DuPage County Business
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St. Charles mainstay Regole's Harvest Shoppe abruptly closesDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - A St. Charles business that has been around since 1963 has closed with no fanfare. A roadside sign at Regole's Harvest Shoppe on Kirk Road says it's closed, and directs ...
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Sara Lee on the hook for Twinkie-maker's pension fund shortfallDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Sara Lee Corp. lost a court challenge to a U.S. pension agency ruling that it's partly responsible for a $60 million retirement fund shortfall caused by Interstate Baker...
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Bell & Howell files for patentNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - WHEELING - Bowe Bell & Howell has filed a patent application for a new eco-friendly mailing system designed to create personalized bills and statements at significant sa...
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Pottery business targets homebound schoolkidsNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - A Glen Ellyn entrepreneur remembers what it's like to have children home sick from school recovering from fevers and flu. With all the absences due to the H1N1 flu and ...
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McDonald's chief operating officer Alvarez to retireNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Oak Brook-based McDonald Corp. today said that Ralph Alvarez has decided to retire as president and chief operating officer for health-related reasons. "After more than ...
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General Growth to keep revised mortgage terms secretNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Shopping center owner General Growth Properties Inc., which said it will file a Chapter 11 plan today covering properties with $8.9 billion in mortgages, intends to make...
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Tribune Co. sells shuttered Countryside facilityNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Tribune Co., the second-largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., has an agreement to sell a former distribution facility in Countryside for $695,000. The location closed...
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Will Dubai debt crisis affect Boeing orders?Nov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Dubai's state-owned Emirates Airline said the debt crisis afflicting the sheikdom won't halt a surge in profit or threaten the carrier's independence and jetliner orders...
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Business activity unexpectedly accelerated, Chicago index saysNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Business activity in the U.S. unexpectedly accelerated in November as orders climbed, signaling the economic recovery will carry through into 2010. The Institute for Sup...
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Caterpillar buys S. Korean manufacturerNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- Caterpillar Inc. said Monday it plans to buy a subsidiary of a South Korean manufacturer of components for earthmoving and other machinery. Locally, Cat has op...