Elgin Business
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Sears Auto Centers to franchiseFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp., based in Hoffman Estates, Thursday said that its new Sears Auto Center franchise program will offer automobile dealers the opportunity to operate l...
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Illinois Tool may boost acquisitions this yearFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois Tool Works Inc., the maker of Hobart food mixers and Duo-Fast nail guns, expects a better acquisition environment this year that may prompt more purchases than ...
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Feds not interested in Boeing's airborne laserFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - The successful interception of missiles with Boeing Co.'s airborne laser in tests a week ago doesn't warrant restoring the $8.2 billion program that Defense Secretary Ro...
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Playboy fourth-quarter loss shrinks on cost cuttingFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Playboy Enterprises Inc. said its fourth-quarter loss shrank as its namesake magazine swung to a profit after combining issues. The net loss was $27.8 million, or 83 cen...
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General Growth: Our goals 'not aligned' with Simon'sFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the bankrupt mall owner Simon Property Group Inc. is trying to buy, said the companies have different objectives and invited Simon to par...
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State sues modeling agencies over jobs scamFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - When Claire and Steve Larsen of Aurora arrived in New York City with their son Thomas, then 10, they had hoped to get him the right experience and exposure for his model...
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Motorola sues over stock dealFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - CHICAGO - Motorola filed suit against two firms in Cook County Circuit Court Tuesday over a three-way stock deal that went awry. According to the breach-of-contract suit...
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Schaumburg convention center had a great fallFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - In the midst of a slump in the convention and hotel industries, a projected improvement in the bottom line for Schaumburg's Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center this ...
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Motorola unveils new phoneFeb 15, 2010 10:00 pm - BARCELONA, SPAIN - Motorola Inc. on Monday debuted Quench with MotoBlur, Motorola's Android-powered content delivery service, which organizes messages and synchronizes c...
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Simon Properties offers Chicago's General Growth $10 bil buyoutFeb 15, 2010 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Simon Property Group, the nation's largest shopping mall owner, made a $10 billion hostile bid Tuesday to acquire ailing rival General Growth Properties. ...