DuPage County Business
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United opens talks with workers amid slumpApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - United Airlines opens talks this month with unions representing 88 percent of its employees, the first contract bargaining since exiting bankruptcy in 2006, amid a reces...
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UAL Corp. considering move from Elk Grove TownshipApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - UAL Corp. - the parent company of United Airlines - may be looking to move out of its Elk Grove Township operations center, company officials stated in an e-mailed newsl...
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Doors to close at The Barn of BarringtonApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - The Barn of Barrington announced today it will close before the start of the summer wedding season. The 150-year-old Gothic barn at 1415 S. Barrington Road will close so...
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U.S. air traffic stronger in MarchApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and UAL Corp.'s United Airlines pared declines in traffic in March, suggesting that the industry's slump in travel may be easing. Passenger...
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Motorola to sell Israeli unit making bomb fusesApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Motorola Inc. is selling an Israel-based unit that makes bomb fuses. Motorola reached a deal last week to sell its Government Electronics Department, which h...
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Caterpillar to post wider loss, analyst saysApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest construction-equipment maker, will post a wider first- quarter loss than earlier expected as manufacturing operations reach a low, ...
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ConAgra aims to buy back debtApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - ConAgra Foods Inc. plans to sell $750 million of notes to finance a cash tender offer for outstanding senior debt, the company said today in a statement distributed by B...
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Suburban companies post layoff noticesApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Twenty-two companies, including six in the suburbs, are expected to lay off about 2,500 workers through May, according to documents posted Monday by the state of Illinoi...
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Navistar gets $180 million order from British militaryApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Navistar International Corp., the world's fourth-largest truckmaker, said the U.K. Ministry of Defense agreed to buy 262 armored combat vehicles valued at about $180 mil...
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Inland Press Association chooses new directorApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - The Inland Press Association has announced its new executive director, effective later this year. An executive committee announced Monday that Catherine L. Scott will be...