Downers Grove Business
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Naperville-based OfficeMax to lay off 250 workersNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Naperville-based OfficeMax Inc. said Thursday it plans to lay off 245 workers at its North American stores as part of its ongoing cost cutting measures amid a tough econ...
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Exelon sues NRG, directors for rejecting $5.71 bil offerNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Exelon Corp. sued NRG Energy Inc. over claims its board of directors refused to properly consider a $5.71 billion takeover offer. The NRG directors have ``unjustifiably'...
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Custom handbag company expands to LisleNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Mary Ellen Middleton and her daughter expanded their home-based custom handbag manufacturing company to a location in Lisle. Oney Designs now operates at 5403 Patton Dr...
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OfficeMax, Safeway form partnershipNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - NAPERVILLE - OfficeMax Inc., an office products and services company, announced a partnership with Safeway Inc., a large food and drug retailer, to distribute office pro...
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NRG rejects Exelon's $6.1 billion buyout offerNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Power generator NRG Energy Inc. on Sunday rejected an unsolicited $6.1 billion all-stock bid from nuclear power giant and utility operator Exelon Corp., calli...
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BP to focus on U.S. wind farmsNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - BP Plc, Europe's second-largest oil company, will end its planned wind power projects in India, China and Turkey to focus on onshore generation in the U.S. BP plans to h...
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OfficeMax swings to $432 million 3rd-quarter lossNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - OfficeMax Inc. lost more than $400 million in the third quarter as sales fell and a hefty charge tied to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers weighed down results. But the ...
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Suburban-based Sara Lee reports 15 percent profit hikeNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Sara Lee Corp. said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 15 percent as the maker of Hillshire Farm deli meat benefited from a weaker dollar and ra...
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Circuit City closing stores; 14 could go in IllinoisNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of speculation and struggling sales, Circuit City Inc. Monday said it would close 155 stores, including half of its locations in the Chicago area. Company o...
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Exelon slows Quad Cities reactorNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Exelon Corp. slowed the Quad Cities 1 reactor in Illinois to 40 percent of capacity, down from 97 percent Oct. 31, according to a report from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory...