Northbrook Business
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Blackstone may join Simon's General Growth bidFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Blackstone Group LP, the world's largest private-equity firm, may join Simon Property Group Inc.'s bid to buy bankrupt General Growth Properties Inc., two people with kn...
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Restaurant.com marks 10th anniversary with more dealsFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights-based Restaurant.com marks its 10th year providing consumers a break on their favorite restaurant meals. The Web site has grown from a local suburban s...
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AT&T to start selling its first Android phone March 7Feb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - AT&T Inc., the second-largest U.S. mobile-phone carrier, will start selling its first phone that runs on Google Inc.'s Android software on March 7 to compete with bigger...
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Tribune gets more time to file reorganization planFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- A federal judge has granted the Tribune Co.'s request for more time to file a Chapter 11 reorganization plan. Judge Kevin Carey of U.S. Bankruptcy Co...
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Sears Auto Centers to franchiseFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp., based in Hoffman Estates, Thursday said that its new Sears Auto Center franchise program will offer automobile dealers the opportunity to operate l...
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Illinois Tool may boost acquisitions this yearFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois Tool Works Inc., the maker of Hobart food mixers and Duo-Fast nail guns, expects a better acquisition environment this year that may prompt more purchases than ...
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Feds not interested in Boeing's airborne laserFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - The successful interception of missiles with Boeing Co.'s airborne laser in tests a week ago doesn't warrant restoring the $8.2 billion program that Defense Secretary Ro...
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Playboy fourth-quarter loss shrinks on cost cuttingFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Playboy Enterprises Inc. said its fourth-quarter loss shrank as its namesake magazine swung to a profit after combining issues. The net loss was $27.8 million, or 83 cen...
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General Growth: Our goals 'not aligned' with Simon'sFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the bankrupt mall owner Simon Property Group Inc. is trying to buy, said the companies have different objectives and invited Simon to par...
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State sues modeling agencies over jobs scamFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - When Claire and Steve Larsen of Aurora arrived in New York City with their son Thomas, then 10, they had hoped to get him the right experience and exposure for his model...