Northbrook Business
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Kimball Hill leaving Florida, laying off 75Feb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Kimball Hill Inc. confirmed Wednesday it intends to leave the Florida housing market and cut 75 jobs across the country, including some at its Rolling Meadows headquarte...
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New Nalco CEO eyes overseas growthFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Naperville-based Nalco Holding Co. -- one of the world's oldest and largest water chemical firms -- said Wednesday it hired a new chief executive with an aggressive eye ...
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Tellabs stays in-house with new CEOFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Employees of Tellabs Inc. Tuesday were introduced to their new chief executive officer, this time one of their own. Naperville resident Robert W. Pullen, a 23-year veter...
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Allstate authorizes stock buy-backFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - NORTHBROOK -- Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. auto and home insurer, authorized a $2 billion share repurchase program, the company said in a news releas...
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Distinguished businessman, Jewish community leaderFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - In 1991, Robert M. Shrayer saved the insurance company his family had led for nearly 60 years, Associated Agencies, leading him to reorganize and move the company to its...
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Siemens slashes telecom businessFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - MUNICH, Germany -- Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG will cut 7,000 jobs from its corporate telecommunications unit, Siemens Enterprise Networks, officials with knowled...
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Homeowners in default make tough callFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Amid the moving boxes, tape and markers, Melanie and Steven Fugate felt they wanted it all or nothing. Then reality set it. They wanted full value of their Carol Stream ...
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Nicor to seek rate increase as profit slipsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Naperville-based Nicor Inc. said Friday it's planning to file for a delivery rate hike in the coming months after posting lower profits during its fourth quarter. The pa...
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Rebates will boost returns sent to IRSFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - The IRS this year could see an additional 25 million returns from special groups of taxpayers who ordinarily don't file. Those people need to file this time to qualify f...
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IRS employee wins yearlong mall shopping spreeFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - When Roseann Kiddell learned she won a $20,000 yearlong shopping spree, her first thought was, "What will I buy," and the second was, "How much will I owe?" Kiddell, who...