Business Stories from August 12, 2013 (Change date)
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Mettawa’s Grainger July sales increase 4 percentAug 12, 2013 8:45 am - Mettawa-based W.W. Grainger said daily sales in July increased 4 percent over the same time last year. The increase included 5 percentage points from volume, 1 percentag...
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Wood Dale-based AAR to open aircraft maintenance facility in LouisianaAug 12, 2013 8:00 am - Wood Dale-based AAR has signed an agreement with the Chennault International Airport Authority to open its sixth North American aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul...
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Retailers keeping tabs on consumers’ return habitsAug 12, 2013 6:45 am - WASHINGTON — It’s not just the government that might be keeping tabs on you. Many retailers are tracking you, too — or at least your merchandise returns. The companies s...
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Inventor Musk unveils high-speed transit capsuleAug 12, 2013 6:43 am - LOS ANGELES — Imagine stepping into a car-sized capsule in downtown Los Angeles and, 30 minutes later, emerging in San Francisco On Monday, billionaire entrepreneur Elon...
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U.S. gas prices drop 8 cents over past 2 weeksAug 12, 2013 6:39 am - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has fallen about 8 cents over the past two weeks. The Lundberg Survey of gas prices released Sunday says the price of a ga...
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Disney prepares a toy offensive with 'Infinity'Aug 12, 2013 6:00 am - With cartoony posters plastering the walls and toy figures standing at attention on nearly every flat surface, a once ordinary conference room on Disney's Glendale campu...
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Bars, clubs rush to get a piece of video actionAug 12, 2013 6:00 am - Video gamblers in Illinois lost $106 million in the first half of the year, meaning tens of thousands of dollars for the bars and clubs that have the machines and extra ...
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Who will read the business book you’re writing?Aug 12, 2013 5:51 am - There are two reasons an entrepreneur should write a book. Ÿ Share information and experience with others in the small business community — an admirable, giveback appro...
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‘Too many people mistake owning a business with owning a job’Aug 12, 2013 5:50 am - An interview with Mir Joffrey, M.D., owner of Life Body Center in Schaumburg. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Lift Body Center is a world class cosmetic su...
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South Elgin executive a third-generation in plastics industryAug 12, 2013 5:00 am - When Gretchen Hoffer Farb worked as an accountant for a few years, she realized it wasn't the career she really wanted. So she approached her father, William Hoffer, pre...
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