Oak Brook Business
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Two Internet firms announce mergerJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK - Straight North announced that it completed its merger with Whoast Inc., a search engine marketing and Web development company that started in St. Charles. In...
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Crowe Horwath completes mergerJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK - Crowe Horwath LLP, one of the top 10 public accounting and consulting firms in the nation, said Monday it has completed its previously-announced combination ...
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ComEd asks state for OK on smart grid pilotJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Suburban homeowners often cringe with the onset of severe storms, anticipating damage or at least the loss of electricity. But, under a fee schedule created for next ye...
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Advocate acquires Midwest PhysiciansMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK - Advocate Medical Group, part of Advocate Health Care and one of the region's largest physician-governed medical groups, said Thursday it will acquire Olympia...
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McDonald's to introduce more drinks, expand restaurantsMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp. executives said Wednesday they're "lovin'" their new McCafe espresso drinks that launched nationally on May 5, and they plan to introduce smoothies and ...
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McDonald's inks promotional dealMay 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Oak Brook-based McDonald's and Twentieth Century Fox announced its new global partnership surrounding the studio's calendar of blockbuster movies through 2010. The multi...
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Naperville honors small businessesMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - After nine years of helping people who are training for races, Naperville Running Company had the endurance to make it to the winner's podium itself. The business owned ...
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Gallagher acquires SellersMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - ITASCA - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Friday announced the acquisition of Sellers Group LLC in The Woodlands, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Establishe...
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Butcher, baker, candy maker all leading downtown Lombard backMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Downtown Lombard is coming back to life. The bakery, candy store and cafe - all closed for a while - are back. A new butcher shop is open, and a women's clothing store i...
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McDonald's April same-store sales riseMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Sales of new espresso-based coffee drinks and chicken Snack Wraps helped boost McDonald's Corp.'s same-store sales by 6.9 percent in April, the nation's larg...