DuPage County Business
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McDonald's has big plans for ChinaDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant chain, may add as many as 200 stores in China next year to compete with Yum! Brands Inc.'s KFC Corp. for consumers in an...
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Geneva Commons helping find homes for petsDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - The perfect Christmas gift will be available for adoption this weekend at Geneva Commons. Two area animal shelters, TAILS Humane Society in DeKalb and Animal Care League...
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Nicor investor suit calls $2.4 billion AGL bid too lowDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - A Nicor Inc. investor group sued the Illinois gas distribution company and its board over a proposed $2.4 billion sale to AGL Resources Inc., saying the price is too low...
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Caterpillar may boost debt $350 millionDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Caterpillar Inc., the world's biggest maker of construction equipment, may sell $350 million of three-year notes through its finance unit, according to a person familiar...
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Batavia considers supporting 2 downtown biz projectsDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - The city of Batavia is considering loaning and giving money to the owners of two downtown properties, to improve them. The matters will be discussed by the city council'...
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McDonald's admits customer database hackedDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. -- McDonald's Corp. says some of its customers' private information may have been accessed during a data breach. The company has told customers that a thi...
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Ratings changed on Cat, Exelon, TennecoDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Analysts changed their ratings or began coverage today on the following Chicago-area stocks. The stock symbols are listed in parentheses after the companies' names. -- C...
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Boeing boosts jet prices 5.2 percentDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. is raising aircraft prices by about 5.2 percent, the first increase in two years, and dropping the short-haul version of the 787 Dreamliner. Higher costs for ...
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Judge tosses Paul Allen's suit against OfficeMax, othersDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Billionaire Paul Allen, co-founder of software giant Microsoft Corp., will have to provide more specifics if he wants damages for patent infringement from so...
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Palatine-based Weber Grills sells majority stakeDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Stephen family keeps restaurants