Bartlett Business
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Equity Residential buys luxury propertiesJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - Equity Residential, the largest publicly traded owner of apartment buildings in the U.S., bought two luxury-apartment towers in New York City and agreed to acquire a thi...
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Report: CME considering $700 mil bid for Dow indexesJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - CME Group Inc., the world's largest futures market, is in talks to buy the News Corp. stock-index business that owns the Dow Jones Industrial Average for as much as $700...
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McDonald's still thriving in Russia after 20 years; expansion plannedJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - MOSCOW -- McDonald's will expand by 45 outlets in Russia by the end of this year, CEO Jim Skinner said Monday as the company marked the 20th anniversary of the opening o...
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Suburban edible diamonds to shine at the GrammysJan 29, 2010 10:00 pm - A Schaumburg luxury chocolatier's edible diamond collection will match perfectly with the elite Hollywood tastes at the annual Grammy Awards Sunday. Chocolatines a Sweet...
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Foreclosure allowed for Glenview's Central PlazaJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Central Plaza, a 100,000 square-foot commercial real estate development in Glenview, won't be reorganized. At a hearing this week, the bankruptcy judge allowed foreclos...
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Superdawg finally opens in Wheeling on Milwaukee AvenueJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Scott Berman decided he couldn't wait for the fiberglass dogs. "They're coming, we're just working on final details like the eyelashes," Berman said. "The dogs on the ro...
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Dover fourth-quarter profit tops analysts estimatesJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Dover Corp., the New York-based maker of refrigeration equipment and cases used by supermarkets, reported fourth-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates as the co...
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McDonald's raises investment in China by 25 percentJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, will increase capital investment in China by 25 percent this year as it overhauls stores and offers free wirele...
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Smurfit-Stone creditors set to vote on reorgJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., the maker of boxes and packaging, won court permission to send its reorganization plan to creditors for a vote, over the objections of sha...
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Chicago Purchasing Managers Index rises to 61.5Jan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Companies in the U.S. expanded in January at the fastest pace in more than four years as orders and employment increased. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago Inc...