Cook County Business
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General Growth posts wider lossNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the mall owner that filed the biggest real estate bankruptcy in U.S. history, said Friday funds from operations dropped 44 percent in the...
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Suburban unemployment numbers continue to riseNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Unemployment in the suburbs has been escalating along with state and national figures. So it wasn't surprising to a Naperville career counselor that more people were com...
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Employee workshop planned in AuroraNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Aurora University will host "How To Leverage Your Employee Assistance Program during an Economic Downturn," a free workshop, at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the Univers...
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Airbus leads Boeing by 5 in race for the topNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Airbus SAS, which has surpassed Boeing Co. in deliveries every year since taking the top spot in 2003, is just five planes ahead of its U.S. competitor with two months l...
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Judge vacates $1.26 bil ruling against PepsiCoNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- A judge has tossed out a decision -- for now at least -- that could have cost PepsiCo Inc. $1.26 billion after the soft drink maker didn't respond to a laws...
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United updates uniformsNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - The appearance of United employees will undergo a makeover as the airline partners with world-renowned fashion designer Cynthia Rowley to create new uniforms for the air...
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Kraft nears deadline to make Cadbury offerNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - The clock is ticking on a Monday deadline for Kraft Foods Inc. to make a formal offer for British candy maker Cadbury PLC. Kraft, which makes Oreo cookies, Nabisco crack...
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McDonald's speeding up orders by secondsNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - At a McDonald's Corp. test kitchen in an unmarked Illinois warehouse, next year's menu plan for the U.K. has hit a snag. When the visiting British team adds wrap sandwic...
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CF Industries rejects Agrium's newest takeover bidNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- CF Industries Holdings Inc. has rejected rival fertilizer maker Agrium Inc.'s sweetened takeover bid, saying the $4.5 billion bid significantly undervalues t...
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Takeda sues Teva over insomnia medicineNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Asia's biggest drugmaker, sued Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., alleging infringement of a U.S. patent for the insomnia treatment Rozerem....