Business Stories from August 20, 2014 (Change date)
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Employee theft, fraud on the rise, but solutions exist to prevent lossesAug 21, 2014 4:55 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 calendarSep 11, 2014 11:52 am - 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 21, 2014 8:02 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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Bloomberg offers grants to help cities innovateAug 20, 2014 2:50 pm - 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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Entrepreneurs sharing expertise at North Central CollegeAug 20, 2014 2:28 pm - Entrepreneurs who have founded their own companies, senior leaders with major corporations and North Central College alumni are sharing their expertise to benefit the Na...
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Fortune Brands to sell window business for $130 millionAug 21, 2014 7:56 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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How painful is BofA's $17 billion settlement?Aug 21, 2014 7:56 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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Work to begin next week on Hough-Main project in BarringtonAug 20, 2014 5:40 pm - Construction will begin Monday on a long-awaited retail development at Hough and Main streets in downtown Barrington, the village announced Wednesday. Workers will begin...
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Fed officials said job gains may bring faster rate increaseAug 20, 2014 1:55 pm - 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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Lowe's 2Q profit rises as weather improvesAug 20, 2014 8:05 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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