DuPage County Business
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BP loses $100 million verdict over toxic fumesDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - BP Products North America must pay $100 million to 10 workers sickened by toxic fumes at its Texas City, Texas, refinery in April 2007, a federal jury ruled. Locally, BP...
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Holiday spirit well stocked at Carol Stream barDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - It's gotten easier over time for John Bestler to string the hundreds of multicolored lights and place the scores of Christmas decorations throughout his bar in Carol Str...
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Japan's ANA orders 10 Boeing jetlinersDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Japan's All Nippon Airways has ordered 10 Boeing jetliners. Boeing said Monday that the order is for five 777s and five 767s, both the extended-range model. T...
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ConAgra Foods 2Q profit up on consumer foods gainsDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. -- ConAgra Foods Inc.'s profit jumped 43 percent in the second quarter as the popularity of its foods continued to grow with frugal shoppers. The company,...
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Motorola's newest smart phone likely to be called 'Devour'Dec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc.'s newest smart phone will probably be named the "Devour," according to several blogs that follow the mobile phone industry. The Schaumburg-based company, t...
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Sara Lee to reduce saltDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - DOWNERS GROVE - Sara Lee Corp. Wednesday announced it is committed to reducing salt an average of 20 percent over the next five years across its key categories of fresh ...
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UL reports energy findingsDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - NORTHBROOK - Energy efficiency is the No. 1 attribute consumers seek when purchasing new home appliances, according to a new survey from Underwriters Laboratories. While...
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Engineering firm breaks ground in AuroraDec 14, 2009 10:00 pm - AURORA - Engineering Systems Inc., a national forensic and consulting engineering company, broke ground on its new building in Aurora at 4215 Campus Drive. This will be...
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Alberto Culver to buy U.K. skin-care companyDec 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Alberto Culver Co., the maker of TRESemme and Nexxus hair-care products, agreed to buy Simple Health & Beauty Ltd. for about $390 million to expand in the U.K., its larg...
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Navistar, BAE win appeal in $3 bil. Army truck contractDec 13, 2009 10:00 pm - BAE Systems Plc's and Navistar International Corp.'s protests of the Army's armored-vehicle production contract with Oshkosh Corp., valued at as much as $3 billion, were...