Northfield Business
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General Growth spinoff names CEO, presidentNov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Howard Hughes Corp., the U.S. real estate company spun off this month from General Growth Properties Inc., named David Weinreb chief executive officer and Grant Herlitz ...
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Advocates question Nicor's ComfortGuard valueNov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - The Citizens Utility Board and the Illinois attorney general's office warned suburban customers are likely paying too much for Nicor Inc.'s natural gas line protection s...
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Motorola to work on computer headsetNov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- The Motorola Solutions business of Motorola Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Kopin Corp. to develop a hands-free computer a...
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RR Donnelley gets all-clear on Browne dealNov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. announced today it expects to complete its acquisition of Brown & Co. Inc. Wednesday, after receiving approval from the Federal Trade Commissi...
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For-profit colleges may lose federal aid dollars over violationsNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - For-profit colleges that pay recruiters on the basis of the number of students they sign up may lose access to U.S. government student aid, which provided the colleges w...
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AMCOL CEO to retire after 32 yearsNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based AMCOL International Corp. today announced that President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Lawrence E. Washow, will retire Dec. 31 after 32 yea...
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Groupon expands music offeringsNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Chicago-based Groupon, a shopping website offering a daily deal in more than 300 markets around the world, Monday said it will offer recorded music features, kicking off...
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Tribune wants to cap supplier compensation in bankruptcyNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - An ad hoc group of trade suppliers to Tribune Co. objected to the publisher's disclosure statement, saying their promised 100 percent payment is “illusory.” In a bankrup...
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Boeing enters solar-power market with high-efficiency cellsNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co., the world's largest aerospace company, plans to deliver its first commercial scale high-efficiency solar-power cells for earth-based electricity production i...
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Allstate cut by Sandler O'NeillNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Progressive Corp. was raised and Allstate Corp. was cut by Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP, as the brokerage firm said there will be “winners and losers” in the improving ...