Business Stories from August 20, 2014 (Change date)
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Employee theft, fraud on the rise, but solutions exist to prevent lossesAug 20, 2014 11:00 pm - Hardly a day goes by where we don't see news reports about employee theft, fraud or embezzlement, whether in a public or private company, government agency or local muni...
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Car club calendarAug 20, 2014 11:00 pm - Car shows Sept. 13 and 14: 15th annual Heritagefest car shows, West Dundee. Main Street at Second Avenue. Register, 10:30 a.m.-noon; awards at 3:30 p.m. each day. R...
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Schaumburg OKs LED signs at Streets of WoodfieldAug 20, 2014 5:30 am - After a further month of research and consideration, a majority of Schaumburg trustees Tuesday agreed to a request for two large LED signs and an increase in the number ...
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Fortune Brands to sell window business for $130 millionAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Deerfield-based Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc. said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its Simonton Windows business to building products maker Ply Gem Holdings I...
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Bloomberg offers grants to help cities innovateAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - American cities looking to be more innovative in how they address local issues can now get a helping hand from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ...
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Stocks advance for third day, despite Fed minutesAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market rose for a third straight day Wednesday despite a report from the Federal Reserve that showed a growing chorus of central bank officials will...
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Fed officials said job gains may bring faster rate increaseAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Federal Reserve officials raised the possibility that they might begin removing aggressive stimulus sooner than anticipated, as they neared agreement on an exit strategy...
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First suburban Walmart Neighborhood Market opens in Des PlainesAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - The first Walmart Neighborhood Market in the suburbs is officially open for business. The 24/7 grocery store opened Wednesday at 727 W. Golf Road, located within the Des...
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Lowe's 2Q profit rises as weather improvesAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Lowe's second-quarter net income increased 10 percent, bolstered by improving weather. The home improvement company's performance beat analysts' expectations, but the Mo...
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Cowboys' worth tops in NFLAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The Dallas Cowboys are the first U.S. sports franchise to top $3 billion in value. For the eighth straight year, the Cowboys are worth the most of all 32 NFL ...
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