Northbrook Business
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Motorola settles satellite phone lawsuitApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - One of Motorola Inc.'s longest running legal cases was settled this week, ending its saga with Iridium LLC, a failed satellite communications company. The settlement was...
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United layoffs' effect on fliersApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - About two weeks after agreeing to spend millions of dollars on naming rights at Soldier Field's Cadillac Club, United Airlines said Tuesday it would eliminate 1,100 jobs...
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Bus tours focus on foreclosed homesApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - While foreclosures soar nationwide, a Naperville Realtor and a Glendale Heights mortgage broker decided to team up to help suburban buyers match up with emptied homes he...
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This is no ordinary company carApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - NORTHBROOK -- Allstate Corp.'s departing chairman, Edward Liddy, was given the use of a 1953 collectible car called the Allstate Coupe as part of his separation agreemen...
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Underwriters gets Mexican approvalApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NORTHBROOK -- Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on Thursday confirmed it has received accreditation from the Mexican government to give its seal of approval to electrical i...
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Overseas connection for United?Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Globalization doesn't just refer to manufacturers reaching out overseas. Airlines are facing globalization within their own industry and United Airlines believes foreign...
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Foreclosure filings against US homeowners soar 57 percentApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The onslaught of homes facing foreclosures has yet to ebb, a research report showed Tuesday, with bank repossessions skyrocketing last month as more troubled homeowners ...
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Area firm to test medication alert systemApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A Crystal Lake technology firm wants your smartphone to remind you when to take your medications. For the last three years, Leap of Faith Technologies (www.leapoffaith.c...
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Take on the tickerApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Thomas Rowen, director of institutional portfolio management, Fifth Third Bank, Chicago. Between soaring fuel costs, stiffer competition, bankruptcies and now the FAA cr...
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Play cafe has dual menuApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - A stay-at-home mom opened a new business designed to give young children a place to have fun and parents an outlet for conversation and relaxation. Nibbles' Play Cafe, a...