Cook County Business
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Elgin service business builds success in ChinaDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - The most important fact about Paulsen Productions Inc.'s successful first year in China may be that Paulsen is a service business, not a manufacturer. No worries about l...
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Attorney celebrates 50 years of practiceDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - BUFFALO GROVE - The Illinois State Bar Association named Alan D. Kovitz a Senior Counselor, celebrating his 50 years of practice. Kovitz, a principal with Buffalo Grove-...
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Discover Financial returns to profitability in 4QDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Discover Financial Services said Thursday it returned to profitability during its fiscal fourth-quarter, thanks to a legal settlement, but is nevertheless tr...
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Schaumburg firm has reorganization plan approvedDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Motor Coach Industries International Inc., the bankrupt maker of long-distance buses, won court permission to send its reorganization plan out for a vote of its creditor...
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Santa to visit Des Plaines restaurantDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - - Gail's Carriage Inn Restaurant Pancake House, 1145 Elmhurst Road, Des Plaines, is hosting a Christmas Eve event with Santa Claus. Santa will visit with patrons fr...
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Business college changes its nameDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - ROSEMONT - Northwestern Business College is now known as Northwestern College. Northwestern College is a privately-owned career college with three campus locations in Ch...
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Motorola freezes pension plans, cuts salaries to cope with slumpDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. said Wednesday it will make millions of dollars in cuts starting in January by freezing salaries and stopping contributions to retirement ...
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Author to sign her book in Long GroveDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - LONG GROVE - Author Sandra McCone is hosting a booking signing from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Paddy's on the Square, 228 Robert Parker Coffin Road in Long Grove....
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New sweetener stevia? Coke, no PepsiDec 14, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Coca-Cola Co. will begin selling products made with a new zero-calorie sweetener despite no official nod from the government, but rival PepsiCo Inc. said Mon...
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Waste Management to raise dividend 7.4 percentDec 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Waste Management Inc. plans to raise its quarterly dividend by 2 cents, or 7.4 percent, to 29 cents a share. The increase is part of a $1.3 billion capital allocation pr...