Northfield Business
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Schaumburg battery company opening South Carolina plantAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON, S.C.-- Federal officials say a Schaumburg-based company that makes materials for rechargeable batteries to power hybrid vehicles is coming to South Carolina....
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Ex-Chicago money manager on the hook for $50 millionAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- A former Chicago money manager has agreed to pay $50 million to five Detroit-area pension funds after the government accused him of making bad investments and...
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Hyatt Hotels registers for public offeringAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Hotel and resort operator Hyatt Hotels Corp. said Wednesday it has filed a registration statement with the SEC proposing an initial public offering of its sh...
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Wine bar, Irish pub set to open to downtown BarringtonAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Two new businesses - an Irish pub and a wine bar - have plans to operate in downtown Barrington. The village announced that two new family businesses are planning to ope...
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United apparently set to move out of Elk Grove TownshipAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Rolling Meadows authorities expressed disappointment Wednesday that UAL Corp.'s United Airlines has reached an agreement to move its Elk Grove Township operations center...
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Motorola's Brown sees 'golden opportunity' to expandAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. sees a "golden opportunity" to expand its government and corporate business once the mobile-phone unit spinoff takes place, Co-Chief Executive Officer Greg...
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Kraft Foods second quarter profit up 11 percentAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Kraft Foods Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 11 percent even though its revenue slipped as the dollar's strength weighed down international ...
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UAL leads Airline Index toward longest gain in decadeAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - United Airlines parent UAL Corp. led the Bloomberg U.S. Airlines Index toward its longest climb as increased travel demand signaled the worst of the industry's slump has...
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PepsiCo to buy bottlers in deals totaling $7.8 billionAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- PepsiCo Inc. said Tuesday it is buying its two top bottlers for $7.8 billion in a bid to save money and get new products to market more quickly. The deals w...
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Huron plummets on plans to restate results, chief's resignationAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Huron Consulting Group Inc., which provides consulting services to health-care companies and law firms, dropped 68 percent in early U.S. trading after saying it will res...