Business Stories from August 5, 2013 (Change date)
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Hanover Countryside wins $2,000 in video contestAug 05, 2013 6:11 pm - Hanover Countryside School in Streamwood is one of 37 winners in the Lots2Give video contest sponsored by Big Lots retail stores. Schools from across the country submitt...
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Meeting will address development of Bartlett’s downtown business districtAug 06, 2013 5:39 pm - Bartlett residents, businesses and Metra commuters interested in the village’s downtown are asked to attend an economic development commission meeting at 7 p.m. on Monda...
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Stocks slip on a quiet day on Wall StreetAug 06, 2013 7:03 am - NEW YORK — A quiet day of trading left stock indexes mixed Monday. There was little in the way of news to shake the market out of a summertime stupor, other than a repo...
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Tablet shipments slow with no new iPadAug 05, 2013 4:51 pm - NEW YORK — Worldwide shipments of tablet computers slowed down in the second quarter because Apple didn’t release a new model of its trend-setting iPad, research firm ID...
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Amazon CEO to buy Washington PostAug 06, 2013 10:13 am - Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos agreed to buy the Washington Post for $250 million, vaulting the e-commerce magnate into the struggling newspaper indu...
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Daily Herald Business Ledger nets Inland Press honorsAug 06, 2013 5:27 pm - The Daily Herald Business Ledger has received a first-place award in the Inland Press Association’s annual New Business Development Contest. The Business Ledger received...
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Harper College foundation to hold Affordable Care Act SummitAug 05, 2013 5:44 pm - The Harper College Educational Foundation will host “The Affordable Care Act Summit,” for small business owners, human resources personnel, professional advisers and any...
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JetBlue to add first-class cabinAug 06, 2013 7:03 am - NEW YORK — JetBlue, known for shuttling vacationers from Northeast cities to the warmth of Florida and the Caribbean, is making a play for corporate road warriors. Start...
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Time Inc. names new CFOAug 05, 2013 1:45 pm - NEW YORK — Time Inc. has named Jeffrey Bairstow as its new chief financial officer. The magazine publisher said Monday that Bairstow succeeds Howard Averill, who is tra...
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3 say they outbid Red Sox owner’s offer for Boston GlobeAug 05, 2013 4:51 pm - BOSTON — Three bidders who fell short in their attempts to purchase The Boston Globe say they offered more than Boston Red Sox owner John Henry’s winning $70 million bid...
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