Cook County Business
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Aon plunges after missing profit estimatesApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Aon Corp., the world's largest insurance brokerage, dropped the most since October 2004 after profit missed analysts' estimates because the recession is cutting into com...
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Verizon Wireless boosting suburban networkApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Verizon Wireless, which has its Midwest headquarters in Schaumburg, said it's boosting its network around the suburbs and the state to provide faster service to subscrib...
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Littelfuse reports steep drop in salesApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Des Plaines-based Littelfuse Inc. reported sales for the first quarter dipped 37 percent compared with last year. Sales for the first quarter of 2009 were $84.4 million...
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Suburban companies deal with flu at Mexico facilitiesApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - About 270 manufacturers in Illinois and other types of suburban-based businesses with operations in Mexico have been curtailing business travel and providing facial mask...
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Judge: Moto, ex-CFO should resolve differencesApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc., which claims fired Chief Financial Officer Paul Liska wrongfully deleted files from a company-owned computer, must wait until July 31 for a judge to decid...
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Motorola 1Q loss widens; analysts worriedApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. delivered grim news about its earnings on Thursday. More losses. Fewer shipments of phones. Worldwide ranking slid to No. 4. Still, the co...
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Waste Management profit falls 36% on low trash volumeApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Waste Management Inc., North America's largest trash hauler, said first-quarter profit fell 36 percent because of a drop in U.S. construction and lower prices for recycl...
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Motorola's ex-CFO: Files aren't destroyed; I still have themApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Paul Liska, former chief financial officer of Motorola Inc., told an Illinois judge that he still has computer files the company accused him of destroying after his Febr...
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Motorola launches frequency readersApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - Motorola Inc. introduced a new series of business-class fixed radio-frequency identification readers. The Motorola FX7400 series provides functionality in a...
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Lake Zurich teen designs safe motorized skateboardApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Matt Brazeau's hobby is rolling toward becoming a business at a swift 30 mph. The Lake Zurich High School senior will present his business plan for safe electric skatebo...