DuPage County Business
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Costco set to open in St. Charles on FridayNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The doors of the hotly-pursued new Costco store in St. Charles will open to public at 8 a.m. Friday. The 148,000-square-foot warehouse store is expected by city official...
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Judge gives Sprint more time to shed Nextel after IPCS suitNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Sprint Nextel Corp. was granted a 180-day extension of time to comply with an Illinois judge's order to shed Nextel operations in four Midwestern states because they inf...
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Thermometer shows kids what to wearNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Kathy McGuire's son had a tough time understanding that he couldn't wear shorts when the weather turned cool. Getting strong-willed 4-year-old Ryan ready for preschool ...
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Great Indoors in Schaumburg among stores set to closeNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holding Corp. announced Thursday it will close four "underperforming" Great Indoors stores, including its Schaumburg location. The 150,000-sq...
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Naperville-based OfficeMax to lay off 250 workersNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Naperville-based OfficeMax Inc. said Thursday it plans to lay off 245 workers at its North American stores as part of its ongoing cost cutting measures amid a tough econ...
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Komatsu, Caterpillar to benefit from China planNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - China's $586 billion stimulus package to build roads and railways may offer more of a sales boost to Tokyo-based Komatsu Ltd. than U.S. construction- machinery makers su...
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Ford's woes cost Warrenville's Navistar $430 millionNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Navistar International Corp., the world's fourth-largest truckmaker, said it may record costs of as much as $430 million because of declining demand from Ford Motor Co. ...
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Exelon sues NRG, directors for rejecting $5.71 bil offerNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Exelon Corp. sued NRG Energy Inc. over claims its board of directors refused to properly consider a $5.71 billion takeover offer. The NRG directors have ``unjustifiably'...
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Custom handbag company expands to LisleNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Mary Ellen Middleton and her daughter expanded their home-based custom handbag manufacturing company to a location in Lisle. Oney Designs now operates at 5403 Patton Dr...
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Navistar reorganizes truck business, expects job cutsNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Navistar International Corp., the world's fourth-largest truckmaker, said it plans to reorganize its truck business into four new units to improve operations and may cut...