DuPage County Business
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Oak Brook's RC2, Muppets creator sign dealFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - The Jim Henson Co. has appointed RC2 Corp. as the global master toy licensee for the upcoming animated series Dinosaur Train. Under the multiyear agreement, RC2 Corpora...
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Tilted Kilt to hire 100 employeesFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - WOODRIDGE - The Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery, opening its first area location in Woodridge early next month, is holding a "casting call," or hiring event Saturday and Sunday...
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Denmark company to acquire OvationFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Lundbeck, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, announced plans to acquire Deerfield-based Ovation Pharmaceuticals Inc. for up to $900 million. The deal is e...
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PepsiCo 4th-quarter profit falls 43 percentFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- PepsiCo Inc., the global snacks and soda maker, said Friday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 43 percent as the stronger dollar shrunk profits and it took ...
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Sharpie makes new upscale marker , stainless steel version of the classicFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - OAK BROOK - Sharpie is coming out with a new premium Sharpie marker, a stylish stainless steel version of the Sharpie marker, during Hollywood's biggest awards show. Th...
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Sears closes Naperville call center that employed 145 workersFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. has closed a suburban Chicago call center that employed 145 people. Sears spokesman Kimberly Freely says the call center in Naperville closed Jan. 2...
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Hyundai's U.S. chief backs exec pay capsFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Hyundai Motor Co.'s acting U.S. chief said automotive executives' pay should be limited based on how much the company's employees receive. "What if our industry was the ...
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Graphic Packaging cutting 60 workers form Elk Grove facilityFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - MARIETTA, Ga. -- Graphic Packaging has announced plans to close four plants around the country by the end of September that will eliminate 650 jobs in an effort to save ...
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Oak Brook man, WexTrust founder charged in $9.2 mil Ponzi schemeFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Steven Byers, the co-founder of real-estate investment firm WexTrust Capital LLC, was jailed yesterday on charges that he conspired to cheat investors out of $9.2 millio...
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ICC judge recommends Nicor get half the hikeFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Naperville-based Nicor Gas could see its delivery rate hike request get cut in half. Administration law judges on Tuesday recommended to the Illinois Commerce Commission...