Oak Brook Business
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Verizon unveils cell phone to rival Apple iPhoneOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- In time for the holidays, Verizon Wireless is launching a cell phone that looks a lot like the hottest phone so far this year: Apple Inc.'s iPhone. Like the ...
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State unemployment above U.S. averageOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois unemployment rate in August rose to 5.4 percent, up 0.9 percentage points from the year-earlier 4.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Accord...
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'Toad' sings boxcar bluesOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - [LA201 Double Recall] Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- The first recall was bad enough: A million-plus "Thomas & Friends" toys pulled because of lead paint. The second wa...
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McDonald's reportedly set to add cappuccinosOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp. plans to make specialty coffee drinks available in all of its U.S. restaurants by the end of 2008, according to a published report Monday. The world's l...
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U.S. OKs Yahoo's Zimbra dealOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. antitrust officials have approved Yahoo's purchase of e-mail software maker Zimbra for $350 million, the Federal Trade Commission said Monday. Zimbra ...
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Concierge service expands online offeringsSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - BCB Technologies' Home Concierge has added an online document directory and aims to expand its subscriber base over the next year. The Hinsdale-based Web service, which ...
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Mover and shakersSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville resident Scott Wiseman was promoted to managing director of Abercrombie & Kent Inc., Abercrombie and Kent Group's sales and marketing company in North America...
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Briefs: RC2 recall present recalled tooSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- RC2 Corp. on Friday said it is "embarrassed" by the recall of its Toad vehicles sent out to customers to compensate them for the loss from the company's 1.5...
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Alcatel-Lucent seeks to accelerate integration plansSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent SA, the telecommunications-equipment maker whose shares have slumped 36 percent this year, plans to speed up the integration of the former Alcatel...
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Collage artist opens The Beat of My Art gift shop in NapervilleSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - When artist Debbie Egizio opened an art gallery and gift shop in Naperville, her goal was to make it comfortable and inviting. "People sometimes feel intimidated by gall...