Business Stories from August 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Survey names Batavia-based Aldi low-price grocery leaderAug 08, 2013 9:21 am - Batavia-based discount grocer Aldi was recognized as the nation’s low-price grocery leader for the third year in a row, according to a recent consumer survey conducted b...
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OfficeMax partners in training facility for disabledAug 08, 2013 9:20 am - Office products and technology supplier OfficeMax, based in Naperville, joins five other organizations in launching Aspire CareerLink, a work training facility in Hillsi...
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McDonald’s sales edge up on better U.S. resultsAug 08, 2013 9:17 am - Oak Brook-based McDonald’s says a key sales figure edged up modestly in July, as a bigger push behind its Dollar Menu and Big Mac in the U.S. helped offset declines in o...
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Oak Brook's TreeHouse Foods to acquire Associated BrandsAug 08, 2013 9:00 am - Oak Brook-based TreeHouse Foods said it will acquire Associated Brands GP Corporation (Associated Brands), a leading private label manufacturer of powdered drinks, speci...
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United July passenger revenue up about 4 percentAug 08, 2013 9:00 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ Chicago-based United Airlines said a key measure of revenue rose as much as 4.5 percent in July, even as traffic fell. ...
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Meijer to hire more than 9,000 in Illinois, 4 other statesAug 08, 2013 9:00 am - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Midwest retailer Meijer Inc. plans to hire more than 9,000 new employees in five states in the coming months. MLive.com reports the Grand Rapids-ba...
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Fox Sports scores U.S. Open in 12-year dealAug 08, 2013 7:55 am - PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Fox Sports is in as the next broadcast partner for the U.S. Open starting in 2015. Johnny Miller appears to be out. In a surprising announcement Wednes...
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Deerfield’s Mondelez beats profit expectationsAug 08, 2013 7:04 am - Deerfield-based Oreo cookie maker Mondelez International Inc. reported a better-than-expected profit Wednesday and sharply raised its stock buyback authorization, a move...
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Groupon names Eric Lefkofsky as CEO, shares jumpAug 08, 2013 7:00 am - Associated Press Chicago-based Groupon named co-founder Eric Lefkofsky as CEO, replacing Andrew Mason, who was fired from the online deals site in February amid growing ...
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Former CHA worker charged with embezzlementAug 08, 2013 7:00 am - A former employee of a Chicago Housing Authority contractor has been charged with embezzling money from the agency by fraudulently processing payments intended for CHA v...