Business Stories from August 1, 2012 (Change date)
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Supporters helping Barrington's Catlow theater surviveAug 01, 2012 11:00 pm - In less than a week, residents raise $80,791 of $100,000 needed
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11 Elgin businesses to face fines for not paying for licenseAug 01, 2012 5:25 pm - Three years into its business license program, the City of Elgin took its first official steps Wednesday to hold business owners liable for not buying licenses. The 39 ...
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Half of US counties now considered disaster areasAug 01, 2012 4:51 pm - ST. LOUIS — Nearly 220 counties in a dozen drought-stricken states were added Wednesday to the U.S. government’s list of natural disaster areas as the nation’s agricultu...
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Three Geneva businesses fined after liquor law checkAug 01, 2012 4:34 pm - Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns on Wednesday issued fines of $1,000 to two bars and a liquor store and suspended their liquor licenses for the first Thursday of Swedish Days in...
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New state law prohibits employers from asking for Facebook passwordsAug 01, 2012 4:34 pm - Seeking to guard the privacy rights of the social networking generation, Illinois is making it illegal for employers to ask job applicants for passwords to their online ...
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Ford, GM sales lose ground to Japan rivals in JulyAug 01, 2012 1:46 pm - DETROIT — General Motors and Ford lost ground to Japanese automakers last month as their rivals made a strong comeback from last year’s earthquake. GM’s July sales fell...
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Chick-fil-A customers in Lombard, Schaumburg turn out in supportAug 01, 2012 1:03 pm - Chicken sandwiches, waffle fries and the First Amendment: so went lunch Wednesday for some patrons at Chick-fil-A restaurants in Lombard, Schaumburg and across the natio...
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Fed says US economy has slowed, takes no new stepsAug 01, 2012 1:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the economy is losing strength and repeated a pledge to take further steps to stimulate growth if the job market doe...
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U.S. construction spending rose 0.4 percent in JuneAug 01, 2012 11:13 am - WASHINGTON — Another strong gain in homebuilding pushed U.S. construction spending up for a third straight month in June, a further indication that the battered housing ...
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Strong dollar chips away at MasterCard’s revenueAug 01, 2012 11:13 am - NEW YORK — The strong U.S. dollar swallowed a chunk of MasterCard’s earnings from overseas, leading to revenue growth that was slower than investors were hoping for. Mas...
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