Oak Brook Business
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MetLife wins dismissal of beneficiary's lawsuitSep 12, 2010 11:00 pm - A federal judge threw out a lawsuit claiming MetLife Inc. unfairly profited from the account of a policy beneficiary, while saying the company-described money-market acc...
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Inland buys retail centerSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK - Inland Real Estate Corporation announced it purchased Harbor Square Plaza, a 116,430-square-foot community retail center located in Port Charlotte, Fla., for...
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Claim Jumper restaurants file for bankruptcySep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Claim Jumper Restaurants LLC, the operator of a restaurant chain in California, Illinois and six other states, sought bankruptcy protection with a plan to sell the busin...
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Local cardboard box makers accused of price fixingSep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Lake Forest-based Packaging Corp. of America, International Paper Co. and seven other containerboard makers were sued and accused of conspiring to fix the price of mater...
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RC2 launches train lineSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK - RC2 Corporation's Learning Curve brand, a creator of preschool toys, announced the retail launch of its Chuggington die-cast toy line in the United States. ...
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Fort Wayne hoping to keep some Navistar jobsSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Fort Wayne officials say they aren't giving up hope that Warrenville-based Navistar International Corp. will keep some jobs in the city despite the c...
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Ratings changed on Tellabs, Smurfit-StoneSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - The following is a list of stocks, on which analysts changed their ratings or began coverage today. The stock symbols are listed in parentheses after the companies' name...
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Closing of Key Wester in Naperville a rare blemish on Portillo'sSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Amid the family photographs in his Oak Brook office, Dick Portillo keeps a framed image of the government-subsidized housing project where he lived as a child. For the o...
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McDonald's U.S. sales up 4.6 percent in AugustSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- August's summer heat provided a lift for fast-food giant McDonald's, pushing a key revenue figure up 4.6 percent in the U.S. during the month as customers ca...
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Molex releases new connectionsSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - LISLE - Molex Inc. announced the release of Customer Convenience Port modules, which provide the automotive and nonautomotive transportation markets with access to high-...