Cook County Business
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Motorola to sell Israeli unit making bomb fusesApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Motorola Inc. is selling an Israel-based unit that makes bomb fuses. Motorola reached a deal last week to sell its Government Electronics Department, which h...
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Witron works with food chain in SpainApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Witron Logistik + Informatik was awarded the order for the design and realization of a distribution center for the Spanish supermarket chain Mercadon...
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Northrop rises as defense alters spendingApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. were among military-contractor shares that rose as Defense Secretary Robert Gates outlined a fiscal 2010 spending plan t...
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Suburban companies post layoff noticesApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Twenty-two companies, including six in the suburbs, are expected to lay off about 2,500 workers through May, according to documents posted Monday by the state of Illinoi...
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Navistar gets $180 million order from British militaryApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Navistar International Corp., the world's fourth-largest truckmaker, said the U.K. Ministry of Defense agreed to buy 262 armored combat vehicles valued at about $180 mil...
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Sears, Kmart launch 'Country Living' decor lineApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - A new line of housewares and furniture bearing the name of Country Living magazine will debut at Sears and Kmart stores this fall, executives said Monday. The Country Li...
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AT&T and union talks continue past deadlineApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - AT&T and unions for its landline workers were working past a strike deadline Sunday to try to reach agreement on a new contract. Core wireline contracts across the count...
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Inland Press Association chooses new directorApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - The Inland Press Association has announced its new executive director, effective later this year. An executive committee announced Monday that Catherine L. Scott will be...
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Kraft: salmonella found in trail mix last yearApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - FRESNO, Calif. -- Kraft Foods Inc., the company whose testing led to the nationwide pistachio recall, said Friday it first heard there was salmonella in its trail mix in...
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Ritz, Wolf begin liquidation sales this weekendApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.- Ritz Camera Centers Inc., the nation's largest specialty camera and image products and accessories retailer, said today that it will close more t...