52 year in the furniture business. The longtime retailer plans to close his Barringt...
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Hope for Fed help powers stocks to big gainJun 12, 2012 4:30 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks staged one of their strongest rallies of the year Tuesday, erasing a big decline from the day before, after a Federal Reserve official said he supporte...
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Good dog, good job? More dogs sit, stay at workJun 12, 2012 2:06 pm - LOS ANGELES — Like any new addition to an office, Dolly had an adjustment period. The hardest part: learning not to bark at the mailman. Dolly is one of millions of dogs...
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Burger King bets on bacon sundae for summertimeJun 12, 2012 2:01 pm - NEW YORK — Burger King wants to lure customers this summer with a barbecue party — and a bacon sundae. The world’s second biggest hamburger chain on Thursday is launchi...
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GM CEO blames Europe, economy for low stock priceJun 12, 2012 1:59 pm - DETROIT — When General Motors shareholders complained at their annual meeting about the company’s languishing stock price and the lack of a dividend, CEO Dan Akerson had...
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ComScore study says Facebook ads effectiveJun 12, 2012 1:55 pm - NEW YORK — A study from Internet research firm comScore says that marketing on Facebook can help increase sales. The report released Tuesday found that people who were ...
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U.S. coal use falling fast; utilities switch to gasJun 12, 2012 1:50 pm - NEW YORK — America is shoveling coal to the sidelines. The fuel that powered the U.S. from the industrial revolution into the iPhone era is being pushed aside as utiliti...
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