DuPage County Business
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Motorola posts loss of $3.6 billion on slumping phone salesFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - A fourth-quarter net loss of $3.6 billion -- and more losses are expected. The mobile phone business lost 51 percent in sales. No more dividends. The chief financial off...
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UAL to pay less in security feesFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Southwest Airlines Co., AMR Corp.’s American Airlines and 20 other U.S. carriers will see the fees they pay the government for screening passengers reduced after an ap...
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Beanie Babies maker renames Sasha, Malia dollsFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The toy company that makes the popular Beanie Babies is retiring the names "Marvelous Malia" and "Sweet Sasha" from its Ty Girlz collection. CEO Ty Warner of Oak Brook-b...
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Intel sues Zurich Financial unit over insuranceFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Intel Corp. sued a unit of Zurich Financial Services AG, claiming the insurer denied coverage for $50 million Intel has incurred defending itself against an antitrust su...
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Sara Lee conducts voluntary recallJan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - DOWNERS GROVE - Sara Lee North American Foodservice is conducting a voluntary recall of Chef Pierre Chocolate Peanut Butter Silk Pie, a food service product. This volunt...
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Caterpillar will cut another 2,110 production jobsJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. announced 2,110 new job cuts Friday as it scales back production amid a world economic slowdown. The world's largest...
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Training facility picks up speed in St. CharlesJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Three St. Charles men who have 11-year-old daughters that play on the same travel softball team recently launched a facility where young athletes can train. Eric Wendt,...
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Aurora University to expand free tax serviceJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - AURORA - Aurora University's Dunham School of Business will expand its free income tax-form preparation service with a health expo offering free blood pressure checks an...
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General Mills chief: Cost rise will slow in 2010Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - General Mills Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ken Powell said the increase in costs for ingredients, supplies and energy will slow next fiscal year. Those expenses will ris...
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3M profit falls 37 percent as sales declineJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- 3M Co.'s fourth-quarter profit dropped 37 percent as the global economic slowdown lowered sales in most of its wide-ranging businesses, prompting the compa...