Cook County Business
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Boeing says 787 will fly by year's end, enter service in 2010Aug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing says its 787 aircraft will be ready for its first test flight by the end of this year and its initial delivery by the end of next year, sending its shares higher ...
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Bankruptcy judge to consider Cubs saleAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Tribune Co. asked the judge overseeing its bankruptcy case to approve the sale of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, saying it will bring $740 million in cash to the compan...
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Motorola to hold event on Android phones next monthAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc., preparing to debut its new phones based on Google Inc.'s Android software, will hold an event Sept. 10 to announce details about the handsets. The phone m...
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NY hedge fund buys Chicago Reader parent in bankruptcy auctionAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - TAMPA, Fla. -- A New York hedge fund has snapped up the Creative Loafing newspaper chain during a bankruptcy auction. Atalaya Capital Management promises to keep the fre...
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Cash for Clunkers weekend advice: Prepare to wait and call aheadAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - If you're considering cashing in on the Cash for Clunkers program before it ends Monday, patience will be essential, car dealership managers say. "It will be very busy. ...
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Elk Grove Village Walmart remodeledAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - ELK GROVE VILLAGE - A three-month remodeling project at the Elk Grove Village Walmart at 801 Meacham Road is complete. The new store features a new layout, wider aisles,...
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Meijer coming to Niles; Hopes dim for Prospect Heights storeAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - As workers continue to gut the interior of a defunct Value City Department Store in Niles making way for an urban-style Meijer grocery store, hopes are dimming for a sim...
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EEOC sues AT&T for alleged age discriminationAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - AT&T Inc. was sued by a U.S. agency for allegedly discriminating against older workers through its policy of refusing to re-hire employees who retire from the company. T...
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Could auto repos be next economic wave? Experts don't think soAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - With the Cash for Clunkers program quickly reaching $1.5 billion in vouchers last week and being declared "wildly successful" by the federal government, experts say the ...
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Mall giant General Growth allowed to hire more advisersAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc. won permission to hire nine more firms for legal and business services in bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper in Manhattan tod...