Hoffman Estates Business
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WLS-parent Citadel seeks more control in bankruptcyMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Although Citadel Broadcasting Corp. expects the reorganization plan to be approved at a May 12 confirmation hearing, the Las Vegas-based owner of 224 radio stations is t...
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Johnson Controls to buy parts plants from VisteonMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Johnson Controls Inc., through an affiliate, has a contract to buy two plants from Visteon Corp. that make parts for Chrysler Group LLC. The price is $17 million. Locall...
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Motorola unveils rugged phoneMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - Motorola announced Monday the world's first push-to-talk Android-powered device. Motorola i1 features a touch-screen smartphone, push-to-talk capability, ke...
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Boeing machinists may find peace starts with Kansas companyMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Boeing Co., the target of four machinist strikes in two decades, may find the road to labor peace starts in Kansas, where a supplier and the union are working on a contr...
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PepsiCo reaffirms earnings forecasts, pledges to cut saltMar 21, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- PepsiCo, largely known for junk-food brands such as Doritos and Pepsi, is setting out to triple its sales of healthier fare in the next decade. PepsiCo Inc. ...
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Provena case could lead to more tax exempt challenges of area hospitalsMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - State revenue department officials are vowing to review other hospitals' property tax exemption applications in the wake of a precedent-setting state Supreme Court decis...
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Boeing speeds up production of 747, 777 modelsMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Boeing Co. will speed up production plans for its 777 and 747 models in anticipation of greater demand from commercial airlines. Both are wide-body planes ca...
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Elgin chamber names McDonald's owner volunteer of yearMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - David Bear took home the Volunteer of the Year award Thursday during the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce's annual award luncheon. Bear, owner of Bear McDonald's Restauran...
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Will General Growth emerge from Chapter 11 in six pieces?Mar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Shopping-mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. confirmed reorganization plans yesterday for five more property-owning subsidiaries with $262 million in debt. Four mo...
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UAL Corp. joins emissions fightMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Three U.S. airlines and the Air Transport Association will ask a U.K. judge to transfer a challenge of Britain's implementation of European Union emission-trading regula...