Northbrook Business
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Boeing sends more than 1,000 layoff noticesFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. said on Friday that it sent layoff notices to more than 1,000 people, most of them technology workers in Washington state and California. The notices mean the...
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Sears Holding to close 13 Kmarts, 8 Sears storesFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holding plans to close 13 Kmarts, four Sears and four Sears Essentials stores nationwide by May 9, affecting roughly 1,000 employees. Kmart s...
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Motorola completes acquisition of BitBandFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. today announced that it completed the previously announced acquisition of BitBand, a leading provider of content management and delivery systems, specializ...
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Trade group to probe Moto bid to block RIM importsFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - The U.S. will probe whether to ban imports of Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry smartphones based on a patent-infringement complaint filed by Motorola Inc. The U.S. I...
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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 ...