Carol Stream Business
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Unilever: EU objecting to Sara Lee dealAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Unilever's planned acquisition of Sara Lee Corp.'s shower-gel and European detergents business for 1.3 billion euros ($1.67 billion) faces formal objections from the Eur...
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Fort Wayne works to keep Navistar workers in cityAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Fort Wayne officials are working to try to keep jobs and workers in the city following Navistar International Corp.'s announcement that it plans to p...
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Costco abandons plans for former Hubble school site in WheatonAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Costco won't be coming to downtown Wheaton after all. Following months of talks about the former Hubble Middle School site, the wholesale giant has decided it won't rede...
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New York coffee mainstay expands to LisleAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Chock Full o' Nuts Cafe, a well-known coffee chain in New York, recently opened its first Midwest location in Lisle. Surendra Ravi and his wife, Saroja, set up shop at 6...
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Addison company prompts UAW for contract vote on Indy plantAug 16, 2010 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- The potential buyer of a General Motors stamping plant in Indianapolis is appealing to union members to allow a vote on a proposed contract that could ke...
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UAW halts vote at plant Addison company wants to buyAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- The United Auto Workers union has decided not to go ahead with a vote on a new wage-cutting contract for a General Motors Co. stamping plant facing sale....
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Fed to crack down on for-profit collegesAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Education Secretary Arne Duncan will step up oversight of federal student financial-aid programs after an undercover government investigation found deceptive marketing p...
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Foreclosures continue to soar in Illinois, defying nationwide trendAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Foreclosures in Illinois soared about 35 percent higher in July compared to a year ago, keeping the state in the top 10 with the biggest monthly increase nationwide, acc...
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Sara Lee 2011 profit forecast trails analysts' projectionsAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Sara Lee Corp. returned to fourth-quarter profitability, but investors were wary of the food maker's future as it faces rising commodity prices and said it expects fisca...
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Retailers look to reach tech-savvy moms of 'tweens'Aug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Moms with preteens are likely to be on Facebook, often listen to the same music as their children and are highly influenced by coupons, according to a retail study relea...