Business Stories from May 3, 2013 (Change date)
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Will new-look Freedom Plaza earn Naperville's approval?May 03, 2013 3:00 pm - A once-controversial development proposal will soon find its way back before Naperville City Council members, but without one major component. A new plan for Freedom Pl...
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Blackhawks reporter, Downers Grove native fired for sex commentMay 03, 2013 2:24 pm - Two days after flubbing a line in a Chicago Blackhawks report that went viral on the Internet, Comcast SportsNet Chicago has fired reporter/anchor Susannah Collins. Coll...
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Employers add 165,000 jobs; rate falls to 7.5 percentMay 03, 2013 2:15 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy showed last month why it remains the envy of industrialized nations: In the face of tax increases and federal spending cuts, employers adde...
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Scogna tapped as new Northwest Healthcare CEOMay 03, 2013 2:00 pm - Veteran hospital executive Stephen Scogna, 54, has been appointed as the new CEO of Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Healthcare. He replaces Bruce Crowther, w...
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Daily Herald staffers win Lisagor awardsMay 03, 2013 1:25 pm - Daily Herald staff members received numerous honors Friday in the prestigious 2013 Peter Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism contest, including awards for their cove...
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Survey: U.S. service firms grew more slowly in AprilMay 03, 2013 10:55 am - WASHINGTON — A survey of U.S. service firms says the sector expanded at a slower pace in April than March, as companies reported less business activity and couldn’t rais...
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Warren Buffett says economy still improving slowlyMay 03, 2013 10:55 am - OMAHA, Neb. — Investor Warren Buffett believes that the economy and the U.S. job market will continue to improve, but slowly. In an interview that aired Friday, Buffett ...
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U.S. factory orders down 4 percent in MarchMay 03, 2013 10:55 am - WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories fell in March by the largest amount in seven months but a key category that signals business investment plans managed a small incre...
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States fear loss of health care aidMay 03, 2013 10:55 am - WASHINGTON — Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul because of cost overr...
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Kraft’s 1Q profit beats Wall Street expectationsMay 03, 2013 10:01 am - NEW YORK — Northfield-based Kraft Foods is reviving old brands like Kool-Aid and betting on big new innovations as it begins finding its way as a smaller, independent co...