Des Plaines Business
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Wrigley seeks to refinance $3.5 billion of debtDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., the world's largest chewing-gum maker, said it's planning to refinance as much as $3.5 billion of its secured term loans to reduce interest costs an...
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UOP announces new initiativeDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - DES PLAINES - UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that its Ecofining process technology was used to convert second-generation, renewable feedstocks to green diesel f...
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United Airlines orders Boeing 787, Airbus planesDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - United Airlines said on Tuesday it will spend billions over the next decade on 50 new jets, splitting its order between Boeing Co.'s 787 and the Airbus A350. Deliveries ...
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Arlington yarn store a tight-knit businessDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Chris Krauss remembers as a little girl sitting next to her grandmother learning to knit. Each of them would take turns knitting a row. Krauss has been knitting ever si...
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Verizon: We have a good relationship with AppleDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Verizon Communications Inc. Chief Financial Officer John Killian said the phone company has good ties to Apple Inc., whose iPhone is powered exclusively by AT&T Inc. in ...
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Boeing: 787 on track to fly, will make moneyDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Boeing Co.'s tests on repairs to the first 787 Dreamliner "went pretty well" and the plane will both fly this year as planned and eventually make money, Chief Financial ...
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Martha leaves Sears, inks deal with Home DepotDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Home Depot Inc. will start selling Martha Stewart-branded paint and cleaning products next year in addition to the home decor and closet organization lin...
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Boeing looks to helicopters, cyber security to counter lossesDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. defense chief Dennis Muilenburg said demand for helicopters, logistics support and cyber-security services will more than make up for recent losses of Army, m...
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Smurfit-Stone's shareholders may have role in Chapter 11 reorganizationDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. shareholders will know within a week whether they'll get a wider role in reorganizing the bankrupt packaging maker, a judge said. U.S. Bank...
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Air traffic shows signs of recovery; posts smallest drop in 18 monthsDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Southwest Airlines Co. and Continental Airlines Inc. led the six biggest U.S. carriers to their best traffic results in 18 months in a sign that the air-travel slump is ...