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Dr. Frank Gehry? A Cleveland university honors the architect
Frank Gehry has another academic credit coming: The renowned architect in May will receive an honorary doctorate from Case Western Reserve University. The commencement marks the 10-year anniversary of the curvaceous – and controversial –...
Tags: Frank Gehry, Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities, Architecture, Human Interest
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Black Friday drivers, beware: Parking lot accidents increase today
On Black Friday, shopping carts aren’t the only collision shoppers should worry about. Insurance company Progressive Corp. said that Black Friday is one of the worst days of the year for parking-related accidents. On the day after Thanksgiving...
Tags: National Retail Federation, Black Friday (shopping)
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Retired insurance company executive throws cash and support behind Prop. 19
L.A. NOWPeter B. Lewis, a retired insurance company executive, has donated $209,005 to the campaign to pass Proposition 19, the marijuana legalization measure on California's Nov. 2 ballot. The contributions -- to the main campaign committee as well as an... -
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Jim Owens Ex-coach of Huskies Jim Owens, 82, an All-American end at the University of Oklahoma under legendary football coach Bud Wilkinson who later coached the University of Washington for 18 seasons, died Saturday at his home in Bigfork, Mont. The...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Football, Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at School, Veterans Affairs
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The day ahead in business May 6
Local earnings: Accretive Health Inc., Career Education Corp., Federal Signal Corp., Landauer Inc., Middleby Corp., MYR Group Inc., Material Sciences Corp., WMS Industries Inc. Other major earnings: American Apparel Inc., Dillard's Inc., iGo Inc.,...
Tags: Material Sciences Corporation, Career Education Corporation, Tyson Foods Incorporated, Dillard's Incorporated, Norwegian Cruise Line
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Your car knows everything
A few months ago, Saman Jayasekara was shopping online for cheaper car insurance when he came across a new product from Progressive Corp. that offered him the chance to save as much as 30 percent.
But there was a catch. He would have to install a...Tags: Northbrook, Electronics, Farms, Marketing, Economy, Business and Finance
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: American Financial Group Inc.; CB Richard Ellis Group Inc.; CNA Financial Corp.; Hertz Global Holdings Inc.; Humana Inc.; Kellogg Co.; Loews Corp.; Pitney Bowes Inc.; Principal Financial Group Inc.; RadioShack Corp. Tuesday: --...Tags: Federal Reserve, MetLife Incorporated, Washington Post Co., International Game Technology Incorporated, First Potomac Realty Trust
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Seeking bargains in the financial-services rubble
The strong survive. That's the logic behind investing in financial-services stocks whose prices have been battered in the subprime mortgage mess. The best-run firms with quality core businesses will turn out to have been bargains once the storm calms...Tags: MetLife Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance, Marketing, UBS AG, Banking
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Forbes List - Part One of Two
The ranking of the world's richest people as estimated by Forbes magazine. Listings include rank, name, home country or state, age where known, wealth in billions of dollars and source of the money. Listings where the home country is United States are...Tags: Larry Page, Tourism and Leisure, Petroleum Industry, Cablevision Systems Corp., Sergey Brin
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