Wadsworth Business
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Six Flags to trim jobs, costs in 2008Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Theme-park operator Six Flags Inc. plans to cut operating expenses by as much as $60 million this year as it spends less on radio marketing and consolidates advertising ...
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Online tickets site sells itselfJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Rolling Meadows-based TicketsNow.com -- a ticket reseller that grew out of a one-bedroom apartment in Crystal Lake -- was acquired Tuesday by Ticketmaster for about $265...
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Alcatel-Lucent signs deal to expand U.S. CellularJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago-based U.S. Cellular will be expanding its network and increasing its speed with new equipment and services from Alcatel-Lucent's DuPage County operations. The fi...
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Brunswick to close Wisconsin bowling pin plantJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Brunswick Bowling & Billiards announced today that it is shifting bowling pin production from its Antigo, Wisc., facility to a contract manufacturer, resulting in the im...
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Waterproof remote wins an award for PDTJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - So you happen to be leaning over the railing of your yacht and you dropped your remote control. If it's the U2 Waterproof System Controller, you're in luck. It'll float....
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Many changes likely from Delta-United mergerJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - UAL Corp.'s United Airlines has been flirting with other legacy carriers since it emerged from bankruptcy two years ago. It's been practically begging for a suitor and ...
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Area shops pleasantly surprisedJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - While national retailers reported gloomy holiday sales Thursday, many local entrepreneurs painted a somewhat different picture. Area small business owners randomly inte...
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Briefs: Zebra unveils new RFID productsJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - VERNON HILLS -- Zebra Technologies, a specialty printing and automatic identification firm, on Tuesday announced the launch of its Zebra R3i and R4i UHF card printer and...
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Fog, high winds ground some flights at O'HareJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - About 330 flights have been canceled at O'Hare International Airport since Saturday, primarily due to bad weather, the Chicago Department of Aviation said Monday. O'Hare...
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Abbott's Humira sales hit $3 billion last yearJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' anti- inflammatory medicine Humira exceeded $3 billion in global sales for the first time in 2007, chief financial officer Thomas Freyman said. Humi...