Oak Brook Business
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Travelers mourn loss of Ted amid United cutbacksJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Ted, we hardly knew ye. Along with layoffs and reductions in its fleet, United Airlines announced Wednesday the elimination of its low-cost carrier Ted, launched less th...
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Staples to open in Glen EllynJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Staples, the office superstore, is expected to open in Glen Ellyn next year. It will be located in Market Plaza Shopping Center, on the south side of Roosevelt Road betw...
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Movers and shakersMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Joseph Hudetz, president of System 27 Corp. and developer of English Rows Victorian Village in Naperville, was honored with the Award of Excellence in Business at the Il...
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Novice investors turning to financial plannersMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The owners of a financial planning firm are finding the weakening economy driving novice investors to look for assistance. It's a time when the self-investors many need...
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Weak sale trends may mean profit drop for Coca-Cola EnterprisesMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Soft drink bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. said Wednesday weak sales trends in the U.S especially on some 20-ounce beverages will likely lead to a decline ...
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Investors press lenders on bad loansMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Already burned by bad mortgages on their books, lenders now are feeling rising heat from loans they sold to investors. Unhappy buyers of subprime mortgages, home-equity ...
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Feds open grasslands for haying, grazingMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. -- The federal government is allowing millions of acres of land now left idle to be used for haying and grazing, after birds have finished nesting on gras...
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New law makes escape tougher for tax exilesMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - It's been called "the ultimate estate plan": moving to a desert island or other far-off locale to escape the clutches of the Internal Revenue Service. Indeed, hundreds o...
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UPS planning air deal with DHLMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, said Wednesday it is working toward an agreement with DHL's U.S. Express unit to carry air shipments for some...
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Dow Chemical raising prices to offset energy costsMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Dow Chemical Co. will raise its prices by up to 20 percent almost immediately to offset the soaring cost of energy, and the CEO of the chemical giant lashed out at Washi...