Port Barrington Business
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How can Motorola make the next hit phone?Mar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Some people pick a mobile phone like a spouse. It has to be attractive with brains. But then some groups have special needs or demands: teens want text-messaging and mus...
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Under the pressure, it finally cracksMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. intends to reinvigorate its floundering business by spinning itself off into two separate companies while still maintaining its suburban and Chicago operat...
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Diesel stalls area truckersMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Skyrocketing diesel prices along with the economic downturn are proving to be a one-two punch for the local trucking industry. Truckers and trucking companies are slowin...
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Housing thaw on the way?Mar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Realtor Connie Hofherr sold a home in Palatine for $430,000 in just five days in February, and her colleagues at Starck Realtors in Mount Prospect also sold some homes. ...
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Peapod upgrades Web with NutriFilterMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're like most shoppers with dietary restrictions, you'll often stand in the aisle reading food labels before putting an item in the cart. Or, if you shop on www.Pe...
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Motorola denies kickbacks in MalaysiaMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. Tuesday denied reports that the Schaumburg company was involved in a kickback scheme in exchange for a large government contract in Malaysia. Circuit Assem...
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United to cut fleet, routes to reduce fuel costsMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- United Airlines said Tuesday it plans to ground as many as 20 airplanes, or 4 percent of its fleet, and further cut capacity in 2008 to soften the blow of soa...
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Geneva restaurants create joint Web siteMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Visitors and residents alike can plan meals or parties by going to a new Web site that features about 100 restaurants in Geneva. GenevaILRestaurants.com launched last we...
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ComEd to raise electric bills in JuneMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - You can expect to pay more for electricity starting in June. About 3.4 million residential customers of ComEd will pay 2.5 percent more, or about $2 more a month based o...
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Emphasis on fuel efficiencyMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - When Donna Namath leaves Kenosha, Wis., at 6:15 a.m. every weekday to travel to her job at Baxter International in Deerfield, she is not too worried about gasoline price...