Business Stories from May 10, 2013 (Change date)
-
Post office lost $1.9 billion in second quarterMay 10, 2013 1:21 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service said Friday it lost $1.9 billion over the last three months and warned that losses would continue to mount without help from Congres...
-
Sears Holdings names new chief information officerMay 10, 2013 9:25 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. said Jeff Balagna will join the company as executive vice president and chief information officer. Balagna most recently serve...
-
Opal Enterprises debuts new websiteMay 10, 2013 9:25 am - Family-owned remodeling company Opal Enterprises, in Napervillle, recently unveiled a redesigned website at www.opalenterprises.net. Geared toward improving customer rem...
-
Grainger sees 8 percent rise in April salesMay 10, 2013 9:24 am - Mettawa-based W.W. Grainger said daily sales in April increased 8 percent over the same period last year. The maintenance, repair and operating products supply company n...
-
Global network of hackers steal $45m from ATMsMay 10, 2013 9:00 am - NEW YORK — The sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through ...
-
Orthopedics company makes job cuts in N. IndianaMay 10, 2013 7:00 am - WARSAW, Ind. — Orthopedic products maker Zimmer Holdings has cut some jobs from its northern Indiana workforce. The company didn’t specify how many workers were let go, ...
-
Expanding Medicaid could help 13,000 Illinois vetsMay 10, 2013 6:40 am - More than 40,000 uninsured military veterans in Illinois could have new access to health insurance under the national health overhaul law, according to a new interactive...
-
Sears launches new lease-to-own programMay 10, 2013 6:38 am - For those financially strapped shoppers who can’t wait for layaway, Sears has another option. Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. is launching a program at its na...
-
Illinois health centers to get $6M to help enroll uninsuredMay 10, 2013 6:34 am - More than 40 health centers throughout Illinois will be able to apply for $6 million in federal funding to help people sign up for insurance under the new health care la...
-
You can now access Lake County court cases onlineMay 10, 2013 5:30 am - A new online system allowing customers to view Lake County court cases goes live today, circuit clerk officials said. The launch is the first of a two-part roll out of ...