Northfield Business
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Wal-Mart cracks Chicago by splitting union, non-union workersJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s divide-and-conquer strategy prevailed in Chicago by pitting construction workers against employees who will stock shelves and ring registers. The ...
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MetLife buys Allstate unit to add group legal salesJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, has purchased a business providing group legal-services coverage from Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., adding to its Hyatt ...
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General Growth trying to settle Hughes heirs claimsJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the second-largest U.S. mall operator, will resolve a dispute with Howard Hughes's heirs through an appraisal of property in Nevada, a ju...
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State Realtors say home prices 'stabilizing' but 'stubborn'Jul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Home prices in Illinois are showing signs of stabilizing and the Chicago region in particular marked a year of positive sales activity in June, according t...
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Exelon 2Q earnings slump as fuel costs riseJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Exelon Corp. says its second-quarter income dropped 32 percent as fuel costs for its fleet of nuclear power plants increased. The Chicago utility, which powe...
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Airbus raises 2010 order target to more than 400 jetsJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Airbus SAS, the world's largest maker of commercial aircraft, raised its order target for this year to more than 400 jets, as leasing companies return to the market and ...
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Shoppers crowd Mariano's for opening dayJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Curious residents, grocery shoppers and autograph seekers filled the parking lot at Mariano's Fresh Market to overflowing Tuesday, the first day the Arlington Heights st...
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Longwood to create green wallJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Longwood Gardens, one of the world's great gardens in Kennett Square, Penn., has engaged Bancroft Construction and Ambius, a provider of interior landscaping solutions, ...
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Fed sale of Corus loans propped up failed condosJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Developer Norman Radow expected some thanks in April when he offered to repay a $35 million defaulted loan on a 32-story San Diego condominium project he had taken over,...
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Sparton gets $1.8 million dealJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Sparton Corp. Tuesday said that its joint venture, Sonobuoy TechSystems, has been awarded a contract valued about $1.8 million by the Norwegian Defense ...