Cook County Business
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Job-seekers, others rediscover free technology, resources at librariesSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Technology resources at your public library are being used more than ever now, mostly due to the harsh problems associated with the recession, according to local librari...
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Acco Brands may pay 11.25% yield on '15 notesSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Linconshire-based Acco Brands Corp., maker of Swingline staplers, may pay a yield of 11 percent to 11.25 percent on its notes due in 2015, according to a person familiar...
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Manufacturer opens 'green' headquarters in AuroraSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Freudenberg Household Products, an international manufacturer of cleaning and laundry products, is moving into its new North American headquarters in Aurora. About 300 e...
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Local small businesses make contactsSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - They sat at tiny bistro tables, just the two of them. They talked about what they do. They exchanged phone numbers. And they were in a room with hundreds of others, all...
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Analysts see 95% chance of Kraft making hostile bid for CadburySep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The chance of Kraft Foods Inc. making a hostile offer for bid target Cadbury Plc was rated at 95 percent today by analysts at Icap Plc. There is only a 5 percent possibi...
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Groot adds natural gas-fueled trucksSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - ELK GROVE VILLAGE - Groot Industries Inc. will add 20 compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks to its garbage hauling fleet by the end of the year, the company has announced....
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Barrington man grows business that manages local wine festivalsSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Scott Janess of Barrington said he wanted to be just like Jerry Maguire. Sports was on his mind. Being a manager. But wine? Well, it didn't occur to him until later that...
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Sara Lee closer to selling unitSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - DOWNERS GROVE - Sara Lee Corp. has made progress toward a plan to sell its international household and body-care unit, Chief Executive Officer Brenda Barnes said. "We've...
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Discover 3Q profit rises, reserves loweredSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Discover Financial Services said Thursday it more than tripled its profit in the fiscal third quarter, helped by a payment from a lawsuit settlement. ...
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New Ace Hardware rising on site of previous store AntiochSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Ace is the place, again. Less than two years after an Ace Hardware closed its doors in Antioch, another Ace is rising in almost the exact spot. The original store, loca...