Business Stories from October 4, 2010 (Change date)
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SEC puts new shareholder rules on hold due to suitOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The government says it is putting on hold new rules that make it easier for shareholders to nominate directors of public companies, after the U.S. Chamber...
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Tribune judge sets bankruptcy exit dateOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Tribune Co.'s creditors have until Oct. 15 to file alternative proposals for dividing up the ownership of the newspaper and television company so it can pay creditors an...
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400 more suburban workers likely to hit jobless rollsOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Nearly 400 suburban workers are expected to be unemployed in coming months as a half-dozen companies in Elk Grove Village, Schaumburg and elsewhere are planning layoffs ...
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Wirtz Corp. to hire managersOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Wirtz Corp. announced that it's hiring many mid-level and managerial positions at Wirtz Beverage Group, Wirtz Insurance, Wirtz Realty, the United Center and two independ...
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Aon rebrands fire protection unitOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago-based Aon Corporation, a global risk management and human capital solutions firm, announced that Schirmer Engineering, has been re-branded Aon Fire Protection En...
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Unilever won't bid for Sara Lee's food brands, ING saysOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Unilever, the world's second-largest maker of consumer goods, will not bid for Sara Lee Corp.'s food brands, according to Marco Gulpers, an analyst at ING Groep NV. "We ...
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Gates gives $35 mil to boost community college graduationOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $35 million over the next five years to boost graduation rates at U.S. community colleges. The program, called "Complet...
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Flexible space at Kane fairgrounds offers options for shows, meetingsOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The folks at the Prairie Events Center along Randall Road in St. Charles are hosting an open house today, hoping to showcase what many may not know is there. They're hop...
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Dow closes up nearly 200Oct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks surged to their highest level in five months Tuesday after a report that activity in U.S. services companies powered ahead in September, a hopeful sig...
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Kraft Foods opens Swiss centerOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods, based in Deerfield, Tuesday opened its recently completed European Kraft Foods Gum and Candy Research & Development Center in Eysins, Switzerland. The stat...