Cook County Business
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Dover fourth-quarter profit tops analysts estimatesJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Dover Corp., the New York-based maker of refrigeration equipment and cases used by supermarkets, reported fourth-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates as the co...
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McDonald's raises investment in China by 25 percentJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, will increase capital investment in China by 25 percent this year as it overhauls stores and offers free wirele...
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Caterpillar must pay $54 million to paralyzed Texas workerJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of bulldozers, must pay $54.2 million in damages to a worker paralyzed by an accident involving one of the company's earth-mo...
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Motorola still plans to split into two publicly traded companiesJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Libertyville will remain an integral part of the new Mobile Devices business once it spins off from Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. "It will remain, undoubtedly," Motorol...
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Smurfit-Stone creditors set to vote on reorgJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., the maker of boxes and packaging, won court permission to send its reorganization plan to creditors for a vote, over the objections of sha...
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Chicago Purchasing Managers Index rises to 61.5Jan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Companies in the U.S. expanded in January at the fastest pace in more than four years as orders and employment increased. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago Inc...
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Fortune Brands looks to expand liquor, home portfolioJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc., the maker of Titleist golf balls, Moen faucets and Jim Beam bourbon, said it may make acquisitions in the spirits and home and security businesses. ...
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Despite recession, Toyota woes, Palatine dealership moves aheadJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Gary Vicari, president of Arlington Toyota Scion in Palatine, saw the e-mail after 5 on Tuesday evening just as some salesmen were wrapping up a few deals. The message ...
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Convention center idea genuine or political ploy?Jan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Visions of a 10,000-seat multipurpose convention center on Waukegan's far west side were unveiled at a news conference Wednesday, but not everyone is optimistic about su...
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Baxter International 4Q profit rises 1 percentJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Baxter International reported a 1 percent profit increase for the fourth-quarter on Thursday, meeting Wall Street expectations but failing to impress analy...