Cook County Business
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Sprint banking on WiMax technologyAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - TYSONS CORNER, Va. -- Sprint Nextel Corp. said Thursday it could spend as much as $5 billion by the end of 2010 on a new network based on the emerging high-speed wireles...
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Briefs: Synegrate awarded school contractsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - CARPENTERSVILLE -- Synegrate Corp. announced that Fox River Graphics, a wholly owned subsidiary, has been awarded a $236,000 contract to provide integrated audiovisual s...
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Briefs: Broker opens Sunbelt franchiseAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - ADDISON -- Sunbelt, which specializes in helping individuals and companies buy and sell businesses, said Wednesday that Harsha Shukla owns the new franchise serving DuPa...
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Sara Lee turnaround plan gains momentumAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Food maker Sara Lee Corp. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit soared, and executives pointed to the success of a turnaround plan that has helped sales rise in nearl...
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Briefs: Blue Cross Florida inks deal with AIMAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- American Imaging Management, a radiology benefit management and technology company, said Wednesday it has been selected by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Flo...
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Briefs: Wynnchurch buys Wisconsin firmAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - ROSEMONT -- Wynnchurch Capital, a Rosemont-based private equity firm, said Wednesday it purchased a majority interest in Webex Inc., headquartered in Neenah, Wis., a des...
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Motorola rebuffs dissident investorAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - A Florida-based consultant said Wednesday he'll continue his campaign to oust Motorola Chief Executive Ed Zander, despite what he called a brush-off from the Schaumburg ...
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Briefs: Culver's, Red Cross form partnershipAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - CARPENTERSVILLE -- Local American Red Cross chapters are partnering with Culver's of Carpentersville on a new Culver's Cares community campaign to raise funds and awaren...
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McDonald's executive arrested in Hong KongAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - HONG KONG -- The head of McDonald's Hong Kong branch has been arrested for allegedly accepting bribes from food suppliers in return for using their products, local newsp...
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Suburban briefs: Joseph Freed to move headquartersAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - PALATINE -- Real Estate development firm Joseph Freed and Associates LLC announced Tuesday the company will move its corporate headquarters and about 125 jobs from Palat...