Deerfield Business
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Boeing gets patent on mid-air refueling technologyJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co., which is suggesting an aircraft modeled on its 767 would be a good replacement for the Air Force's fleet of aging KC-135 aerial tankers, received a patent re...
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UAL 4Q loss shrinks; business travel picking upJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- United Airlines said business travel is improving, echoing comments from rivals Delta and American, and its fourth-quarter loss was much smaller than a ye...
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Bankruptcy judge approves Tribune bonusesJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved bonuses of up to $45 million for hundreds of Tribune Co. managers, including its top 10 executives....
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Convention center pondered for former Lakehurst mall siteJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Could the former Lakehurst Shopping Center site in Waukegan become the home of a $70 million convention center? The multipurpose center would host major conventions, tra...
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Boeing 2010 forecast trails estimates on lower outputJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Boeing Co. surprised investors with a bigger-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, and said testing of its two newest planes is on track. Boei...
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Abbott profit little changed as costs offset salesJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit was flat on higher costs, but sales of the company's diverse mix of drugs, devices and nutrition...
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Ford unsure if laid-off Chicago workers will get jobs backJan 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Ford Motor Co. will bring 1,200 new jobs to Illinois by shifting production of the new Explorer SUV to its Chicago assembly plant, the automaker announced Tuesday. But i...
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Saab owners, employees rally in last-ditch effort to save brandJan 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Chicago area residents who drive, fix and sell Swedish-built Saabs converged Sunday in the parking lot of Swedish-owned home goods retailer IKEA in Schaumburg in a last-...
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Verizon posts 4Q loss on $3 billion in layoff costsJan 25, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Verizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday posted an unusual loss for the fourth quarter, as a charge for layoffs in its shrinking landline business overshadowed...
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General Growth restructures $9.4 billion of mortgagesJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the second-largest U.S. mall owner, said it restructured 74 secured mortgage loans totaling $9.4 billion, allowing 180 subsidiary debtors...