Cook County Business
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Des Plaines-based Littelfuse starts global restructuringMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Littelfuse Inc., which has operations in Des Plaines, said late Tuesday that it will be restructuring its global operations now through late 2010. The number of jobs imp...
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Allstate turns down government bailout moneyMay 18, 2009 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Allstate Corp. became the second insurer Tuesday to turn down a bailout from the Treasury Department after being approved for government funding. The ...
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Moto ex-CEO Zander: Expect large tech movesMay 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Ed Zander, the former chief executive officer of Motorola Inc., expects more large technology acquisitions similar to Oracle Corp.'s purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. "Y...
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Allstate returns to Mass. after deregulationMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. auto insurer, and Warren Buffett's Geico Corp. are re-entering the Massachusetts car market after the state deregulated ...
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Elk Grove Village caterer expands menu with acquisitionMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village-based Tasty Catering announced today that it's acquiring the assets of Rosanne's Catering Services, a 21-year-old catering and events company based in ...
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Suburban auto landscape changing with industryMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - For years, Golf Road in Schaumburg has been like a mecca for car buyers. The strip offered miles of national and international brands, attracting car buyers from through...
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Navistar to link dealer inventoriesMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Warrenville-based Navistar Inc. is initiating a new system designed to optimize its dealers' parts inventory and speed up customer repairs. Navistar said that beginning ...
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Allstate, 5 other insurers get preliminary OK for Treasury fundsMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The federal government has agreed to extend billions in bailout funds to six major life insurers, ncluding Northbrook-based Allstate, helping them shore u...
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Lawmakers seek Geithner help in saving HartmarxMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. lawmakers are seeking Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's help in persuading Wells Fargo & Co. not to liquidate Hartmarx Corp., the 122-year-old clothing company that...
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Court case reveals ugly infighting at MotorolaMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a white-collar worker's nightmare: giving a presentation that gets you fired. It happened to the chief financial officer of Motorola Inc. this year. And the lawsuit...