Des Plaines Business
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U.S. insurance sales rise for first time in 13 quartersSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - U.S. property and casualty insurance sales gained for the first time in 13 quarters, as carriers including Allstate Corp. raised rates to counter catastrophe costs and t...
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Motorola planning a tablet device for early 2011Sep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc., maker of the Droid smartphone, is aiming to introduce a tablet device early next year to challenge Apple Inc.'s iPad, said Co-Chief Executive Officer Sanj...
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Provena St. Joseph welcomes new hospital presidentSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin welcomed its new president and CEO Wednesday. Steve O. Scogna was appointed in August to fill a vacancy created after William Brown ...
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Boeing wins $1.2 billion order for 737s, 777sSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Boeing Co., set to boost production of its planes starting next year, said it won orders for fifteen single-aisle 737 jets and five twin-aisle 777s. The new orders would...
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Chicago-area foreclosures in August up 66% over same time last yearSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Despite good news on foreclosures in one suburban county, unemployment and remnants of the recession are still pummeling homeowners statewide, especially in the Chicago ...
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Investors betting against RIM as BlackBerry loses market shareSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Bets against shares of Research In Motion Ltd. have doubled since April as investors wager the BlackBerry maker's stock will continue to decline in the face of competiti...
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$10 million settlement reached in bias caseSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - A federal judge granted preliminary approval to a $10 million settlement in lawsuit against a major freight hauling company whose black employees at Elk Grove Village an...
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Motorola buys Aloqa for Smartphone location softwareSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc., maker of the Droid smartphone, agreed to buy privately held Aloqa GmbH for software that allows handset users to receive information about nearby events ...
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Barrington may get one of area's first Fiat dealershipsSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - The Barrington village board has passed a resolution supporting the Wickstrom Auto Group's efforts to acquire one of four Fiat dealerships being made available in the Ch...
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Suburban businesses meet with Cook Co. president candidateSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Having felt like a neglected stepchild, the Schaumburg Business Association on Tuesday welcomed a visit from the Democratic candidate for Cook County Board president, wi...