DuPage County Business
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RiskMetrics: NRG holders should reject Exelon proposalJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - RiskMetrics Group Inc., a proxy adviser, recommended that NRG Energy Inc. shareholders reject Exelon Corp.'s proposal to expand the company's board and elect nine new in...
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McDonald's plans European headquarters in GenevaJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- McDonald's Corp. said Monday it will establish a European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, by the end of 2009. Spokeswoman Cath O'Grady said the fast-foo...
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Navistar to lay off 275 at Mississippi defense plantJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Navistar International Corp., the largest maker of blast-proof trucks for the U.S. military, said it will lay off 275 workers at a Mississippi factory because of declini...
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Alberto-Culver may be on P&G's takeover target listJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Estee Lauder Cos., Shiseido Co. and Alberto-Culver Co. are potential takeover targets for Procter & Gamble Co. as the world's biggest consumer products maker expands in ...
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Alcatel-Lucent unions want meeting with French president SarkozyJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - PARIS -- Alcatel-Lucent SA's labor unions requested a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss planned job cuts and the company's future. "The President ...
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Motorola announces radio system contractJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. today announced a $2.9 million contract with the Orlando Utilities Commission to provide a suite of dispatch consoles, control stations and portable and mo...
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Chicago lawyer convicted in $2.4 billion fraudJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Joseph Collins, Refco Inc.'s former outside lawyer, was convicted by a federal jury of helping Chief Executive Officer Phillip Bennett and other executives defraud inves...
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Abbott, Oasmia ink dealJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - - Abbott and Oasmia Pharmaceutical Friday announced a multi-year agreement to market one of the first cancer medications for dogs. The chemotherapeutic agent, called...
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Microsoft honors Sikich LLPJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - AURORA - In acknowledgment of its service and sales performance, Sikich LLP has been named to the 2009 Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle for the fourth time in five years....
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Moscow wants to up rent on its two McDonald'sJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Moscow's government filed a lawsuit seeking higher rental payments from McDonald's Corp.'s two restaurants in the center of the Russian capital. The city government will...