Elgin Business
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Travelers mourn loss of Ted amid United cutbacksJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Ted, we hardly knew ye. Along with layoffs and reductions in its fleet, United Airlines announced Wednesday the elimination of its low-cost carrier Ted, launched less th...
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Barrington fights freight trafficMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Barrington Mayor Karen Darch's phone started ringing minutes after one of North America's largest railroads announced plans to more than quadruple the number of freight ...
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Movers and shakersMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Joseph Hudetz, president of System 27 Corp. and developer of English Rows Victorian Village in Naperville, was honored with the Award of Excellence in Business at the Il...
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Sears posts unexpected lossMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Retailer Sears Holdings Corp. posted its second quarterly loss since Kmart acquired Sears stores in 2005, saying Thursday that it lost $56 million ...
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Weak sale trends may mean profit drop for Coca-Cola EnterprisesMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Soft drink bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. said Wednesday weak sales trends in the U.S especially on some 20-ounce beverages will likely lead to a decline ...
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Investors press lenders on bad loansMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Already burned by bad mortgages on their books, lenders now are feeling rising heat from loans they sold to investors. Unhappy buyers of subprime mortgages, home-equity ...
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Feds open grasslands for haying, grazingMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. -- The federal government is allowing millions of acres of land now left idle to be used for haying and grazing, after birds have finished nesting on gras...
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GE Capital inks deal with BRPMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES -- GE Capital Solutions, Commercial Distribution Finance recently signed an exclusive agreement to provide inventory financing to BRP's Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo ...
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New law makes escape tougher for tax exilesMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - It's been called "the ultimate estate plan": moving to a desert island or other far-off locale to escape the clutches of the Internal Revenue Service. Indeed, hundreds o...
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UPS planning air deal with DHLMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, said Wednesday it is working toward an agreement with DHL's U.S. Express unit to carry air shipments for some...