Cook County Business
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Union woes at Johnson Controls hurts GMNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - General Motors Corp. cut a shift at a Venezuelan automotive plant and Ford Motor Co. may trim production there tomorrow as a labor dispute slows work at supplier Johnson...
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Portillo's in Elgin is still possibleNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Many of you die-hard Portillo's Hot Dogs fans have been calling and e-mailing, wondering if owner Dick Portillo still is planning to open a restaurant along Randall Road...
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Walgreens October sales increase 6.8 percentNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Deerfield-based Walgreens reported October sales of $5,160,900,000 an increase of 6.8 percent from $4,833,495,000 for the same month in 2007. Sales in comparable stores,...
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PepsiCo to spend $1B in China over next 4 yearsNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Beverage and snack maker PepsiCo Inc. said Monday it will invest $1 billion in China over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capability, researc...
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Circuit City closing stores; 14 could go in IllinoisNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of speculation and struggling sales, Circuit City Inc. Monday said it would close 155 stores, including half of its locations in the Chicago area. Company o...
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Midwest Banc to sell $85.5 mil stake to TreasuryNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Midwest Banc Holdings Inc., the Illinois banking company that lost 76 percent of its market value this year, plans to sell $85.5 million in preferred stock to the U.S. T...
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It's a camera, it's a phone... it's Motozine!Nov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. today is expected to unveil Motozine ZN5, its first digital camera that also happens to be a phone. Motorola partnered with Kodak in 2006 ...
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Deloitte partner suspended, fined over Navistar decisionsNov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - A partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP became the first individual fined by the U.S. board that oversees corporate auditors, for mishandling a 2003 review of a unit at Navis...
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Longtime business owner honoredOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - LONG GROVE - Longtime Long Grove business owner Mel Towner was honored for his 50th anniversary as owner and proprietor of Mel's Marathon Mini Mart, 209 Robert Parker Co...
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Natural pet food store expandingOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SOUTH BARRINGTON - Kriser's Feeding Pets for Life is the newest retailer set to open at The Arboretum of South Barrington. The shop will open Nov. 15, the same day that ...