Business Stories from November 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Editorial: The essence and the evolution of ThanksgivingNov 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Today is Thanksgiving, a day to count blessings, not to complain. How this tradition enriches our lives, this annual giving of thanks, this counting of blessings. It is ...
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Small businesses step out of Black Friday’s shadowNov 21, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — After the crowds have shopped at large stores and sprawling malls on Black Friday, many smaller businesses are hoping Saturday will be their day. Thousands o...
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‘Upscale’ McDonald’s crosses hurdle in Lake ZurichNov 21, 2012 7:55 pm - Lake Zurich plan commission members Wednesday night gave a thumbs-up to what would be a McDonald’s with what’s pitched as an upscale appearance for part of a retail proj...
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Stocks edge up ahead of Thanksgiving breakNov 21, 2012 3:37 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market crept higher Wednesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Major market indexes got a slight lift after news broke of a cease-fire agreement b...
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Bartlett Fire District, business collecting toys for needy childrenNov 21, 2012 3:15 pm - The Bartlett Fire Protection District and the Auto Truck Group are participating in the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program again this year. Auto Tuck is launching the Ba...
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New ownership group takes over Chicago RushNov 21, 2012 2:32 pm - As expected, the Arena Football League completed the sale of the Chicago Rush franchise to a new ownernship group, officials for the AFL and Rush announced Wednesday. Th...
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Kane County committee sides with contractor claiming ‘bias’ in bidsNov 21, 2012 1:54 pm - On the same day Kane County announced a national award for its bid practices, a county board committee upheld an appeal filed by a local contractor who cited an “unfair ...
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US roads, airports unready for extreme weatherNov 21, 2012 1:04 pm - WASHINGTON — The nation’s lifelines — its roads, airports, railways and transit systems — are getting hammered by extreme weather beyond what their builders imagined, le...
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United ruled not liable in 9/11 attack suitNov 21, 2012 1:03 pm - United Air Lines isn’t liable for the plane hijacking in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack that destroyed the World Trade Center’s Tower 7, a judge ruled. U.S. Distri...
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Keeping families warm, inspiring gratitudeNov 21, 2012 11:30 am - Five families in the Tri-Cities area are thankful, come the chilly days of autumn, for Batavia businessman Tom Wangler. A sixth will be too, once his annual “Home Heatin...
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