Business Stories from August 13, 2013 (Change date)
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Retired Inland exec to head up securities armAug 14, 2013 7:21 am - Retired Inland Real Estate Investment Corp. executive Brian M. Conlon will return to the Oak Brook-based company as chief executive officer of Inland Securities Corp. di...
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Follett Higher Education Group president to retireAug 13, 2013 10:10 am - Tom Christopher, president and chief operating officer of the Follett Corp.’s Higher Education Group, said he will retire, effective Aug. 30. The River Grove supplier of...
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Women CEOs share tips on building successful businessesAug 14, 2013 7:19 am - Schaumburg area business owners got a dose of entrepreneurial advice with their morning coffee Tuesday from four women CEOS at the Schaumburg Business Association’s mont...
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The many legal millstones weighing down JPMorganAug 13, 2013 7:13 am - NEW YORK — The London whale isn’t the only thing weighing on JPMorgan Chase these days. In fact, the nation’s largest bank has a long list of legal challenges beyond th...
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Wheelchair lift company shifting work to northern IndianaAug 13, 2013 7:16 am - WINAMAC, Ind. — A company that converts minivans into wheelchair-accessible vehicles plans adding up to 70 jobs at its northern Indiana headquarters by shifting producti...
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Ackman resigns from JC Penney boardAug 13, 2013 7:11 am - PLANO, Texas — William Ackman has resigned from J.C. Penney Co.’s board as part of a deal to resolve an unusually public battle between the activist investor and the str...
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Tuition isn’t only bill college students seeAug 14, 2013 9:18 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON — Despite all the grumbling about tuition increases and student loan costs, other college expenses also are going up. The price of housing an...
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Average credit card debt per borrower dips in 2QAug 13, 2013 1:36 pm - LOS ANGELES — Americans remain stingy about carrying credit card balances and are making more of an effort to make timely payments, trends that have helped whittle the r...
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Trustee files revised lawsuits over Tribune buyoutAug 14, 2013 7:42 am - DOVER, Del. — A trustee established under the Tribune Co.'s bankruptcy reorganization plan has filed new lawsuits over the 2007 leveraged buyout led by billionaire Sam Z...
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Lincoln brand introducing dealers to luxury buyersAug 14, 2013 7:41 am - CHICAGO — How to sell a Lincoln in 2013: Make the dealership smell like luxury. And lay out some wine and cheese. After decades of selling hulking Town Cars to retirees...