Barrington Hills Business
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Suburban component makers see uptick as Ford, others recoverAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Addison-based Woodland Plastics Corp. had to lay off a handful of workers last year due to the recession and the historic slowdown with one of its main clients, the auto...
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HSBC unit investigated by U.S. over money launderingAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's biggest bank, said a U.S. unit is under investigation by regulators and government agencies over possible violations of anti-money-laundering...
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'Tax holiday' saving may not be big, but shoppers still happy to have itAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois' "tax holiday" may not produce huge savings for back-to-school shoppers, but retailers around the suburbs still are doing what they can to instill it with a "Bl...
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Kraft profit climbs 13 percent on overseas salesAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc., the world's second-largest food company, said second-quarter profit increased as improved performance in Europe and emerging markets offset weaker-than...
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Hyatt Hotel returns to 2Q profitAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Hyatt Hotels Corp., the Pritzker family chain that raised $1.09 billion in an initial public offering last year, reported a second-quarter profit as demand for high-end ...
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Allstate quarterly profit slips 63 percent on derivativesAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, posted its first profit decline in five quarters on losses tied to derivatives. Second-quarter ne...
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Vernon Hills may offer another incentiveAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - What had been a rarity is becoming an accepted option to jump-start business in Vernon Hills. For the third time since last fall, the village board is considering granti...
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Walgreens July sales increased slightlyAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Walgreens announced that sales increased slighting in July at stores open at least a year. The Deerfield based company reported a .4 percent increase in total sales at i...
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General Growth's teachers investment OK'dAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the second-largest U.S. mall operator, won approval of a $500 million investment from a Texas public pension plan to help finance its exi...
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Huawei failed in Moto unit takeover bidAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Huawei Technologies Co. failed to reach agreements to buy two U.S. assets last month, even though the Chinese phone-equipment maker offered at least $100 million more in...