DuPage County Business
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Pepsi Bottling rejects PepsiCo acquisition offerMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. said Monday that it has rejected what it called a "grossly inadequate" acquisition offer from PepsiCo Inc., but analysts said that...
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Stimulus provides $8.7 million to fund summer jobs for area youthsMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The unemployment rate for 16- to-19-year-olds hit 21 percent last year, a level not seen for that age group since 1992. This year, a little extra boost from the federal ...
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Court rules for iPCS in Sprint WiMax fightApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An Illinois court is allowing a lawsuit to move forward that challenges Sprint Nextel's deal with Clearwire Corp. to provide wireless broadband. The ...
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Motorola's CEO Jha second-highest paidApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- U.S. companies remain generous with the perks they give to CEOs, including some that are unfathomable to the average American worker: chauffeured cars, body...
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Nicor earnings in line with expectationsApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Naperville-based Nicor Inc. today reported first quarter 2009 preliminary net income, operating income and diluted earnings per common share were $43.8 million, $59.9 mi...
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Verizon Wireless boosting suburban networkApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Verizon Wireless, which has its Midwest headquarters in Schaumburg, said it's boosting its network around the suburbs and the state to provide faster service to subscrib...
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Littelfuse reports steep drop in salesApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Des Plaines-based Littelfuse Inc. reported sales for the first quarter dipped 37 percent compared with last year. Sales for the first quarter of 2009 were $84.4 million...
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Judge: Moto, ex-CFO should resolve differencesApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc., which claims fired Chief Financial Officer Paul Liska wrongfully deleted files from a company-owned computer, must wait until July 31 for a judge to decid...
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Office Depot posts loss but exceeds expectationsApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Office Depot Inc. surprised Wall Street on Tuesday when it reported that, excluding its cost-cutting efforts and other one-time events, its first-quarter profit was much...
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Motorola 1Q loss widens; analysts worriedApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. delivered grim news about its earnings on Thursday. More losses. Fewer shipments of phones. Worldwide ranking slid to No. 4. Still, the co...