Cook County Business
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General Growth pushes back against class action suitFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc. filed a motion in bankruptcy court seeking to hold a stockholder named James Young and his lawyers in contempt for filing a shareholders' ...
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Sound firm leaves Cook County in rearview mirrorFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Noise Barriers is a company that specializes in sealing off unwanted sounds, but it recently decided that no buffer was good enough to protect it from the unwanted taxes...
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How to navigate job fairsFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - PALATINE - With unemployment still at near-record levels, job fairs have become jammed with applicants. Harper College will conduct its first free seminar on navigating ...
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General Growth seeks to block suit over Simon bidFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., a mall owner reorganizing in bankruptcy, asked a judge to block a shareholder lawsuit accusing its board of improperly rejecting a bid fr...
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Boeing pushes back third Dreamliner flightFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. moved the first flight of its third 787 Dreamliner, ZA003, into March to allow more time to complete work and to install test equipment on the aircraft, a spo...
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Sears to open new officeFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - Sears Holdings announced it opened a design office in San Francisco. The company signed a long-term lease for 25,000 square feet in the historic Phelan...
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Chicago Purchasing Managers Index shows strong business activityFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Business activity in the U.S. expanded in February at the fastest pace since 2005, a private report showed. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago Inc. today said t...
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Chicago-area home sales continue upswing in JanuaryFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Cook and Kane counties boasted the largest percentage gains of home sales in January, according to a report released Friday by the Illinois Association of Realtors. Kane...
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Motorola's rating lowered at UBSFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc., the maker of the Droid smartphone, had its rating lowered by UBS AG analyst Maynard Um, who cited increasing competition from rivals such as Palm Inc. Um ...
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Virtual trainer launchedFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - Sanford-Brown, a provider of health care education, introduced the Simpro Virtual Trainer to 16 campuses across the United States. These campuses offer...