DuPage County Business
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Sara Lee may sell household, personal-care unitMar 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Downers Grove-based Sara Lee Corp., which makes Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park franks, said Monday it is considering selling its household and personal-care unit in E...
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NRG to Exelon: Drop effort to boardMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - NRG Energy Inc. urged Exelon Corp. to withdraw its proposal to expand NRG's board in an attempt to win approval of a $5.3 billion takeover aimed at creating the largest ...
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Navistar to buy RV assets of Monaco CoachMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. -- Navistar International Corp. said Thursday it has signed a nonbinding letter of intent buy Monaco Coach Corp.'s recreational vehicle manufacturing busi...
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Lisle's SmartSignal marks 10 years of innovationMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - What started as an idea to help companies avoid catastrophes, Lisle-based SmartSignal Corp. turned into a multimillion-dollar firm with 97 workers serving 75 customers w...
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ConAgra 3Q profit down, results beat viewMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. - ConAgra Foods Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit fell 38 percent compared to year-ago results. The owner of brands like Healthy Choice and Peter ...
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Johnson Controls to cut jobs, close 10 plantsMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Johnson Controls Inc. said Friday it will cut jobs and close 10 manufacturing plants as part of a restructuring effort that it said will cost between $200 m...
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Schaumburg Hyatt completes $32 million renovationMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Hyatt Regency Woodfield recently completed a 12-month, $32 million renovation featuring a fresh, modern redesign as well as upscale services and amenities....
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Recession slows McDonald's Latin America salesMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp.'s sales growth in Latin America will slow this year as the recession curbs diners' appetites for Big Macs and Happy Meals, the region's largest franchis...
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Navistar lays off 170 in Arkansas bus plantMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - CONWAY, Ark. -- A school bus plant owned by Warrenville-based Navistar has laid off 170 more workers in Arkansas. The cuts some after the IC Corp. plant laid off 300 wor...
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Gas bills to rise as Nicor gets delivery rate hikeMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - You could be paying about $2.50 more each month beginning in April to have natural gas delivered to your home. Or it could be $3 or $14, depending on who's calculating. ...