Des Plaines Business
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Motorola stock sinks on profit warningJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profits plunged 84 percent and next quarter could be worse, news that sent its stock into a free fall. M...
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Pessimism will pass by mid-year, economist tells local businessmenJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Likening the last financial year to an "unbelievable roller coaster ride," economist Robert Genetski addressed several hundred people this morning at an annual economic ...
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Slowdown impacts many area businessesJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Weakness in the economy has long been evident to Robert A. Mecca, a life-planning consultant in Mount Prospect who said the economic slowdown has taken its toll on his c...
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What the rate cut means for borrowersJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - The Federal Reserve's three-quarter percentage point cut in a key interest rate Tuesday was designed to make borrowing cheaper for individuals and corporations, and thus...
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Seniors are using Web to manage their moneyJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Are you finding yourself going to more Web sites of financial institutes? Young or old, you're looking to improve your pocketbook with some quick clicks online. A survey...
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Movers and shakersJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Wheaton resident Patricia Schwarze, executive director of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Suburban Chicago, headquartered in Schaumburg, was appointed se...
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Business brokers to meet in RosemontJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - ROSEMONT -- The Midwest Business Brokers & Intermediaries' annual conference, "M&A Deal or No Deal," is at 8 a.m. Thursday in the Holiday Inn Express, 6600 N. Mannheim R...
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BP to sell three area gas stations, storesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Realtor representing restructuring oil giant BP said Friday it aims to get offers on 56 retail gas station sites nationwide, including some locally, by March 6. Sale...
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Intercontinental books pharmacistsJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - ROSEMONT -- The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, based in Bethesda, Md., with 30,000 members nationwide, is the first group to book The InterContinental Ch...
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Veterinarian on wheelsJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Veterinarian Lisa McIntyre makes house calls. The Naperville native is filling a niche by offering veterinary services at her clients homes. Over the summer, McIntyre st...