Business Stories from May 8, 2013 (Change date)
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AAR names Fortson as new chief financial officerMay 08, 2013 10:46 am - Wood Dale-based Aircraft maintenance and support provider AAR Corp. said John Fortson will join the company July 1 as vice president of finance. Fortson will become vice...
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Hoffman Estates hoping to land a hardware storeMay 10, 2013 5:19 pm - Residents have spoken and Hoffman Estates officials are listening. The village's economic development department is amping up its efforts to bring a hardware store to to...
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Bangladesh garment disaster death toll crosses 800May 08, 2013 2:10 pm - DHAKA, Bangladesh — Dozens of bodies recovered Wednesday from a collapsed garment factory building were so decomposed they were being sent to a lab for DNA identificatio...
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Applebee’s plans at least eight area closingsMay 09, 2013 7:18 am - Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bars in Palatine, Schaumburg, Streamwood and Geneva will close, as the company reorganizes its Chicago area operations in Chapter 11 bank...
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United to resume 787 flying on May 20May 08, 2013 4:35 pm - United Airlines expects to start flying its Boeing 787s again on May 20. The 787s had been grounded because of concerns about smoldering batteries, but they have been re...
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Small businesses become reality TV’s new starsMay 10, 2013 11:01 am - NEW YORK — There’s no business like small business. Mix the high stakes of running a small business with a dash of family drama and throw in a camera crew and you get hi...
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Mondelez sells more Oreos but struggles with gumMay 08, 2013 4:35 pm - NEW YORK — Americans aren’t chewing as much gum. That’s a problem for Deerfield-based Mondelez, which owns Trident, Chiclets and other brands. The company, which also ma...
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Govt. seeks to protect ag workers in Mo., Ill.May 08, 2013 4:39 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ ST. LOUIS) — Federal watchdogs say they’re launching an effort to bolster labor-law compliance involving hand-harvested...
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668 lawyers to be admitted to Ill. barMay 09, 2013 4:44 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Hundreds of new attorneys beginning Thursday can practice law in Illinois. Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the oath at five location...
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McDonald’s sales hit by weakness in Asia, EuropeMay 09, 2013 7:18 am - NEW YORK — McDonald’s says a key sales figure slipped again in April, with the world’s biggest hamburger chain citing fears over a new strain of avian flu for weakness i...