Barrington Hills Business
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Suburban website offers discounts, help to charitiesMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - A new suburban website that will donate a portion of its proceeds to nonprofits will launch today. Mulamu.com, a website that plays off the word mula, or money, is expec...
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Blackstone close to joining General GrowthMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Blackstone Group LP is in talks to invest with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. in a plan to bring mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. out of bankruptcy, according...
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New grocery in Vernon Hills on fast trackMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - A new concept grocery store proposed in Vernon Hills will be on the fast track, with a groundbreaking possible this fall. Village leaders and even vigilant neighbors app...
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PepsiCo to invest additional $2.5 billion in ChinaMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- PepsiCo Inc. said Friday that it plans to invest an additional $2.5 billion in China in the next three years on new plants and research facilities as the foo...
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FCC clears Verizon plan to sell phone linesMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators have given Verizon Communications Inc. the green light to sell nearly 5 million phone lines in 14 states outside of its core service are...
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Team gets to pitch project to DisneyMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - A "TRON"-based thrill ride concept created by four University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students, including two from this area, is one of six finalists in a Disney...
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Johnson Controls offers $1.25 billion for Visteon unitMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Johnson Controls Inc. has offered $1.25 billion for the automotive interiors and electronics business at Visteon Corp., saying the acquisition would expand ...
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Abbott buys unit of Piramal Healthcare for $3.7 bilMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - MUMBAI, India -- Abbott Laboratories has agreed to buy the domestic healthcare business of India's Piramal Healthcare Ltd., a leading branded generics company, for $3.72...
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Boeing fails to resolve 787 parts problemsMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Boeing Co., more than two years behind schedule on producing the 787 Dreamliner, said it's still struggling with incomplete parts from suppliers, requiring the planemake...
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Abbott gets FDA OK for testMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP - Abbott announced Wednesday it has received U.S. FDA approval for the Abbott Prism Chagas test, a fully automated blood screening test. As many as...