Des Plaines Business
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Harper offers course on 2011 economic trendsDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Just in time for the new year, Harper College will offer a free public mini-economics lesson aimed at untangling the confusion surrounding the general state of the econo...
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SmithAmundsen announces mergerDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - SmithAmundsen LLC and Madsen, Farkas, & Powen LLC announced that effective January 1, 2011, they will merge their practices. The attorneys and staff of Madsen, Farkas, &...
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Day after Christmas sales attract bargain huntersDec 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Santa Claus is on his way back to the North Pole. But that doesn't mean Christmas shopping season is over. Throughout the area, stores were busy Sunday catering to the d...
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Boeing resumes 787 test flightsDec 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. said its new 787 Dreamliner will be allowed to resume limited test flights after the jet was grounded for more than six weeks because of an electrical fire. T...
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Need a new phone? Negotiate for one this weekDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - If your mobile phone or smartphone contract has expired, then you're in a rare sweet spot this week. Through Friday, Chicago-based U.S. Cellular is offering all of its p...
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CN fined $250K for not reporting all blockagesDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - The federal government has levied a $250,000 fine against Canadian National charging the railroad company “knowingly violated” orders to report how additional traffic fr...
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Boeing completes Summit Aeronautics acquisitionDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - HELENA, Mont. — Boeing has purchased a Helena, Mont.-based aeronautics company that manufactures titanium and other hard-metal structures for several Boeing commercial ...
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Will Elgin take over struggling Tower Building?Dec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - The foundation that oversees day-to-day operations of the 81-year-old Elgin Tower building in the city's downtown is trying to keep the landmark's lights on. With about ...
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Jimmy John's will remove sprouts after allDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Jimmy John Liautaud has changed his mind and decided to temporarily pull alfalfa sprouts from his company's menus after the Illinois Department of Public Health announce...
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Judge won't stop American from dropping OrbitzDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - A judge on Tuesday declined to block American Airlines from pulling its flight listings from the travel website Orbitz, in a conflict that could have broader implication...