Des Plaines Business
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Mesirow Financial boosts on trading, underwritingJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc., the largest independent financial services firm based in Chicago, is hiring as growth in its global markets business increased revenue 1...
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CME Group profit rises 22 percent as currency volume soarsJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - CME Group Inc., the world's largest futures market, said second-quarter earnings rose 22 percent as trading surged in contracts based on currencies and interest rates. N...
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BlackBerry may face restrictions in IndiaJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry service may be banned in India unless the Canadian company agrees to resolve security concerns, according to a government official w...
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Motorola to keep set-top box and phone units togetherJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. said it plans to keep its mobile phone and set-top box unit together to develop more products that harness both technologies. "That's absolutely the plan,"...
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Hoffman Estates shopping center soldJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The Hoffman Village Shopping Center in Hoffman Estates has been sold to RMS Properties, a privately held Schaumburg investor. The shopping center on the southeast corner...
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'Hippie general store' moves to Lake ZurichJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - A passionate Grateful Dead fan recently moved his 8-year-old business from Mount Prospect to Lake Zurich. Mark Paradise and his wife Nancy stress that their shop, Sunshi...
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Nuveen plans to acquire U.S. Bancorp's FAF FundJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Nuveen Investments Inc., the asset manager owned by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, agreed to buy the stock and bond funds of U.S. Bancorp's FAF Advisors unit for $80 mil...
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Equity Residential: Quarterly revenue downJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Equity Residential, the largest publicly traded U.S. apartment landlord, said quarterly earnings excluding items were little changed as revenue fell at properties the co...
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Motorola 2Q earnings rise, beat expectationsJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Motorola Inc. on Thursday reported a sharply higher profit for the second quarter and stabilized its long revenue decline as its strategy of focusing on smar...
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Elgin OKs breaks for Siemens plant expansionJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin leaders this week gave the thumbs-up to waiving $53,720 in development impact fees so the Siemens plant at 950 Tollgate Road can expand by 28,000 square feet. The ...