Barrington Hills Business
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Citigroup's Student Loan sued over Discover offerSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Citigroup Inc.'s Student Loan Corp. was sued by a shareholder who contends he will be shortchanged in a planned $600 million acquisition by Discover Financial Services. ...
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Grainger acquires Solus SecuriteSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Lake Forest-based Grainger announced today that its Canadian subsidiary, Acklands-Grainger Inc., Canada's largest distributor of industrial, safety and fastener supplies...
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Verizon taps wireless chief as it's next COO, likely next CEOSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Verizon Communications Inc. has named the head of its wireless division, Lowell C. McAdam, as its chief operating officer, the company said Monday, setting ...
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General Growth to pay Hughes heirs $230 millionSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc. will pay $230 million to some of the heirs of moviemaker and aviation mogul Howard Hughes to settle a dispute over a Las Vegas development...
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Discover profit falls due to year-ago settlementSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Increased use of its credit cards and improved customer payment habits helped lift Discover Financial Services Co.'s fiscal third-quarter results, the compan...
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Chicago's Invenergy plans wind turbines in MichiganSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - BRECKENRIDGE, Mich. -- A company is moving forward with plans to build 125 wind turbines near Breckenridge in Gratiot County. Invenergy Wind announced last week that the...
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William Blair sued over Chicago meter privatizationSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - William Blair & Co. was sued by a Chicago resident who accused the investment firm of failing to properly assess the value of a $1.15 billion, 75-year parking meter priv...
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Continental, United merger contested in federal courtSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Continental Airlines Inc.'s merger with UAL Corp., approved by shareholders Sept. 17, should be blocked because the combination would create a monopoly, a lawyer represe...
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United, Continental fliers to see merger changes start in 2011Sep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. are targeting early 2011 to start blending passenger-service operations as they merge to create the world's lar...
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Tribune Co. may be reorganized under new bankruptcy planSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Newspaper publisher Tribune Co. could end up being reorganized under the Chapter 11 plan filed on Sept. 17 by Oaktree Capital Management LP and Angelo Gordon & Co., whos...