Cook County Business
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United struggles to sell idle jetsNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - American Airlines, United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc., stung by fuel costs and a drop in traffic, face a new challenge: what to do with planes valued at $2 bi...
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Schaumburg company pulls Sprint suitNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - IPCS Inc., the Sprint Nextel Corp. network affiliate that sued to block Sprint's plan to build a national high-speed wireless Internet network, dropped a request for a c...
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McDonald's raised to 'buy' at UBSNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, was upgraded to ``buy'' from ``neutral'' by UBS AG, saying the company can deliver against earnings per share e...
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Lime Energy reports record revenuesNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Elk Grove Village-based Lime Energy Co., an energy efficiency solutions company, announced its results for the three-month and nine-month periods. Profits for the third ...
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Down economy buoys suburban coupon Web sitesNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Since the economy tanked more than a month ago, Hoffman Estates-based CouponCabin.com has been seeing about a 40 percent increase in online traffic. In fact, traffic has...
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These banks aren't looking for a bailoutNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - First Community Bank in Naperville opened a few months ago in an unlikely spot: a storefront in a strip mall anchored by Starbucks and shadowed by Costco. The newbie is...
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McDonald's to open 175 restaurants in chinaNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, plans to add 175 restaurants in China next year after opening its 1,000th outlet in the country today. The late...
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Hewitt reports net revenue up 8 percentNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Hewitt Associates Inc., a global human resources services company, today reported positive results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year. The Lincolshire-based company...
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Office Max, TicketsNow, US Steel see cutsNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - OfficeMax Inc., TicketsNow.com, and U.S. Steel are among the companies that announced hundreds of layoffs Thursday amid a rocky economy and an urgency to cut operational...
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What's happening one year after Neumann Homes bankruptcyNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Dirt mounds and partially built houses in Antioch's NeuHaven and Clublands subdivisions are among the reminders of a dubious anniversary. Neumann Homes had finished half...