Cook County Business
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BP signs lease, will move area workersMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - BP America Inc., a subsidiary of London-based BP PLC, said Tuesday it plans to move about 1,000 workers from its DuPage County campus to downtown Chicago sometime this s...
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McDonald's offers free sandwichesMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- McDonald's will give away its new Southern Style Chicken Biscuit and Southern Style Chicken Sandwich during a nationwide sampling at its 14,000 U.S. restaur...
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Motorola investors express frustrationMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Last year, billionaire investor Carl Icahn was in Chicago and lost his bid for a seat on the Motorola Inc. board. His demands were spurned. On Monday, Motorola ushered i...
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Largest home builders reportedMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- Professional Builder has released Giant 400, its list of America's 400 largest home builders. The complete list is available at www.probuilder.com/Giant400....
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Sara Lee 3Q profit rises on price increases, weaker dollarMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Sara Lee Corp. posted an 82 percent increase Tuesday in third-quarter earnings on higher sales prices and the weak dollar, but still-soaring commodity prices limited the...
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Career coach says employees must shift focus from job satisfactionMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - A career coach from Lincolnshire believes there is hope in the workplace despite uncertain economies and job markets. A big part of the equation comes from within. Jeffr...
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Lampert confident in Sears' strategyMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - The chairman of Sears Holdings Corp. went on the defensive Monday, saying the troubled retailer's conservative approach to spending money will help it weather the nation...
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Movers and shakersMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake Forest resident Dale Galassie, executive director of the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center, was honored by the Illinois Public Health Associatio...
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Staging, redesign firm relies on Web siteMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - When GraceAnn Simoni started her interior redesign and home staging business in 2001, her Web site was the only calling card she had on the Internet. It still is. "There...
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Linens 'n Things to close 4 area storesMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Linens 'n Things is the latest sign that the retail sector is becoming leaner and meaner amid a difficult consumer environm...