Deerfield Business
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Six Flags to trim jobs, costs in 2008Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Theme-park operator Six Flags Inc. plans to cut operating expenses by as much as $60 million this year as it spends less on radio marketing and consolidates advertising ...
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Homebuyers can prepare for the worstJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - A Kimball Hill bankruptcy -- and the company has not said it is planning to do that -- could spell trouble for buyers or owners of the builder's homes. Wheeling attorney...
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Online tickets site sells itselfJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Rolling Meadows-based TicketsNow.com -- a ticket reseller that grew out of a one-bedroom apartment in Crystal Lake -- was acquired Tuesday by Ticketmaster for about $265...
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Alcatel-Lucent signs deal to expand U.S. CellularJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago-based U.S. Cellular will be expanding its network and increasing its speed with new equipment and services from Alcatel-Lucent's DuPage County operations. The fi...
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Kraft Foods renews DHL agreementJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. renewed and expanded its contract with express delivery and logistics firm DHL as its primary express carrier. DHL said it will provide the Deerfield-ba...
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Brunswick to close Wisconsin bowling pin plantJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Brunswick Bowling & Billiards announced today that it is shifting bowling pin production from its Antigo, Wisc., facility to a contract manufacturer, resulting in the im...
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Waterproof remote wins an award for PDTJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - So you happen to be leaning over the railing of your yacht and you dropped your remote control. If it's the U2 Waterproof System Controller, you're in luck. It'll float....
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Many changes likely from Delta-United mergerJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - UAL Corp.'s United Airlines has been flirting with other legacy carriers since it emerged from bankruptcy two years ago. It's been practically begging for a suitor and ...
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Area shops pleasantly surprisedJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - While national retailers reported gloomy holiday sales Thursday, many local entrepreneurs painted a somewhat different picture. Area small business owners randomly inte...
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Walgreens sees stock drop as an aberrationJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - After its shares dropped Wednesday to a 52-week low on the day of its annual shareholders meeting in Chicago, Walgreen Co. dusted itself off and its stock price rebounde...