Oak Brook Business
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Nicor Home Services gets awardJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - NAPERVILLE - Nicor Home Services said Wednesday it has been recognized by Carrier, a provider of air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration systems, with its 2009 Pres...
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Exelon to cut 500 jobs, freeze executive salariesJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Exelon Corp., the U.S. utility owner that's being rebuffed in its bid to acquire NRG Energy Inc. for $6.2 billion, said it will eliminate about 500 management and corpor...
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Sara Lee mulling acquisitions to drive food growthJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Sara Lee Corp., the maker of Ball Park hot dogs and Senseo brew pods, may consider acquisitions to fuel growth in its food and coffee divisions, Chairman and Chief Execu...
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McDonald's Corp. may cede control of South African operationsJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp. is considering ceding control of its South African business by granting a license to a local partner to own and operate its outlets in Africa's largest ...
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McDonald's May same-store sales rise 5.1 percentJun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- McDonald's Corp. said Monday its same-store sales climbed 5.1 percent in May, boosted by strong international sales but seeing slower sales growth in the U.S...
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Federal regulators shut down Bank of LincolnwoodJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Regulators have shut down Bank of Lincolnwood, a small bank in Illinois, marking the 37th failure this year of a federally insured bank. More are expected to succumb ami...
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Apple store coming to Naperville in mid-AugustJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Not even the recession is turning down the volume on the iPod. Apple plans to open a new store this summer in downtown Naperville. The company will open a store in mid...
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Argonne, BASF in deal for batteriesJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - DARIEN - U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in Darien and BASF, the world's largest chemical company, Wednesday signed a worldwide licensing agreeme...
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Ace sets new board of directorsJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK - Ace Hardware retailers James Hatcher III and Lori Terpstra were re-elected to Ace Hardware Corp.'s board of directors at the retailer-owned cooperative's ann...
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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...