Des Plaines Business
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Motorola may hang up on Razr businessJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - An end of an era could come soon for Motorola Inc. if it sells its legendary mobile phone business. The Schaumburg company said Thursday it is considering strategic move...
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Taylor Capital posts lossJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Shares of Taylor Capital Group Inc. sank 5 percent Wednesday on the heels of news the company swung to a loss in the fourth quarter. Rosemont-based Taylor Capital, paren...
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Weiss Group takes over Florida firmJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - DES PLAINES -- The Weiss Group Inc., a full-service retirement plan provider, announced that the firm's principals, Haskel B. Weiss and Adam R. Weiss, have acquired the ...
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State still shedding factory workersJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois continues to bleed manufacturing jobs, but a survey released Wednesday showed the losses have slowed. The 2008 Illinois Manufacturers Directory, published by Ev...
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Motorola explores breakup of companyJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. announced today it is considering a sale of its beleaguered Mobile Devices business. "All of our businesses have exceptional people, products and intellect...
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Daily Herald revamps Beep, Time out!Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - The free entertainment weekly Beep and the Daily Herald's Friday entertainment section Time out! are revamping and amping up their online offerings. "I'm so stoked about...
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Foreclosures land Illinois in group's top 10 listJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The nation's foreclosure rate soared 75 percent for the full year of 2007, with Illinois among the top 10 states with the highest percentage of homes in some state of fo...
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New competition for ComcastJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - AT&T Inc. will roll out its U-verse television service starting today in about 175 towns in the Chicago market, including many Northwest and West suburbs. The Internet P...
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Winter heating bills have people surfing to Nicor Web siteJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - When the outside temperature drops, you're more likely to think about ways to say money on your energy costs. At least, that's what Naperville-based Nicor Inc., parent o...
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This may be the year to buy a businessJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Looming threats of a recession and the recent interest rate cut are generating optimism among the brokers of small businesses and the lenders who finance such deals. "On...