DuPage County Business
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Motorola to lay off 4,000 more workersJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. said Wednesday it will slice another 4,000 jobs as it battles the worsening economy and its own internal woes, especially its beleaguered phone business. T...
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Customers respond to 20-year-old family businessJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Doug August is like many young boys; he would rather be outside. For more than 20 years, the Bartlett man has run his own business in which he's always outdoors. The ent...
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Navistar and Ford reach deal to settle litigationJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Navistar International Corp. and Ford Motor Co. agreed to end their diesel engine supply pact but continue collaborating on other projects as part of a deal intended to ...
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Suburban manufacturers hit by economy, layoffs plannedJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Twenty-two companies statewide, including a half-dozen in the suburbs, are planning a total of more than 7,000 layoffs in the next few months, according to filings with ...
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Material Sciences reports earningsJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - ELK GROVE VILLAGE - Material Sciences Corp., a provider of material-based solutions for acoustical and coated applications, reported results for the third quarter. Net s...
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What's the proposed stimulus plan mean to you?Jan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - While President-elect Barack Obama awaits approval of his massive, proposed stimulus plan, suburban residents wondered about its impact on the home front. More stimulus ...
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Verizon completes $5.9 bil Alltel buyoutJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Verizon Wireless said Friday it has completed its $5.9 billion purchase of Little Rock, Ark.-based Alltel Corp., making Verizon the nation's largest...
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UAL avoids 250 flight attendant furloughsJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- United Airlines now says it won't furlough 250 flight attendants after all. The nation's third-largest carrier avoided the furloughs because it needs more...
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Federal Signal to pay ex-finance chief up to $762,640Jan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Federal Signal Corp. will pay as much as $762,640 to former finance chief Stephanie Kushner, who was replaced last month by the Oak Brook, Illinois-based maker of street...
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DeVry plans expansion into India, ChinaJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - DeVry Inc., the second-largest publicly traded U.S. school owner by market value, plans to boost international sales by expanding into new markets including Brazil, Chin...