Elgin Business
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Zurich Financial raises rates as investments fallSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Zurich Financial Services AG, Switzerland's largest insurer, has increased prices for North America businesses to compensate for a drop in investment income. Zurich has ...
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Area companies honored for family-friendly workplaceSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott, Allstate and Kraft are area companies recognized on the annual Working Mother 100 Best list honoring companies for providing a family-friendly workplace. Working...
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ConAgra Foods 1Q profit drops 63 percentSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. -- ConAgra Foods Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter profit dropped 63 percent compared with a year earlier -- when it sold a business -- but its adj...
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Caterpillar's dealer sales downSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Caterpillar Inc. announced Monday that dealer sales of its heavy equipment dropped 48 percent in August. Locally, Caterpillar has operations in Montgomery. The world's l...
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Trib Co. fighting trustee's request for Zell probeSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Tribune Co., the second-largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., is in bankruptcy court today opposing a motion by an indenture trustee for authorization to conduct its ...
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American Airlines Sept. traffic, capacity fallSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- American Airlines said on Friday that it expects its September traffic to fall 16.4 percent from August, as capacity drops 9.7 percent. Airlines typically...
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BP propane traders cleared of market corneringSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Four men who worked for a U.S.- based unit of BP Plc won dismissal of federal criminal charges that they tried to corner the market for propane gas and manipulate prices...
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Manufacturer opens 'green' headquarters in AuroraSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Freudenberg Household Products, an international manufacturer of cleaning and laundry products, is moving into its new North American headquarters in Aurora. About 300 e...
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Local small businesses make contactsSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - They sat at tiny bistro tables, just the two of them. They talked about what they do. They exchanged phone numbers. And they were in a room with hundreds of others, all...
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Motorola could buy companiesSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - Motorola Inc., the U.S. maker of walkie-talkies for emergency crews, may consider acquiring other businesses to offer more services and devices such as hand...