Oak Brook Business
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Waste Management's profit rises 12 percentOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Waste Management Inc., North America's largest trash hauler, said third-quarter profit rose 12 percent because of higher prices. Net income increased to $310 million, or...
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Barnes & Noble moves to Oak BrookOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Barnes & Noble Inc. will open a new bookstore Nov. 12 at Oakbrook Center. Concurrently, the existing store at 1 S. 550 Route 83, Oakbrook Terrace will close. At about 4...
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Are podcars a viable way to get around?Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The thought of a driverless, computer-guided car transporting people where they want to go on demand is a futuristic notion to some. To Jacob Roberts, podcars -- or PRTs...
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McDonald's double cheeseburger may leave $1 menuOct 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Rising costs may bump the double cheeseburger off McDonald's Corp.'s dollar menu. The world's biggest restaurant chain might increase the price of the $1 double cheesebu...
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McDonald's profit increases on dollar menu, specialty coffeesOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A jump in global sales boosted McDonald's Corp.'s third-quarter profit by 11 percent, the company said Wednesday, a bright spot among restaurant companies as...
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First Transitions plans job workshopOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK - First Transitions Inc., an Oak Brook based corporate sponsored career transition firm, will host its 8th Annual Free Job Search Workshop for unemployed indiv...
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Movers & shakersOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - James Saul joined Baker & Daniels LLP as an associate in the law firm's intellectual property group. He will work in the Chicago office, focusing his practice in the are...
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Boise, South Coast launch new planOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - BENSENVILLE - Boise Inc., a manufacturer of recycled paper, and South Coast Paper, a converter of paper products, announced the introduction of ASPEN Diverse Earth premi...
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Oilman comes to Chicago to plead for wind powerOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Oilman T. Boone Pickens will be in Chicago today at Navy Pier's Grand Ballroom at 10:30 a.m. to push his "Pickens Plan" for reducing America's dependence on foreign oil....
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Chris Isaak headlines opening party for ArboretumSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The owners of the Arboretum of South Barrington are spending more than $1 million on a party to celebrate the mall's opening this weekend. Fireworks, outdoor concerts an...