Cook County Business
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Elgin oven-maker buys rivalAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin-based Middleby Corp., the maker of Toastmaster ovens and Pitco fryers, agreed to pay $196 million in stock and cash for TurboChef Technologies Inc., which has lost...
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AkzoNobel develops 'green' non-stick coatingAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - DES PLAINES -- AkzoNobel, a global paint and coating company, said Monday it has created a new environmentally friendly non-stick coating technology called NP2. Cookware...
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Waste Management sweetens buyout bidAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Waste Management Inc., the nation's largest trash hauler, has boosted its unsolicited buyout offer for rival Republic Services Inc. by about 9 percent to $37 per share, ...
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Des Plaines company to pay $30 million for bribery chargeAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - They say money can't buy you love. Maybe not. But it can get you out of a criminal charge, at least if you're a large, publicly traded corporation. Des Plaines-based Law...
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Airports brace for fewer flights, passengersAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - FORT WORTH, Texas -- From his office overlooking the runways of one of the nation's busiest airports, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Chief Executive Jeffrey Feg...
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United pilots call for CEO Tilton's resignationAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The United Chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association today called for the resignation of United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton and stressed the need for new leadership and d...
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Cosi Inc. reports lossAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Restaurant chain Cosi Inc. reported a net loss for the second quarter of $1,729,000, or $. 04 per basic and diluted common share. That compares to a net loss...
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McDonald's July sales riseAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Despite a tough U.S. economy, Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp. posted an 8 percent gain in July same-store sales on Friday as hungry consumers worldwide lined...
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German manufacturing firm to set up shop in Elgin, mayor saysAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Even though the housing market has slowed to trickle, manufacturing firms continue to flow into Elgin. Mayor Ed Schock said Thursday that the city is close to inking a d...
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BioSante reacquires gel licenseAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced Thursday that it has reacquired Elestrin (estradiol gel) from Nycomed US which in February acquired Bradley Pharma...