St. Charles Business
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Icahn pushes for role in control of MotorolaFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - One of Motorola Inc.'s strongest and most diligent critics returned Friday to push a slate of proposed board members for the upcoming shareholder's meeting. Billionaire ...
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Motorola may hang up on Razr businessJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - An end of an era could come soon for Motorola Inc. if it sells its legendary mobile phone business. The Schaumburg company said Thursday it is considering strategic move...
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Wedding planner's delightJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Pam Karnick loves a wedding -- but not the cost. So she's decided to give people a place to get married without going into debt. "Two kids, they could drop $20,000 on a ...
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Briefs: Arthur J. Gallagher will cut positionsJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - ITASCA -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the world's fourth-largest insurance broker, will cut 400 positions through attrition and sell two of its units after quarterly prof...
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State still shedding factory workersJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois continues to bleed manufacturing jobs, but a survey released Wednesday showed the losses have slowed. The 2008 Illinois Manufacturers Directory, published by Ev...
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Daily Herald revamps Beep, Time out!Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - The free entertainment weekly Beep and the Daily Herald's Friday entertainment section Time out! are revamping and amping up their online offerings. "I'm so stoked about...
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Foreclosures land Illinois in group's top 10 listJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The nation's foreclosure rate soared 75 percent for the full year of 2007, with Illinois among the top 10 states with the highest percentage of homes in some state of fo...
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Algonquin man builds recognition one box at a timeJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The Super Bowl is the busy season for Patrick Pfeifer and his 2-year-old business, That's Pat's Italian Beef. Pfeifer's products, Italian beef kits and giardiniera, spor...
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New competition for ComcastJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - AT&T Inc. will roll out its U-verse television service starting today in about 175 towns in the Chicago market, including many Northwest and West suburbs. The Internet P...
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Winter heating bills have people surfing to Nicor Web siteJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - When the outside temperature drops, you're more likely to think about ways to say money on your energy costs. At least, that's what Naperville-based Nicor Inc., parent o...