Northfield Business
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Kraft may need more cash to win Cadbury before tomorrow's deadlineJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Shareholders in British candy maker Cadbury PLC are looking for a fat increase in the hostile takeover bid by Kraft Foods Inc., as Kraft faces a Tuesday deadli...
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Antioch bank becomes first in Illinois to fail in 2010Jan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - An Antioch bank that closed its doors Friday and reopened Saturday was the first to fail in Illinois in 2010, and the fourth nationwide. Town Community Bank and Trust wa...
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Firehouse-themed attraction opens in SchaumburgJan 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Both local officials and the youthful target audience were on hand Friday for the opening of The FireZone in Schaumburg, a fun and educational children's attraction. The...
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Hershey said to accelerate efforts for Cadbury offerJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Hershey Co. is stepping up efforts to prepare a bid for Cadbury Plc and plans to make a decision after Kraft Foods Inc.'s final offer for the U.K. chocolate maker, accor...
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Verizon Wireless lowers voice plan pricesJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Verizon Wireless is cutting the price of unlimited call plans, but the largest cell phone carrier in the U.S. is requiring more of its customers to buy the d...
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Schawk cuts interest, boosts revolver to $90 millionJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Schawk Inc., a leading provider of brand point management services, said it has refinanced an increased revolving credit line at a lower interest rate. The amendment ext...
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Sales of single-family homes in suburbs climb 10 percentJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Sales of single-family detached homes jumped by about 10 percent in 2009, compared to 2008, the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors said Friday. The Downers Grove group...
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Government fines United $30,000 for fare flubJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- The U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday that United Airlines must pay a $30,000 fine for failing to include a federal tax when it quoted some ai...
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Report: Moto suspends auction of network unitJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. suspended an auction for its home and networks business because bids were coming in lower than the maker of the Droid smartphone expected, the Wall Street ...
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Cadbury: Hershey still interested in usJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Cadbury Plc, the U.K. confectioner fighting a takeover offer from Kraft Foods Inc., said Hershey Co. remains interested in the Dairy Milk maker and would transform itsel...