Northfield Business
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UL announces allianceDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - NORTHBROOK - Underwriters Laboratories, a global leader in drinking water quality and safety, has entered into a strategic alliance with Pace Analytical, a nationally re...
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Kraft takes $16.3 bil offer to Cadbury shareholdersDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. -- Kraft Foods Inc. took its $16.3 billion hostile takeover offer for Cadbury PLC straight to shareholders of the British candy company on Friday. The dea...
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Boeing recommends fixing thrust reversers on 777Dec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. said on Friday that it is recommending that airlines fix a key piece of equipment on its 777 airliner to make sure that engine heat doesn't cause damage. Boei...
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Comcast to buy controlling stake in NBC UniversalDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast Corp. announced Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator cont...
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Hearing unlikely to resolve marathon IPA sex-harassment suitDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - A settlement conference is set for today in federal court in downtown Chicago in the suit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against International Prof...
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Kraft: Cadbury bid actually worth $18.3 billionDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc., the U.S. food maker attempting a hostile takeover of Cadbury Plc, is expected to argue its cash-and-stock offer has a potential value of about 800 penc...
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Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare renovation doneDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - ROSEMONT - The Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center, 5440 N. River Road, has completed a multimillion-dollar renovation of its guest rooms and suites. O...
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Bell & Howell files for patentNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - WHEELING - Bowe Bell & Howell has filed a patent application for a new eco-friendly mailing system designed to create personalized bills and statements at significant sa...
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General Growth to keep revised mortgage terms secretNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Shopping center owner General Growth Properties Inc., which said it will file a Chapter 11 plan today covering properties with $8.9 billion in mortgages, intends to make...
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Tribune Co. sells shuttered Countryside facilityNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Tribune Co., the second-largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., has an agreement to sell a former distribution facility in Countryside for $695,000. The location closed...