DuPage County Business
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AAR Corp. stock raised to 'hold' from 'sell'Sep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - AAR Corp. stock rose 3.4 percent to $19.64. The Wood Dale-based airplane broker and maintenance company reported first-quarter profit of 27 cents a share, more than the...
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Kirk Homes reorganization plan denied; creditors discuss next stepsSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Streamwood-based Kirk Homes has vowed not to shutter its doors just yet. No liquidation order was issued in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday, so the struggling homebuild...
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Motorola unveils Entice phoneSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Verizon Wireless and Motorola, Inc. Tuesday unveiled its Motorola Entice W766 with one-touch access to features, such as a music player, camera and speakerphone. The mo...
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Yoga training center taking root in LisleSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Have you ever fantasized about taking the great idea your boss just rejected, opening your own business and showing him exactly how well it would work? Lori Gaspar not o...
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Northwestern Memorial to buy Lake Forest HospitalSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Northwestern Memorial HealthCare in Chicago announced plans to buy Lake Forest Hospital, according to a release issued by the health care providers. The cost of the dea...
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Zurich Financial raises rates as investments fallSep 22, 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. Zurich has ...
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General Mills sees no need for major acquisitionSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - General Mills Inc. Chief Financial Officer Donal Mulligan said he sees no need for a "transformational" acquisition similar to Kraft Foods Inc.'s proposed takeover of Ca...
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Tellabs rises 8.1 percent as investors bet on 'good news'Sep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Tellabs Inc., the supplier of network technology to AT&T Inc., rose to its highest in almost two years in Nasdaq trading as investors bet customer spending will pick up....
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Area companies honored for family-friendly workplaceSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott, Allstate and Kraft are area companies recognized on the annual Working Mother 100 Best list honoring companies for providing a family-friendly workplace. Working...
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Proposed federal agency has consumer groups, chambers at oddsSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - In the shadow of the health care reform controversy, President Obama's legislation to create a federal agency to oversee financial companies and their loan products sold...