Business Stories from August 28, 2012 (Change date)
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Tentative deal on Lake County shopping center proposalAug 28, 2012 1:31 pm - Lake County, two mayors, developer make progress
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Veterans resource fair Wednesday in ChicagoAug 28, 2012 12:32 pm - The Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County will host a veterans resource fair offering everything from housing assistance and health screenings to free haircuts 9...
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Mercury Marine expands Fond du Lac headquartersAug 28, 2012 9:45 am - FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Mercury Marine has begun a $20 million expansion at its Fond du Lac headquarters. The construction plans were made after the company decided three y...
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Drought-stricken states welcome rain from IsaacAug 28, 2012 9:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. — The remnants of Tropical Storm Isaac could bring welcome rain to some states in the Mississippi River valley this week, but experts say it’s unlikely to br...
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Oil down slightly after storm forecast downgradeAug 28, 2012 6:37 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices remained stable Tuesday as the threat to production in the Gulf of Mexico from Tropical Storm Isaac appeared to lessen. Forecasts for Isaac have bee...
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Lexmark to cut 1,700 jobs, explore sale of inkjet technologyAug 28, 2012 6:36 am - Lexmark International Inc., the U.S. printer maker, plans to eliminate 1,700 positions and shut a factory in the Philippines as it explores a sale of its inkjet technolo...
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Philippine Airlines to buy 54 Airbus jetsAug 28, 2012 6:35 am - MANILA, Philippines — Flag-carrier Philippine Airlines signed a $7-billion deal on Tuesday to buy 54 Airbus jets as part of an ambitious plan to overhaul its fleet to me...
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Markets stall as traders await US Fed chief speechAug 28, 2012 6:34 am - PARIS — Stock markets retreated Tuesday due to global worries about the impact of the eurozone debt crisis and as investors awaited a key speech by the U.S. central bank...
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Draghi skips Jackson Hole as ECB shapes bond plansAug 28, 2012 6:33 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank head Mario Draghi calls off his trip to an annual conference of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, due to a heavy workl...
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Samsung takes wraps off of Windows 8 desktop PCsAug 28, 2012 6:32 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung will offer three different choices to people interested in buying a desktop computer equipped with the redesigned version of Windows going on sal...