Cook County Business
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Cadbury to respond to Kraft offer next weekDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Cadbury PLC said Monday it plans to publish its formal response to a $16.3 billion hostile takeover offer from Kraft Foods Inc. on Dec. 14. Kraft, the maker of...
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Six Flags creditors lose bid to reorganize companyDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Creditors of Six Flags Inc., the bankrupt theme-park owner, were denied the chance to file a reorganization plan that would compete with a company proposal. U.S. Bankrup...
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Boeing looks to helicopters, cyber security to counter lossesDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. defense chief Dennis Muilenburg said demand for helicopters, logistics support and cyber-security services will more than make up for recent losses of Army, m...
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MB Financial takes over Benchmark Bank after feds shut them downDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Regulators on Friday shut down Benchmark Bank, based in Aurora, the 20th to fail in Illinois this year. Benchmark branches are in Aurora, St. Charles, Ransom, Verona and...
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Hershey, Nestle may challenge Kraft's Cadbury offerDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Hershey Co. and Nestle SA have been in contact about Cadbury Plc and may challenge an offer by Kraft Foods Inc., said two people familiar with the talks. An agreement be...
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Hospira expands portfolioDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Lake Forest-based Hospira Inc., a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, announced the launch of its next-generation 50 mL and 100 mL VisIV con...
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Smurfit-Stone's shareholders may have role in Chapter 11 reorganizationDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. shareholders will know within a week whether they'll get a wider role in reorganizing the bankrupt packaging maker, a judge said. U.S. Bank...
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Glen Ellyn Crowne Plaza honoredDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - InterContinental Hotels Group awarded the Crowne Plaza Glen Ellyn-Lombard, 1250 Roosevelt Road in Glen Ellyn, with the "Renovation of the Year" award. The award honored...
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Air traffic shows signs of recovery; posts smallest drop in 18 monthsDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Southwest Airlines Co. and Continental Airlines Inc. led the six biggest U.S. carriers to their best traffic results in 18 months in a sign that the air-travel slump is ...
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Plans go ahead for Sunset Grove centerDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Ground has been broken at Sunset Grove shopping center at Route 83 and Aptakisic Road in Long Grove. Sunset Foods, a gourmet grocery store, will anchor the $30 million ...