Lombard Business
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Motorola unveils U9 phoneOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Motorola will start selling the U9 music phone outside the U.S. this year, taking on devices from Apple and Nokia. The U9 will go on sale in Asia, Latin America and Euro...
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Birck says state holds back tech industryOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - The chairman of Tellabs said Thursday a poor primary and secondary educational system in Illinois along with an anti-business environment have caused the technology indu...
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Briefs: New pet store opens its doorOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - BOLINGBROOK -- Pet Supplies Plus recently opened at 270 N. Bolingbrook road. George Lennon is the franchise owner of the new store, where pets are always welcome. The st...
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Naperville workers rest easilyOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Strikers at the Chrysler parts distribution center in Naperville on Wednesday celebrated the end of the roughly six-hour walkout. Hugo Donado, president of UAW Local 117...
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Briefs: Inland Capital buys hotel investmentOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- Inland Capital Markets Group Inc. Tuesday said it has closed the purchase of Apple Hospitality Five Inc., a real estate investment trust focused on the owne...
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From the 'brick' to the RazrOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - They changed the world -- in about 13 weeks. About 35 years ago, a team of Motorola Inc. engineers and others created the first portable cell phone called the DynaTAC. I...
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Briefs: Activist investor buys Sears stockOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES -- Shares in Sears Holdings Corp. rose sharply Friday as Wall Street reacted to news that activist hedge fund manager William Ackman has taken a stake in...
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Motorola shows the future ways we'll use technologyOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. may be stinging from Apple's successful touch-access iPhone and Nokia's stranglehold on the global cell phone market. So what's it going to do? Diversify, ...
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Briefs: Nordstrom Rack set on NapervilleOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - NAPERVILLE -- Seattle-based Nordstrom Inc., a fashion specialty retailer, announced that it will open a 38,000-square-foot Nordstrom Rack store at Springbrook Prairie Pa...
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Briefs: Airline flight delays lower in AugustOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. airlines improved their on-time flight arrival rate to 71.7 percent in August, a small increase from July, which ranked as one of the industry's worst...