Cook County Business
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Identity theft leads consumer complaintsFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Identify theft and other money-related complaints flooded the Illinois attorney general's office last year, which continued an upward trend of consumers seeking help in ...
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Sears sacked for a loss in fourth quarterFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Seeking to explain why fourth-quarter profits tumbled 47 percent, billionaire financier and Sears Holding Corp. Chairman Edward Lampert compared the company's turnaround...
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Sprint loses $29 billion in last quarterFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sprint Nextel Corp. showed more signs Thursday that its recovery will be long and painful as it recorded a massive fourth-quarter loss, predicted con...
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Baxter fined $15,000 for problems at plantFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Drug and medical device maker Baxter International has agreed to pay a $15,000 fine for inadequately testing irradiation equipment at a plant in Puerto Ric...
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Boeing loses tanker contractFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Northrop Grumman and the maker of Airbus planes beat out Boeing Co. to win a $35 billion government contract to build up to 179 military refueling planes, ...
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Motorola to expand Malaysian plantFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. plans to invest roughly $110 million by expanding a plant and hiring more workers in Penang, Malaysia. The Schaumburg-based communications company organize...
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Motorola lays red carpet for LiskaFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Motorola Inc.'s new chief financial officer, Paul J. Liska, age 52, will have an annual base salary of $750,000 starting Saturday, according to a federal f...
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Bank loan opportunities remain strong for small businessFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Stocks are down. Bankruptcies are up. Talking heads are talking recession. Turns out it's a good time for small businesses to seek bank financing. So say two bankers who...
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Gendex introduces new equipmentFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - DES PLAINES -- Gendex, a dental radiographic products firm, announced its latest imaging system, the GXCB-500 Cone Beam 3-D imaging system, will debut at the Chicago Den...
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Kimball Hill leaving Florida, laying off 75Feb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Kimball Hill Inc. confirmed Wednesday it intends to leave the Florida housing market and cut 75 jobs across the country, including some at its Rolling Meadows headquarte...