Cook County Business
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Janitors for United planes strike in BostonDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - BOSTON -- Janitors who clean Delta and United airlines planes at Boston's Logan International Airport have gone on strike. The more than 100 Aramark Corp. employees clea...
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Valley Air reports increase in bookingsDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - ELGIN - Valley Air Service Inc., an executive aircraft charter and aircraft management company with headquarters in Elgin reports that Block Time contract sales are up 5...
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Longtime Arlington Heights restaurant closesDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - After 25 years, Regina's Ristorante in downtown Arlington Heights closed its doors for good on Christmas Eve, said Phil Campanella, the restaurant's owner. "We have two ...
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Wheeling Superdawg to open in JanuaryDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - After almost a yearlong delay, Wheeling's Superdawg will probably open in late January, according to Mark Janeck, Wheeling's director of community development. The Super...
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Kraft, Cadbury agree on new disclosure deadlineDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - LONDON -- The U.K. Takeover Panel has extended the deadline to allow British chocolate and candy maker Cadbury PLC to disclose any new information about the bid by Kraft...
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Look back 2009: Recession fallout filters throughout the suburbsDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Some of the biggest stories of the year involved the U.S. economy, and how it all hit us at home. Job losses. Pay cuts. Retail slowdown. Mortgage and foreclosure crisis....
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Godrej targeting Sara Lee assets for purchaseDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Godrej Consumer Products Ltd., India's second-biggest soap maker, said it's "aggressively" looking at acquisitions, including Sara Lee Corp.'s global household insectici...
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United to take on $500 mil in new debtDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp., plans to sell $500 million of senior secured notes due in 2013. The debt will be secured by routes, takeoff and landing slots, and ...
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Businesses expanded most since 2006, Chicago Index showsDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Companies in the U.S. expanded in December at the fastest pace in almost four years, signaling the economic recovery is gaining speed heading into 2010. The Institute fo...
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Six Flags creditors demand disclosure by noteholdersDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Although creditors of theme-park operator Six Flags Inc. will be voting on a proposed reorganization plan, the creditors' committee is asking the bankruptcy court to req...