Lombard Business
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Motorola investors express frustrationMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Last year, billionaire investor Carl Icahn was in Chicago and lost his bid for a seat on the Motorola Inc. board. His demands were spurned. On Monday, Motorola ushered i...
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Sara Lee 3Q profit rises on price increases, weaker dollarMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Sara Lee Corp. posted an 82 percent increase Tuesday in third-quarter earnings on higher sales prices and the weak dollar, but still-soaring commodity prices limited the...
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Staging, redesign firm relies on Web siteMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - When GraceAnn Simoni started her interior redesign and home staging business in 2001, her Web site was the only calling card she had on the Internet. It still is. "There...
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Suburban native behind FTD saleApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Skokie native Mark R. Goldston will return to the suburbs to personally oversee the transition resulting from his United Online Inc.'s deal to acquire FTD Group Inc. th...
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Nalco sees growth; hiring expectedApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Naperville-based Nalco Holding Co. said Tuesday profits were up nearly 50 percent in the first quarter, and it plans to hire more workers in high-growth markets and to s...
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Nicor Gas files delivery rate increase for extra $140 millionApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - After nearly two weeks of warnings, Nicor Gas did Tuesday what company officials had been promising -- filed for a delivery rate hike. The Naperville-based natural gas u...
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Lucent's Lisle building to be soldApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Alcatel-Lucent plans to move the remaining workers from its Lisle operation into its Naperville offices and put the Lisle office up for sale. An internal memo provided t...
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Movers and shakersApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - With over 12 years of retail banking experience, Martin Quantz, manager of Amcore Bank's South Elgin branch, was promoted to an officer. Quantz will be responsible for m...
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AT&T, Starbucks join in free hot spotsApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Starting Thursday, AT&T broadband subscribers will have free access to Wi-Fi in about 7,000 Starbucks nationwide, including 100 in the Chicago and suburban area. AT&T al...
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Nicor wants rate hike to offset non-payment of billsApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Mounting bad debt is one of the major reasons Nicor Gas is seeking a delivery rate increase, Nicor Chief Executive Officer Russ Strobel said Thursday. Bad debt -- or cus...