Northbrook Business
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UAL stock falls after analyst cites uncertainty, pilot actionsJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Shares of United Airlines parent UAL Corp. fell today after a veteran industry analyst downgraded the company, citing festering labor discord he said includes...
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Libertyville firm heats up network video servicesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - About six years ago, Joe Gaucher was sitting at his kitchen table with six colleagues. They weren't sharing a dinner. They were creating a company. Libertyville-based Vi...
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Washington Mutual to close branchesJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Washington Mutual told employees Friday it intends to close 25 local branches and cut about 150 jobs. The cutbacks are scheduled to be made by mid-April and will leave W...
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Market highs and lows hit area companies in 2007Jan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Public companies in the suburbs showed incredible gains or incredible losses in the stock market during 2007, an extreme pattern evident in nearly every industry. Such e...
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Home Depot to close suburban call centerJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Hundreds of suburban workers got the news this holiday season that their jobs are being cut, according to the Warn Report, in which companies warn the state of Illinois ...
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DailyHerald.com wins innovation awardJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald today announced its interactive home section Homes.DailyHerald.com won an award of merit in an international competition sponsored by the Newspaper Asso...
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Briefs: Siemens delivers new mobile systemsJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES -- Siemens Healthcare's molecular imaging division has delivered the first two newly redesigned mobile Biograph 6 TruePoint positron emission tomography ...
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Briefs: Motorola resolves Metrologic disputeDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Motorola Inc. and Metrologic Instruments Inc. announced Monday they have reached an agreement that settles all outstanding patent infringement disputes bet...
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Allstate surveys teens on drivingDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - A survey commissioned by Northbrook-based Allstate Insurance said Thursday that nearly 90 percent of teens said they hope their friends will be safer on the road in 2008...
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Aon CEO Case lauds terrorism billDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - NORTHBROOK -- Aon Corp. Chief Executive Officer Greg Case on Wednesday praised President Bush for signing a seven-year extension to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, set...