Palatine Business
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Greywolf Capital opposes Sprint-iPCS purchaseNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Sprint Nextel Corp.'s proposed purchase of wireless affiliate iPCS Inc. is gaining opposition from one of iPCS' largest shareholders. Greywolf Capital Management LP says...
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More shoppers paying with cash over creditNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Plastic is out and green is in - when it comes to paying for holiday gifts this year. One in four shoppers plan to pay with cash this holiday season, according to a sur...
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Court gives $1.1 bil tanker contract back to BoeingNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling that overturned Boeing Co.'s $1.1 billion contract for maintenance of an Air Force refueling tanker jet. The ...
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Female Health Co. gets patent on improved condom for womenNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Female Health Co., a maker of condom devices for women, received a European patent on its second-generation product, the Chicago-based company said in a statement Nov. 1...
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Chicago Reader owner hires publisherNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - TAMPA, Fla. -- Alternative weekly publisher Creative Loafing Inc. has named former St. Petersburg Times publisher Marty Petty as its new chief executive officer. The com...
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UAL: ExpressJet to operate 22 regional jetsNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - United Airlines' parent UAL Corp. said ExpressJet Holdings Inc. will operate 22 regional jets under the United Express brand starting May 1. ExpressJet Airlines will rep...
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Moto agrees to buy BitBand for on-demand deliveryNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. said it agreed to buy BitBand Technologies Ltd., an Israel-based manager of video content delivered over the Internet, to add to its video on- demand servi...
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Esmark buys Amtex for $10 millionNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Esmark Inc., which sold its steel assets to Russia's OAO Severstal last year for about $775 million, has re-entered the metal-distribution business with the purchase of ...
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Boeing finishes reinforcement work on 2 DreamlinersNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. said it has finished reinforcing the wings of two more 787 Dreamliners, moving another step closer to flying the plane for the first time by year-end. Workers...
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Three local students to compete in prestigious Siemens Corp. challengeNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Three suburban Chicago area high school students will measure their math, science or technology projects against some of the best in the Midwest Saturday, Nov. 14, for a...