Cook County Business
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ECC plans career job fair for April 2Mar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - ELGIN - Elgin Community College is hosting a job fair from 3 to 7 p.m. April 2 in the Spartan Events Center on the main campus, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. The event is f...
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Pentagon delay may pit Boeing against NorthrupMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Pentagon officials are weighing $21.7 billion in cuts suggested by the Obama administration, including cancellation of an airborne laser and putting off the purchase of ...
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Allstate got $1.4 billion in accounting reliefMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Allstate Corp., the insurer that posted its biggest loss as a publicly traded company last year, got $1.38 billion in relief after state regulators allowed it to carry l...
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IBM chief: Company strengthening during slumpMar 08, 2009 11:00 pm - International Business Machines Corp. expects to prosper through the economic crisis by developing money-saving computer services and expanding deeper into the developin...
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Abbott, Northrup, Verizon to raise dividendsMar 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Altria Group Inc., AT&T Inc. and Procter & Gamble Co. are among 34 large U.S. companies that are likely to boost dividends, and investors should buy their stocks as the ...
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McDonald's sales up but 1Q looks bleakMar 08, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- McDonald's Corp., the nation's No. 1 hamburger chain, posted higher comparable sales Monday but warned that the stronger dollar and higher commodity costs ma...
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After 60 years, lights go off for good at Circuit CityMar 08, 2009 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Virginia -- What began 60 years ago as a humble television store in this sleepy Southern capital ended Sunday as Circuit City closed its doors for good -- its ...
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CF Industries rejects Agrium's offer as 'inadequate'Mar 08, 2009 11:00 pm - CF Industries Holdings Inc. rejected Agrium Inc.'s $3.04 billion hostile bid as "grossly inadequate" and said it will proceed with its own offer to buy rival fertilizer ...
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Supreme Court rules against Discover on arbitrationMar 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The U.S. Supreme Court limited the power of federal judges to send disputes to arbitration, ruling against Discover Financial Services and business groups. The justices,...
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DeVry announces plans to relocateMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - OAKBROOK TERRACE - DeVry Inc., a global provider of educational services, announced plans to relocate from its current location in Oakbrook Terrace to two nearby locatio...