Northfield Business
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Motorola going beyond the RazrSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Motorola executives pledged Friday to break the company out of its deep slump by rolling out a series of innovative new cell phones rather than a "one-hit wonder" like t...
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National City trims MidAmerica staffSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Blame it on a struggling mortgage marketplace or the Chicago-area's proclivity for losing bank headquarter jobs; National City on Thursday said it intends to cut nearly ...
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Boeing's new 787 won't fly until November or DecemberSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Boeing Co.'s new 787 jetliner will not begin flight testing until months later than originally planned, the head of the company's commercial airplanes unit said today. ...
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Walgreens reports August sales up 10 percentSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Walgreens had August sales of $4.62 billion, an increase of 10.3 percent from $4.19 billion for the same month in 2006, the Deerfield-based company reported today. Sales...
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American Airlines cited again by OSHASep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - American Airlines said Tuesday it has started corrective action -- including asbestos abatement -- after being fined nearly a half-million dollars for two sets of allege...
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Many small businesses don't have Web sitesSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - When Northfield-based Small Business Research Board surveyed about 550 small businesses, including some in the Chicago suburbs, the group was surprised to learn that abo...
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Sears 2Q profit drops on lower salesAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. said today that its second-quarter profit dropped 40 percent because of lower overall sales and weaker operating results from Kmart and its domestic...
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State to expand online payment of business taxesAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Revenue is expected to announce expansion plans this fall for its electronic withholding tax filing program for businesses. Since the pilot pr...
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Take on the TickerAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Nancy Coutu is founder of Money Manager Advisory Inc., Oak Brook The Bank of America and three other banks borrowed about $500 million from the Federal Reserve Bank last...
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Power outages create demand on merchantsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - After storms cut power, uprooted trees and flooded streets, some local businesses Friday found gold at the end of the rainbow. But it was a frustrating way to earn a li...