Des Plaines Business
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Father of former Sen. Fitzgerald diesOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Gerald F. Fitzgerald, the father of former U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald, led a life as varied as it was successful, proving an influential innovator in the Illinois bankin...
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Exelon, ETA to develop $1.6 billion transmission extensionOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Exelon Corp., Electric Transmission America and American Electric Power said Monday they have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an extra high-voltage trans...
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Federal Signal names ex-ITW exec CEOOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Federal Signal Corp., a maker of traffic cameras that track license plates, fell the most in six weeks in New York trading after the company said Chief Executive Officer...
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Northern Trust sells $500 mil. in 10-year notesOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Northern Trust Corp., the third- largest U.S. independent custody bank, sold $500 million of 10- year senior holding company notes, according to a person familiar with t...
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Tribune faces new challenges to restructuring planOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Tribune Co., struggling to get out of bankruptcy protection, faces a new round of challenges from creditors unhappy with the media company's latest plan to r...
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India backs off on Blackberry ban threatOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - MUMBAI, India -- India has followed the United Arab Emirates in backing off from a threat to ban popular services on Blackberry devices, amid growing global concern over...
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Apple sues Motorola over smartphone patentsOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Apple Inc. filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin yesterday saying Motorola Inc.'s smartphones infringe the iPhone maker's intellectual property. The nine-page complaint lists thr...
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Navistar announces area testing facilityOct 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Navistar International Corp. has announced plans for a new testing facility at its plant in the Chicago suburb of Melrose Park. Navistar leaders said Friday that they pl...
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Unilever, Walgreens partner to build centerOct 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Unilever and Deerfield-based Walgreens unveiled a new activity and life skills learning area at the Midtown Education Foundation's Metro Achievement Center, serving inne...
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ISM Index: Business activity acceleratedOct 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Business activity in the U.S. unexpectedly accelerated in October, signaling corporate and consumer spending are holding up after the economy expanded at a faster pace i...