Cook County Business
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Garden Ridge moving into old Schaumburg Home Depot ExpoMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Schaumburg's commercial vacancy rate is dropping slightly as a new retailer has stepped forward to occupy a long-vacant 100,000-square-foot building. Houston-based Garde...
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Hundreds on hand for opening of Whole FoodsMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - One would hardly have expected the model of capitalism that is Schaumburg to be a place where people would stand in line for food. But unlike the infamous bread lines of...
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CVS business practices probed by 24 statesMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - CVS Caremark Corp., the largest U.S. provider of prescription drugs, said its business practices are under investigation by 24 states. The probe is similar to one that w...
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Elgin ready for second Green expoMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - This year's Green Expo in Elgin promises to be bigger and better than last year's inaugural event at Elgin Community College. More than 151 vendors will converge on the ...
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New Whole Foods Market to open in SchaumburgMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Hoping to be a new destination for the weekly grocery shopping of Schaumburg residents as well as the lunch hours of the area's many workers, a 58,000-square-foot Whole ...
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United, Continental have a deal on $3 billion mergerMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - United Airlines has agreed to buy Continental in a $3 billion-plus deal that would create the world's largest carrier with a commanding position in several top U.S. citi...
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CBOE to fight SEC plan to cap options tradesMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The Chicago Board Options Exchange plans to oppose U.S. regulators' proposal to cap fees on equity-derivatives trades at 30 cents, according to Edward Tilly, vice chairm...
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BofA downgrades Northern TrustMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Northern Trust Corp. was downgraded to "neutral" from "buy" by analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The brokerage reduced its estimate of the Chicago-based custody...
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Blizzard mobile on its wayApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - In celebration of the 25th birthday of Dairy Queen's Blizzard, the first-ever Blizzardmobile will visit the Hoffman Estates location during its tour of...
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UAL, Continental reach stock deal, pave way for mergerApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. tentatively agreed on an exchange ratio in their all-stock merger of 1.05 shares of UAL for each Continental sh...