Northbrook Business
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Northrop Grumman unit gets $276.3M Air Force dealJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A unit of Northrop Grumman Corp., the nation's second-largest defense contractor, received a $276.3 million Air Force deal for a communications network tha...
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Allstate reducing exposure to interest ratesJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. auto insurer, said it's reducing its exposure to rising interest rates. The company plans to use more h...
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Verizon plans Android-based phones by year's endJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone carrier, may sell phones based on Google Inc.'s Android operating system in time for the year-end holiday shopping season...
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Chicago firm recalls ground beefJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - International Meat Co. of Chicago is recalling 6,152 pounds (2.8 metric tons) of ground-beef products that may have been contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Dep...
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UAL helps lead Airlines Index slideJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - US Airways Group Inc. and United Airlines parent UAL Corp. led U.S. carriers to a three-month low in New York trading as oil rose and an analyst said travel demand remai...
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Palatine mom's parenting Web site makes top 200 listJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - When Sue Kirchner started her online retail store offering parenting tools, children's products and unique gifts for mothers, she wanted her brand to help moms focus on ...
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Consideration of Sun-Times bonus plan on holdJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Sun-Times Media Group asked a bankruptcy judge Wednesday to delay consideration of proposed bonuses of up to $1.8 million for certain employees i...
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Boeing again delays initial 787 test flightJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. has again delayed the first test flight of its long-awaited 787 jetliner in the latest setback for an aircraft that has bolstered the company's order book and...
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UAL to furlough another 600 flight attendantsJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - United Airlines said on Monday it needs to furlough another 600 flight attendants this fall because of the slow economy. United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said another f...
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Manufacturing business to open in StreamwoodJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - A new electronic manufacturing services business will open in a vacant warehouse in Streamwood, and is expected to receive a tax incentive from Cook County. Aimtron Corp...