Barrington Hills Business
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BP propane traders cleared of market corneringSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Four men who worked for a U.S.- based unit of BP Plc won dismissal of federal criminal charges that they tried to corner the market for propane gas and manipulate prices...
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Mercury Marine managers sue BrunswickSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- About 100 Mercury Marine managers are suing its parent company over unpaid bonuses. The managers want $7 million in promised bonuses, plus punitive ...
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Acco Brands may pay 11.25% yield on '15 notesSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Linconshire-based Acco Brands Corp., maker of Swingline staplers, may pay a yield of 11 percent to 11.25 percent on its notes due in 2015, according to a person familiar...
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Discover 3Q profit rises, reserves loweredSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Discover Financial Services said Thursday it more than tripled its profit in the fiscal third quarter, helped by a payment from a lawsuit settlement. ...
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New Ace Hardware rising on site of previous store AntiochSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Ace is the place, again. Less than two years after an Ace Hardware closed its doors in Antioch, another Ace is rising in almost the exact spot. The original store, loca...
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Motorola could buy companiesSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - Motorola Inc., the U.S. maker of walkie-talkies for emergency crews, may consider acquiring other businesses to offer more services and devices such as hand...
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Arlington Hts. native now runs one of the world's biggest corporationsSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The man who now heads the world's largest consumer products company, Procter & Gamble, grew up in Arlington Heights. Bob McDonald, 56, took over as CEO of the 172-year-o...
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Former employees sue Barrington PoolsSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Two former employees filed suit against Barrington Pools Tuesday in U.S. District Court seeking back pay for overtime. Citing federal and state statutes, John Tokarz and...
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Store with 1,000 cheeses comes to Lake CountySep 14, 2009 11:00 pm - After Sunday night's Bears game against Green Bay, cheese may not be what suburbanites want to think about. But a new store that opened in Lake County could make them f...
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Analyst: Kraft likely the only player for CadburySep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Cadbury Plc, the U.K. confectioner that last week rejected a proposed offer from Northfield-based Kraft Foods Inc., is "unlikely" to receive a competing bid, Bank of Ame...