Oak Brook Business
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ITW bids $2 billion for appliance makerMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois Tool Works on Thursday swooped in with a $2 billion bid for a restaurant equipment maker in Britain that Elgin-based Middleby Corp. unsuccessfully bid for last ...
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Sprint, Clearwire combine new networksMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Clearwire and Sprint Nextel said Wednesday they will combine their wireless broadband units to create a $14.55 billion communications company. The ne...
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Business leaders form new Naperville bankMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Eighteen Naperville business leaders have partnered to establish a new community bank, possibly by next year. The group, led by Scott Wehrli, secretary-treasurer of DuKa...
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BP signs lease, will move area workersMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - BP America Inc., a subsidiary of London-based BP PLC, said Tuesday it plans to move about 1,000 workers from its DuPage County campus to downtown Chicago sometime this s...
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McDonald's offers free sandwichesMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- McDonald's will give away its new Southern Style Chicken Biscuit and Southern Style Chicken Sandwich during a nationwide sampling at its 14,000 U.S. restaur...
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Motorola investors express frustrationMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Last year, billionaire investor Carl Icahn was in Chicago and lost his bid for a seat on the Motorola Inc. board. His demands were spurned. On Monday, Motorola ushered i...
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Largest home builders reportedMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- Professional Builder has released Giant 400, its list of America's 400 largest home builders. The complete list is available at www.probuilder.com/Giant400....
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Sara Lee 3Q profit rises on price increases, weaker dollarMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Sara Lee Corp. posted an 82 percent increase Tuesday in third-quarter earnings on higher sales prices and the weak dollar, but still-soaring commodity prices limited the...
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Movers and shakersMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake Forest resident Dale Galassie, executive director of the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center, was honored by the Illinois Public Health Associatio...
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Staging, redesign firm relies on Web siteMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - When GraceAnn Simoni started her interior redesign and home staging business in 2001, her Web site was the only calling card she had on the Internet. It still is. "There...