Cook County Business
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KONE gains certificationSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - LISLE - KONE Inc., a large elevator and escalator company, continues to pioneer sustainable environmental practices in the vertical transportation industry by achieving ...
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Zurich Financial raises ratesSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Zurich Financial Services AG, Switzerland's largest insurer, has increased prices for North America businesses to compensate for a drop in investment income. As interest...
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Sun-Times to hold auction with Tyree as lead bidder; union intactSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Sun-Times Media Group Inc., the bankrupt publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, won court approval to hold an asset auction where a group led by James C. Tyree will be the ...
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State's unemployment drops to 9.9 percent in Aug.Sep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The jobless rate in Illinois was 9.9 percent in August, down from 10.4 percent in July. The Illinois Department of Employment Security on Thursday released new statewide...
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Tribune, bondholders agree on records accessSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- Attorneys representing Tribune Co. in its bankruptcy case have reached an agreement with bondholders over access to records of the 2007 buyout that t...
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Air Force tanker competition set to reopenSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Air Force is poised to reopen a troubled $35 billion contract competition for mid-flight refueling tankers between Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp...
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Bench mark Bank freezes credit linesSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - AURORA - Bench mark Bank sent about 300 letters to customers this week that said it has been seeking recapitalization and will suspend advances on all existing credit li...
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Kirk Homes reorganization plan denied; creditors discuss next stepsSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Streamwood-based Kirk Homes has vowed not to shutter its doors just yet. No liquidation order was issued in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday, so the struggling homebuild...
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Motorola unveils Entice phoneSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Verizon Wireless and Motorola, Inc. Tuesday unveiled its Motorola Entice W766 with one-touch access to features, such as a music player, camera and speakerphone. The mo...
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Abbott Xience stent outperforms rivalSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' drug-coated Xience V stent prevented heart attacks and repeat surgeries more than an older artery-opening device from Boston Scientific, a study fou...