Chicago business hires and promotions

June 5, 2015

REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA, GRAD NOVA GRADIŠKA Stocks edge mostly lower DJIA 17,849.46 -56.12 NASDAQ 5,068.46 +9.33 | S&P 2,092.83 -3.01 TOP BUSINESS NEWS Silicon Prairie — love it or loathe it? "Silicon Prairie." That's how out-of-town journalists often describe Chicago's burgeoning technology scene. New runway at O'Hare fails to live up to promise so far Delays have been even more common than in the five years before the strip opened. FDA panel backs female libido pill with safety conditions Government experts recommended approval for a pill to boost sexual desire in women. Buffett lunch auction may break record when it ends Friday The price of a private lunch with Warren Buffett is already near $1.6 million, and that is likely to grow before the auction wraps up Friday evening. Number of Fortune 500 companies led by women is at an all-time high: 5 percent Female leaders in the Fortune 500 had another record year with 24 CEOs. Yahoo moves in a new direction and shuts down maps program It is shutting down its Maps site and other tools in the next few weeks. Taco Bell: Artificial ingredients OK for Cap'n Crunch doughnut •  Where to get free doughnuts and rainbow sprinkle shots on Friday Inko's goes organic for its bottled teas Natural is no longer good enough for Inko's, a brand of premium bottled iced tea. THE LADDER Chicago business hires and promotions HEADING OUT High 64, low 47 Clearing, cool overnight. Low temps dip to the 40s.

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