Business Stories from October 9, 2012 (Change date)
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Should Batavia give businesses help for construction work hassle?Oct 09, 2012 10:07 am - Trying to do business this summer on North River Street in Batavia during a streetscape improvement project has been rough. The street has been closed, from Wilson Stree...
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Kraft recalls Jalapeno string cheeseOct 09, 2012 9:07 am - Northfield-based Kraft Foods Group is voluntarily recalling the Jalapeno variety of Kraft String Cheese with the Best When Used By date of 23 NOV 2012 as a precaution du...
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TrendPointers develops new Economic Uncertainty IndexOct 09, 2012 9:06 am - Predictive media analytics company TrendPointers LLC,, of Northbrook, is now publishing a new “what’s next” forecasting metric, the Economic Uncertainty Index. The EUI p...
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Berlin Packaging opens new warehouse in New JerseyOct 09, 2012 9:06 am - Berlin Packaging opened a new 70,000-square-foot warehouse in Cranbury, N.J., to house packages for delivery to area customers participating in its inventory management ...
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Federal Signal appoints Waverly as interim CFOOct 09, 2012 9:05 am - Oak Brook-based Federal Signal Corporation has appointment of Braden Waverley as the interim chief financial officer. Waverley will replace Bill Barker, who is departing...
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13,000 got suspect steroid shots; risk uncertainOct 09, 2012 8:43 am - NEW YORK — As many as 13,000 people received steroid shots suspected in a national meningitis outbreak, health officials said Monday. But it’s not clear how many are in ...
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Sears expects $446.5M in proceeds from offeringOct 09, 2012 8:08 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears expects to receive about $446.5 million in gross proceeds from an offering tied to the spinoff of its Hometown and Outlet stores. Sears Holdi...
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UN says world hungry not 1 billion after allOct 09, 2012 8:00 am - ROME — The United Nations said Tuesday its 2009 headline-grabbing announcement that 1 billion people in the world were hungry was off-target and that the number is actua...
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U.S. report highlights unease about Chinese firmsOct 09, 2012 7:32 am - BEIJING — Eager to expand in the United States, China’s biggest technology companies face an America anxious about threats to jobs and national security. The latest blow...
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IMF offers bleak assessment of stalled recoveryOct 09, 2012 7:29 am - TOKYO — Plagued by uncertainty and fresh setbacks, the world economy has weakened further and will grow more slowly over the next year, the International Monetary Fund s...