Business Stories from September 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Investor group buying Dick Clark ProductionsSep 04, 2012 11:37 am - NEW YORK — Dick Clark Productions, which produces TV programs including “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” and the Golden Globe Awards, is being sold to a group including investme...
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Stocks end mixed on weak US economic reportsSep 04, 2012 11:37 am - NEW YORK — Stocks zigged and zagged after reports that the U.S. economy is weakening at a time when China and Europe are also slowing. The Dow Jones industrial average c...
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Survey: U.S. manufacturing shrinks for third monthSep 04, 2012 11:37 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. factory activity shrank for the third straight month in August as new orders, production and employment all fell. The report adds to other signs that m...
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UN says global youth unemployment rate will riseSep 04, 2012 11:37 am - GENEVA — The U.N.’s labor office says youth unemployment is likely to rise globally to 12.9 percent by 2017 as more young people leave the workforce and the euro crisis ...
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Hallmark ornament signing Sept. 8 in Arlington Hts.Sep 04, 2012 11:18 am - Two Hallmark artists will sign ornaments Saturday, Sept. 8, at Amy’s Hallmark, 9 W. Rand Road in Arlington Heights, formerly known as Hallmark Creations. Hundreds of col...
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Franks for the Memories nabs a another trophy at wing festivalSep 04, 2012 11:00 am - For the second straight year, Mundelein's Franks for the Memories has earned a prize at the National Buffalo Wing Festival. This time, the restaurant went home with the ...
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Ace Hardware CEO Griffith to retireSep 04, 2012 10:00 am - Ace Hardware President and Chief Executive Officer Ray Griffith announced he will retire from the hardware cooperative on March 31, 2013. The board of directors of t...
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Metropolis in running for Chase grant; voting opens ThursdaySep 04, 2012 9:32 am - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has been nominated to participate in the 2012 Chase Community Giving Program, beginning Sept. 6. Of the nominated charities, 196 lo...
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Beverage milk sales drop to lowest mark since 1984Sep 04, 2012 9:22 am - Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Sales of milk as a beverage have dropped to the lowest level in nearly 30 years. Experts say consumer habits are shifting toward sports dri...
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Ex-RV plant in northern Indiana put up for saleSep 04, 2012 9:10 am - MILLERSBURG, Ind. — A northern Indiana factory where about 200 workers built recreational vehicles until it shut down last year is up for sale. The 55-acre site of the f...