Cook County Business
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Jobless numbers bring out political differences on economyOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Unemployment figures showing even more Americans out of work have prompted suburban Republicans to claim stimulus efforts haven't worked while Democrats mai...
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Citadel lawyer seeks order against ex-execsOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Citadel Investment Group LLC, the Chicago-based hedge fund manager, urged an Illinois judge to let two former executives know "the rules do apply to them" by temporarily...
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Bidder: Sun-Times may turn profit in first halfOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - James Tyree, whose $5 million cash bid for Chicago's Sun-Times Media Group Inc. won court approval yesterday, said the bankrupt newspaper publisher may be profitable by ...
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GE Healthcare inks agreementOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - BARRINGTON - GE Healthcare, a provider of information technology systems, is announcing an agreement to provide state-of-the-art health care information technology to on...
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UOP launches new facilityOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - DES PLAINES - UOP, a Honeywell company, announced that Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., has successfully started up a new para-xylene complex using UOP process techno...
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Corus sale may be model for distressed saleOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Starwood Capital Group LLC and TPG's agreement to buy $4.5 billion of Corus Bankshares Inc.'s real estate assets shows investors are ready to bet on distressed property ...
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Mexican restaurant to open in Des PlainesOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Taco Village will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 1590 S. Rand Road, Des Plaines. The menu brings together influences of Mexico and th...
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Sun-Times deal expected by month's endOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - The Chicago Sun-Times, its 58 suburban community newspapers and Web sites are expected to have a new owner by the end of the month, following approval today of the sale ...
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PepsiCo 3Q profit climbs on cost cuts; sales fallOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- PepsiCo Inc. said Thursday that its fiscal third-quarter profit rose 9 percent, in part on cost-control efforts, even as revenue dropped on weak beverage sa...
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Recovery under way, but uncertain, economist tells suburban gatheringOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - The economic recovery has begun, but how strong it will be is still up in the air, economist Robert Genetski told more than 400 people at an economic forecast breakfast ...