Des Plaines Business
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Illinois Tool Works sees acquisition activity picking upDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Tool Works Inc. Chief Financial Officer Ron Kropp predicted the company's acquisition activity would increase in 2010. "We hope to have significant acquisitions...
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Smurfit stock falls after stockholder committee deniedDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The value of reorganized Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. is "short of the point at which distributable value is likely to be available for shareholders," the bankruptcy ju...
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Boeing 787: First flight could come Dec. 15Dec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. scheduled the 787 Dreamliner's maiden flight for next week after more than two years of delays, aiming to fulfill an August promise to fly the plane by the en...
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Christmas lights in short supply on suburban shelvesDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Suburban residents looking to add an extra strand of Christmas lights to the tree or replace burned out icicles hanging from the roof may be out of luck. Retailers are f...
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Smurfit claims up from 40s to 60s in tradingDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - During November, 902 claims were traded, according to reports filed with the country's bankruptcy courts. The aggregate face amount of the claims was $418 million. Unsec...
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Chicago Board Options Exchange to go public this summerDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Directors of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the largest U.S. equity derivatives market, approved shedding its members-only structure and becoming a public company. ...
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Boeing completes first tests for 747-8 enginesDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - EVERETT, Wash. -- Boeing Co. said Wednesday that it has completed the first tests on engines for its 747-8 freighter, moving the delay-plagued jet one step closer to a f...
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Boeing start final testing for 787Dec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Boeing Co. has started "final gauntlet" testing on its first 787 jetliner, an important step before the new plane makes its first flight. In an e-mail Wednesd...
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Hartmarx to sell idle Michigan City plantDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Hartmarx Corp., the Chicago-based men's suit maker that sold the business in August, will undertake the sale of a former distribution facility in Michigan City, Indiana,...
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High Court questions Conrad Black's convictionDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned the conviction of Conrad Black, the former Hollinger Inc. chairman who is serving a 6½-year prison sentence for mail fraud and obs...