Business Stories from August 20, 2014 (Change date)
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Macy's to pay $650,000 in shopper-profiling probeAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - ALBANY, N.Y. - The retailer Macy's has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle allegations of racial profiling at its flagship store in Manhattan's Herald Square. Under the a...
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Wauconda merchants upset about events' impact on parking, accessAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Car shows, a farmers market and an annual music-and-food festival have brought people to downtown Wauconda this summer - but they've also got some local business owners ...
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How painful is BofA's $17 billion settlement?Aug 20, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Bank of America has reached a record $17 billion settlement to resolve an investigation into its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securities before the 2...
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Roosevelt University to cut back Schaumburg campusAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Lagging enrollment and financial woes have prompted Chicago's Roosevelt University to eliminate many programs at its Schaumburg campus. In a letter to the university's ...
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Apple, Google CEO contender seeking second act in Silicon ValleyAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Joe Costello was once a contender for the top jobs at Apple Inc., Google Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. Then, he all but vanished from Silicon Valley's elite circles. Now, the tec...
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Internet needs cure for advertising addictionAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - After reportedly being valued at $3 billion by Facebook and then at $10 billion by Alibaba -- neither deal actually happened -- the ephemeral messaging service Snapchat...
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Grant funds nursing education centerAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Elmhurst College has received a $1.5 million state grant that will be used to help finance the Elmhurst College Simulation Center at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, a state-...
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Roosevelt University leaving most of Schaumburg campusAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Roosevelt University will eliminate many of the programs at its Schaumburg campus, relocate numerous faculty and try to rent its facilities there as part of a wider effo...
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Prison company pays $8 million in back wagesAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. - The nation's largest private prison company has paid more than $8 million in back wages and benefits to current and former employees at its fe...
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Websites offer new revenue optionsAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - BLOOMINGTON - Mary O'Connor is struggling to keep her business open, so she turned to social media. The owner of Take A Bite Food Coaching Services, a Bloomington vegan ...