Business Stories from October 29, 2013 (Change date)
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Work begins on Elgin-O'Hare Western AccessOct 31, 2013 7:16 am - Gov. Pat Quinn and a host of dignitaries gathered Tuesday to officially kick off the massive 12-year, $3.4 billion Elgin-O'Hare Western Access Project. Quinn and others ...
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Large crowds, heavy traffic greet Wheaton’s Mariano’sOct 30, 2013 5:50 am - In the days before Mariano’s Fresh Market opened its doors in Wheaton, company officials promised to make shopping an event and their store at Naperville and Roosevelt r...
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Job fair in Wauconda:Oct 29, 2013 5:07 pm - Wauconda officials will host a jobs fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the CAC Center, 100 N. Main St. Recruiters from the Mariano’s Fresh Market grocery...
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Part of Lemont refinery to restart after fireOct 29, 2013 5:12 pm - Citgo says part of a crude oil unit at the Lemont refinery will restart at the end of next week after a fire forced it to shut down. Last week’s fire affected the Lemont...
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Daily Herald wins for Community Leadership, Editorial ExcellenceOct 29, 2013 6:26 pm - For the sixth time in 10 years, the Daily Herald received the Inland Press Association’s Community Leadership Award for large-circulation newspapers — an unprecedented s...
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Smartwatches abound. But who really wants one?Oct 29, 2013 4:15 pm - NEW YORK — If consumer electronics companies are to be believed, someone on your holiday shopping list is just dying for a wristwatch that displays message alerts and we...
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Dow closes at a record high as Fed meeting beginsOct 29, 2013 4:02 pm - NEW YORK — Investors drove the Dow Jones industrial average to an all-time high Tuesday on expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep its economic stimulus program ...
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Ground workers at United approve new contractOct 29, 2013 1:48 pm - CHICAGO — A new labor deal for 28,000 baggage handlers and other ground workers at United Airlines gives raises to the workers and gets the airline closer to fully absor...
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Archer Daniels Midland 3Q profit up, revenue downOct 29, 2013 1:43 pm - DECATUR — Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Tuesday that third-quarter earnings more than doubled partly on increased profit margins on ethanol, but its...
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Outside drop in autos, U.S. retail spending risesOct 29, 2013 11:17 am - WASHINGTON — A sharp drop in auto sales caused largely by a calendar quirk lowered U.S. retail spending in September. But Americans spent more on most other goods, showi...
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