Business Stories from August 19, 2014 (Change date)
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Final classic car show tonight at RandhurstAug 19, 2014 11:00 pm - Tonight is the last Cruise Night of the summer at Randhurst Village in Mount Prospect. The free show features classic cars and their owners, plus a Q&A with Daily Herald auto columnist Matt Avery and special exhibits. To correct earlier reporters, there is no free concert tonight.
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Visitor agency banks on agritourismAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN - Prairie Fruits Farm earned its reputation by producing goat's-milk cheese and gelato. Now the farm just north of Champaign-Urbana is milking agritourism for ...
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Stocks rise as U.S. home construction reboundsAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - A summer swoon for the stock market appears to be over for now. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed within six points of its all-time high Tuesday, less t...
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Metropolitan Opera reaches deals with 2 unionsAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - New York's Metropolitan Opera reached tentative labor deals with two of its largest unions early Monday while negotiations continued with 10 more unions in ho...
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Home Depot profit tops estimates as seasonal sales reboundAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Home Depot Inc., the largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, posted second-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates and raised its forecast for the year as sales o...
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Ex-DuPage forest boss first to take early retirement plan he implementedAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners ended two weeks of speculation on Executive Director Arnie Biondo's employment status by naming his replacement Tuesday. John...
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MB Financial completes Taylor Capital purchase, merges banksAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - MB Financial Inc. completed its acquisition of Taylor Capital Group Inc., the holding company for Cole Taylor Bank, as is it expands operations in Chicago. MB Financial ...
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Home construction rebounds in U.S. As inflation easesAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Home construction rebounded in July and the cost of living rose at a slower pace, showing a strengthening U.S. economy has yet to generate a sustained pickup in inflatio...
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Elizabeth Arden sinks as sales of Justin Bieber fragrance dropAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Elizabeth Arden Inc. shares stink today, and scents associated with Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift are partly to blame. Shares of the manufacturer of fragrances and cosm...
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U.S. changing no-fly list rulesAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is promising to change the way travelers can ask to be removed from its no-fly list of suspected terrorists banned from air travel....
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