Northbrook Business
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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...
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Former employees sue Barrington PoolsSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Two former employees filed suit against Barrington Pools Tuesday in U.S. District Court seeking back pay for overtime. Citing federal and state statutes, John Tokarz and...
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Schaumburg-based Sprint affiliate sues over Virgin dealSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc. is asking an Illinois court to block the wireless provider's planned acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA Inc. Th...
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Piano teacher expands to studioSep 11, 2009 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Sally Haas is expanding her business teaching piano lessons from her home to a studio at 1806 E. Northwest Hwy. in Arlington Heights. Haas started he...
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Grumman partners with SalexSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - ROLLING MEADOWS - Northrop Grumman Corp. announced the formation of a strategic alliance with SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, to compete for the U.S. Army's Commo...
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Tyree: I can save 1,200 'nicely-paying jobs' at Sun-TimesSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - James C. Tyree, head of a group that made a bid to pay $25 million for Sun-Times Media Group Inc., the bankrupt publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, said the offer could ...
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Motorola introduces Google Android phoneSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The new social networking smartphone called Motorola Cliq launched Thursday and carries the hope of capturing the Facebook generation to boost the struggling Schaumburg-...
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Poland airline threatens to dump 787 DreamlinerSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT SA, Poland's national airline, said it may consider alternatives to Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner should the airplane maker further push back plan...