Park Ridge Business
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Boeing anti-missile laser passes Pentagon testFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co.'s Airborne Laser scored its first test intercepts late yesterday, the Pentagon said. The laser, carried on a Boeing 747, destroyed two short-range missiles sh...
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West Corp. closes Chicago officeFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- West Corp. says it probably will have to eliminate the jobs of about 120 Omaha workers by March 31. Spokesman David Pleiss says West lost a program from a...
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FCC may force AT&T, Verizon to lease high-speed linesFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. would be forced to lease fast Internet lines to rivals providing Web services to small businesses under a proposal being weighe...
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Focus on defense, dependability shifts at auto showFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - There were hot cars, hot trucks and Toyota executives hot under the collar Wednesday at a Chicago Auto Show preview. It was a switch from the 2009 auto show when the bu...
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Eggsperience restaurant to expandFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Eggsperience Cafe, with locations in Bannockburn, Long Grove, Glenview and Naperville is expanding to Park Ridge. The breakfast establishment signed a lease for 5,324 s...
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Restaurant changes nameFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Fuego Grill and Martini Bar in Arlington Heights has changed its name to Cocina Fuerte. Chef Jose Luna said everything at the dining establishment at...
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Motorola may halt sale of set-top box businessFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. may halt the sale of its set-top box business and spin it off with the mobile-phone division into a new publicly traded company, the Wall Street Journal re...
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Motorola sues Iridium companies over $24.7 mil claimFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. sued two Iridium Communications Inc. units, claiming they owe the U.S. mobile phone maker $24.7 million. In a complaint filed yesterday in a state courthou...
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CME buys 90 percent of Dow Jones index unit for $607 milFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Dow Jones & Co. is selling a 90 percent stake in its stock-market index unit to CME Group for $607.5 million. The joint venture, announced by the companies W...
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Eagerly awaited, Schaumburg Crate & Barrel opens ThursdayFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Whole Foods debut still a couple of months away