Northfield Business
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3rd Chicago Walmart may snag on wagesJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s quest to open a third store in Chicago may hinge on whether the retailer is promising to pay workers at least 50 cents more than the Illinois mini...
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Apartment rentals surge on foreclosures, jobsJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - U.S. apartment landlords are seeing a surge in rentals as mounting foreclosures reduce homeownership and an improving job market for young adults encourages them to find...
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Execs named for combined United, ContinentalJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- United and Continental airlines on Tuesday announced the executives who would run the combined airline once the deal closes. They've said all along that the ...
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Tribune cuts back bonusesJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Pressure from creditors and unions has prompted bankrupt Tribune Co. to cut back on the bonuses it would pay under a proposed management incentive plan. In a filing in U...
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UAE: BlackBerry, smartphones are security threatJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Emirati officials have declared BlackBerry smartphones a potential threat to national security because users' data is stored overseas, whe...
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Kraft to use more whole grains in crackersJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. says it will more than double the amount of whole grain in many of its Nabisco crackers, becoming the latest food maker to respond to consumer and healt...
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Lender fighting InterContinental Chicago Hotel saleJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - River Road Hotel Partners LLC, the owner of the InterContinental Chicago O'Hare hotel near Chicago's largest airport, is scheduled for an Aug. 23 hearing on a motion for...
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Parts of Tribune Co. report will be secretJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Although the examiner for newspaper publisher Tribune Co. will file his report today on the $13.8 billion leveraged buyout in 2007 by Sam Zell, parts of the report won't...
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General Growth names Douglas new finance chiefJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the second-largest U.S. mall operator, appointed Steven J. Douglas as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective imm...
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Delta's new Chicago shuttle targets UAL, AMRJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - For New York business travelers bound for Chicago, there's a new shuttle in town. Opening another front in the competition for high-fare corporate passengers, Delta Air ...