DuPage County Business
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Judge says no rush on Sun-Times union concessionsSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. - The Chicago businessman who has offered to buy the Sun-Times Media Group can't demand quick concessions from the company's labor unions in order to cl...
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McDonald's raises quarterly dividend 10 percentSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp. said Thursday that its board has raised its quarterly dividend 10 percent to 55 cents. It will be paid on Dec. 15 to shareholders of rec...
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KONE gains certificationSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - LISLE - KONE Inc., a large elevator and escalator company, continues to pioneer sustainable environmental practices in the vertical transportation industry by achieving ...
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Zurich Financial raises ratesSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Zurich Financial Services AG, Switzerland's largest insurer, has increased prices for North America businesses to compensate for a drop in investment income. As interest...
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August home sales in suburbs show promiseSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Realtors around the suburbs were optimistic with higher home sales boosted by first-time buyers, the stimulus credit and favorable mortgage rates during August. But thos...
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Sun-Times to hold auction with Tyree as lead bidder; union intactSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Sun-Times Media Group Inc., the bankrupt publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, won court approval to hold an asset auction where a group led by James C. Tyree will be the ...
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State's unemployment drops to 9.9 percent in Aug.Sep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The jobless rate in Illinois was 9.9 percent in August, down from 10.4 percent in July. The Illinois Department of Employment Security on Thursday released new statewide...
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Tribune, bondholders agree on records accessSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- Attorneys representing Tribune Co. in its bankruptcy case have reached an agreement with bondholders over access to records of the 2007 buyout that t...
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Air Force tanker competition set to reopenSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Air Force is poised to reopen a troubled $35 billion contract competition for mid-flight refueling tankers between Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp...
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Bench mark Bank freezes credit linesSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - AURORA - Bench mark Bank sent about 300 letters to customers this week that said it has been seeking recapitalization and will suspend advances on all existing credit li...