Hoffman Estates Business
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Kirk Homes reorganization plan denied; creditors discuss next stepsSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Streamwood-based Kirk Homes has vowed not to shutter its doors just yet. No liquidation order was issued in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday, so the struggling homebuild...
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Motorola unveils Entice phoneSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Verizon Wireless and Motorola, Inc. Tuesday unveiled its Motorola Entice W766 with one-touch access to features, such as a music player, camera and speakerphone. The mo...
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Northwestern Memorial to buy Lake Forest HospitalSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Northwestern Memorial HealthCare in Chicago announced plans to buy Lake Forest Hospital, according to a release issued by the health care providers. The cost of the dea...
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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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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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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...
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Arlington Hts. native now runs one of the world's biggest corporationsSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The man who now heads the world's largest consumer products company, Procter & Gamble, grew up in Arlington Heights. Bob McDonald, 56, took over as CEO of the 172-year-o...