Northfield Business
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Pepper moves downtownJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Marketing agency Pepper Group said Friday it moved from its longtime home on Northwest Highway to downtown Palatine. The new office, at 220 N. Smith St., Suite 406, has ...
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Motorola sues RIM, claims Blackberry maker infringed on patentsJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. said today that it has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that Blackberry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. has engaged in...
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Exelon fourth quarter profit down 18 percentJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Power company Exelon said Friday that its fourth quarter profit fell 18 percent, as demand for electricity in the U.S. remained soft in the weak economy. Exelon made $58...
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Hershey has no immediate plan for Cadbury bidJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Candy maker Hershey said Friday it has no immediate plans to make an offer for British competitor Cadbury, making it all but certain that Kraft Foods ...
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Nordstrom plans to open second Rack outlet in downtown ChicagoJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Nordstrom Inc. plans to open a second Nordstrom Rack outlet in downtown Chicago, expanding the number of stores that sell its unsold merchandise at a discount. The new N...
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Uno's Chicago Grill chain files for bankruptcyJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Burdened by debt from a 2005 private equity takeover, the Uno pizzeria chain's parent company filed for Chapter 11 protection Wednesday, with plans to g...
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Ex-Kmart CEO loses bid to reverse fraud verdictJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Former Kmart Corp. Chief Executive Officer Charles Conaway lost a bid to reverse a 2009 jury verdict finding him liable for misleading shareholders in the months before ...
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Buffett critical of Kraft but won't sell stakeJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Nebraska -- Warren Buffett said Wednesday he doesn't approve of Kraft's $19.5 billion acquisition of Cadbury, but he doesn't plan to sell his stake in the company...
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Kraft-Cadbury deal may leave Hershey strugglingJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Hershey Co.'s third failed effort to merge with Cadbury Plc in eight years may leave the U.S. chocolate maker and the charitable trust that controls it grappling to reta...
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Cadbury accepts Kraft's raised $19.5 billion bidJan 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods' $19.5 billion deal to buy chocolate and gum maker Cadbury will create the world's largest candy company, greatly expand Kraft's share of that lucrative busi...