Cook County Business
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Anti-meat group sues Kraft, Sara Lee, ConAgra over hot dogsJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - NEWARK, N.J. -- Hot dogs may be as American as baseball and apple pie, but an anti-meat advocacy group says they're hazardous to your health and should carry warning lab...
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Siemens to run down order book at energy divisionJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Siemens AG, Europe's largest engineer, will be forced to run down the order book at its energy division in the first half of its next financial year as investment tails...
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Beatty to be quizzed on video in Tribune suitJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Actor Warren Beatty must answer questions in front of a camera as part of his court battle with Tribune Co. over television and movie rights to comic-strip detective Dic...
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Northern Trust CEO Waddell to assume chairman titleJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Northern Trust Corp. Chairman William Osborn plans to step down Nov. 11, when Chief Executive Officer Frederick Waddell will take the additional title of chairman. Osbor...
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Citadel to expand U.S. exchange strategy to EuropeJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Citadel Investment Group LLC, the $12 billion hedge fund firm founded by Ken Griffin, is seeking to replicate in Europe the success of its four-year-old strategy of inve...
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Sterling Autobody expands in Rolling MeadowsJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - ROLLING MEADOWS - Sterling Autobody Centers announced the completion of a 20,000-square-foot expansion to its Rolling Meadows location. The facility, at 2785 Algonquin ...
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PhosChem announces increases in Indian contractsJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - Phosphate Chemicals Export Association Inc. announced an increase in volume to its existing diammonium phosphate supply contract with its Indian customers...
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United parent posts 2Q profit on one-time gainsJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- The parent of United Airlines said Tuesday it is cutting international capacity by an extra 7 percent during the last four months of this year, as it posted a...
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NRG shareholders reject Exelon, ends takeover bidJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio - Exelon, parent company of Chicago-based ComEd, said Tuesday it has ended its $7.4 billion bid to create the nation's largest power generating company by...
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RIM says Nortel blocked It from bidding on assetsJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry phone, said Nortel Network Corp. blocked it from bidding on Nortel assets up for sale by imposing restrictions it didn't...