DuPage County Business
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Godrej targeting Sara Lee assets for purchaseDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Godrej Consumer Products Ltd., India's second-biggest soap maker, said it's "aggressively" looking at acquisitions, including Sara Lee Corp.'s global household insectici...
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United to take on $500 mil in new debtDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp., plans to sell $500 million of senior secured notes due in 2013. The debt will be secured by routes, takeoff and landing slots, and ...
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Businesses expanded most since 2006, Chicago Index showsDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Companies in the U.S. expanded in December at the fastest pace in almost four years, signaling the economic recovery is gaining speed heading into 2010. The Institute fo...
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Sheraton Chicago Northwest hotel goes darkDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Cindy Archulita of Hoffman Estates was a server for 35 years at banquets held at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest hotel in Arlington Heights. Over the years, she loved gr...
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What will be hot in 2010? Local tech experts say the big ideas are ...Dec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - A more sophisticated way of viewing video, a smart grid to improve electric flow, and of course, even faster Internet service are expected to be among the hottest techno...
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Home prices fall in Chicago despite gains nationwideDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Home prices rose for the fifth month in a row in October, but the recovery continues to be uneven with only 11 of the 20 metro areas tracked showing gains. T...
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Midway wants control of Chapter 11 liquidationDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Midway Games Inc., the creator of "Mortal Kombat" and other video games, for a fifth time is requesting an extension of the exclusive right to propose a liquidating Chap...
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Oak Brook's RC2 to pay $1.25 million fine for lead paintDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - An Oak Brook company has agreed to pay a $1.25 million fine following charges of violating the federal lead paint ban. RC2 Corp. and its subsidiary Learning Curve Brands...
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Macquarie to buy Integrys' power-trading portfolioDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Macquarie Group Ltd., Australia's biggest investment bank, agreed to buy the North American power- trading portfolio of Integrys Energy Group Inc. The purchase, which is...
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OfficeMax hacker seeks 17-25 years for theftDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - A Miami man who admitted in September that he stole 40 million credit and debit card records faces from 17 to 25 years in prison under an agreement to plead guilty in a ...