Hoffman Estates Business
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Boeing backers press Obama on $35 billion tanker contractNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers who support Boeing in its bid for a $35 billion tanker contract want President Barack Obama to force the Air Force to inclu...
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Exelon warns 2010 profit may decline on power pricesNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Exelon Corp., the largest U.S. owner of nuclear power plants, said per-share profit may fall next year on lower electricity prices. Profit excluding some one-time items ...
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Sears adds features, new cardOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - Sears said Thursday it has added new benefits and features to provide more retail value to Sears card customers. They include credit score access at n...
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Christmas creep worsens: Sears tries to push Black Friday into OctoberOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - It may not be Halloween yet, but Sears is taking the Christmas creep one step further. The department store says it will offer what it calls "Black Friday doorbuster" de...
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Exelon net income increases 8.1 percent on one-time gainsOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Exelon Corp., the biggest U.S. nuclear power producer, said third-quarter profit rose 8.1 percent as one-time gains offset a drop in electricity prices. Net income climb...
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United may avoid fines in EU cargo caseOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and UAL Corp.'s United Airlines are among about a dozen carriers that may escape price-fixing fines as the European Union scales back a pro...
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Mori Seiki opens headquartersOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Mori Seiki USA will celebrate the opening of its new headquarters next week in Hoffman Estates. The 102,000 square-foot building will house the machine tool company's No...
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United, American hike round-trip fares $10, analyst saysOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - AMR Corp.'s American Airlines raised fares on round-trip flights by $10 and was followed by UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and US Airways Group Inc., according to FareCompa...
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Online shopping analyzedOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - ROLLING MEADOWS - Employees plan to spend nearly two full working days (14.4 hours) on average shopping online from a work computer this holiday season, according to a s...
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Audit clears Boeing in C-17 lobbying probeOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. and the Air Force did not illegally collude to lobby the U.S. Congress in 2007 to approve buying additional C-17 cargo aircraft from the company, according to...