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Village to bring in consultant to help define priorities
Orland Park officials are bringing in a consultant later this spring to help the village develop priorities and then monitor their progress as staff work to accomplish them. The Village Board voted last week to pay SmithBucklin Consulting Services $8,...
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Anheuser-Busch InBev reports drop in profit, weak U.S. sales
Already reeling from lawsuits that accused it of watering down the king of beers, Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, delivered some more bad news: Profit is down, and sales in the United States are weak. The brewer said Wednesday...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Earnings Forecasts, Economy, Business and Finance, Brazil, Anheuser-Busch
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With 'Appalachian Spring' Baltimore School for the Arts breaks new ground
If there is a single work that captures the essence of America in sound and movement, it's "Appalachian Spring," the ballet with music by Aaron Copland and choreography by Martha Graham that premiered in 1944 at the Library of Congress. Although the...
Tags: Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Entertainment, Music, Concerts, Students
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Windows Phone gains ground in first months of 2013, report says
Microsoft's mobile platform has gotten off to a good start in early 2013 -- and that's no April Fools' joke. Windows Phone 8, led by the Nokia Lumia 920, had the third-highest market share for smartphones sold in the U.S. during December through the end...
Tags: Nokia Corp., BlackBerry, Computer Hardware, Google Inc., Marketing
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How Apple invites facile analysis
For those of us not directly invested in Apple, the stock's trajectory over the last six months has been a thrill ride to rival anything you'll find at Magic Mountain. Since hitting an all-time peak of $705 in mid-September, the shares have been on a...Tags: New Products, Nokia Corp., CNBC (tv network), Steve Jobs, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Ford CEO's pay falls to $20.95 million in 2012
DEARBORN, Michigan (AP) — Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally's compensation fell 29 percent to $20.95 million in 2012 as the company's board weighed record North American profits and quality improvements against heavy losses in Europe and lower...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Earnings, Economy, Business and Finance, CEO Pay, Ford Motor Co.
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Balto. Co. school librarians skeptical of changes
Baltimore County school librarians are worried about their next chapter. New schools Superintendent Dallas Dance wants to eliminate from school system policy a written requirement that each school have a librarian and has shifted library science...
Tags: Teachers, Google Inc., Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Baltimore County, Students
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Rosenthal: Transformation part of retail game, Sears' Lampert says
When prices essentially match, what stores are left to sell is themselves. More than just the products they move, they compete on the basis of the shopping experiences they offer and the identities those experiences bolster. Customer loyalty has never...
Tags: Target, Consumer Goods Industries, Supervalu Inc., Kmart, Walmart
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Despite bigger fourth-quarter profit, GM earnings fell last year
General Motors Co. profits grew substantially in the fourth quarter, but for all of 2012, the company made less money than it did the year before. GM said its fourth-quarter profit grew 89% to $892 million from the same period a year earlier. For the...
Tags: Bankruptcy, New Products, Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Auto Trends
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Report: Kaiser tops state health insurance market with 40% share
Nonprofit healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente had a 40% share of California's $59-billion health insurance market for employers and individuals, new data show. A report issued this week by Citigroup analyst Carl McDonald compiled nationwide data on...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Sales, Employment, Economy, Business and Finance, Health Net Inc.
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Weather-related cancellations, postponements
The following events have been postponed or canceled due to Friday's snow. To have an event added to this list, email webupdate@herald-mail.com. Equinox Dance Co. The Equinox Dance Company performance, originally scheduled for Friday at 7:30 p.m.,... -
Examining Some Trends from Last Year's Auto Market
While auto sales in this country were booming in the middle of the last decade, the industry was not necessarily healthy. Incentives were taking a bite out of profits and there was growing concern over fuel prices. Still, factory representatives at...Tags: Vehicles, Honda, Manufacturing and Engineering, General Motors Corp., Volkswagen
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