Park Ridge Business
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Buffett takes on Chicago chokepoint with Burlington NorthernFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Warren Buffett and Bill Gates face a roadblock on the route toward payoff on their investment in U.S. freight transportation. Chicago, whose railroads made it hog butche...
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Schneider announces systemFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - PALATINE - Schneider Electric Tuesday announced its PlantStruxure architecture, a new collaborative system that allows industrial and infrastructure companies to meet th...
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New stores slated in SkokieFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - SKOKIE - Westfield Old Orchard announced that four new stores are coming to the mall in Skokie this spring. The new stores include BCBG Max Azria, Francesca's Collection...
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Littlefuse reports earningsFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - DES PLAINES - Littlefuse Inc. Monday reported an increase in fourth-quarter sales and earnings that beat estimates. Fourth quarter net income totaled $11.7 million, or 5...
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Biggest Boeing 747 ever takes to the skyFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - EVERETT, Wash. -- Boeing Co.'s giant 747-8 freighter -- the biggest plane the company has ever built -- took off on its first flight Monday, a year later than originally...
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CVS Caremark 4Q profit grows 11 percentFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- CVS Caremark Corp., one of the nation's biggest drugstore operators, said Monday its profit rose 11 percent in the fourth quarter as results improved for its...
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Simon: We're not in negotiations With General GrowthFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Simon Property Group Inc., the largest U.S. shopping-mall owner, climbed the most in three months after its fourth-quarter profit and 2010 forecast exceeded analysts' es...
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Aon shows 4Q profit, to repurchase $2 billion in sharesFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Chicago-based Aon Corp., the largest insurance broker, authorized the repurchase of $2 billion in shares after swinging to a profit in the fourth quarter. Aon also has o...
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Zurich Financial 4Q profit increases fivefoldFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - ZURICH -- Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services Group on Thursday reported a fivefold increase in fourth-quarter net profit thanks to higher premiums and fewer writedo...
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Northrop sees 2010 profit topping analysts' estimatesFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Northrop Grumman Corp., the third- largest U.S. defense contractor, forecast 2010 earnings that topped analysts' estimates on expectations that profit margins will widen...