Kendall County Business
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NRG shareholders reject Exelon, ends takeover bidJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio - Exelon, parent company of Chicago-based ComEd, said Tuesday it has ended its $7.4 billion bid to create the nation's largest power generating company by...
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Redbox to pay Sony $460 million for DVDsJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Coinstar Inc.'s Redbox division said it will pay Sony Pictures an estimated $460 million over five years to carry the studio’s DVDs in video-rental kiosks. Oak Brook-b...
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Caterpillar rises on Bank of America upgradeJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of construction equipment, rose the most since April after a Bank of America Corp. analyst raised his rating on the shares an...
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Exelon-NRG fight comes to head, maybeJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After a nine-month fight, Exelon's $7.4 billion, all-stock bid to create the nation's largest power generator by buying NRG Energy is coming to a head,...
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Johnson Controls income fell 63 percent in 3QJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Johnson Controls Inc. said Monday its fiscal third-quarter earnings fell 63 percent, despite cost cutting to control expenses amid weakened economic conditi...
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Lenders file forcible Chapter 11 petition against Wilton HoldingsJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Two lenders filed an involuntary Chapter 11 petition in Delaware against Wilton Holdings Inc., a Woodridge-based baking- and crafts-supply company. The creditors filing ...
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Lawyer: Ernst auditing helped sink Hinsdale's Superior BankJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Ernst & Young LLP's failure to reveal auditing mistakes didn't give a former Superior Bank official time to escape "the sinking ship," a lawyer said at a trial of the of...
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Ones to watchJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Here is a look at a few companies and projects in the West suburbs that may grow thanks to emerging technology and renewable energy: •Sims Recycling in West Chicago •SCA...
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Area industry poised to grow with new economyJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - With the federal government pushing billions of dollars in tax incentives for renewable and green technology, the sector is poised to be an economic driving force across...
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Owner 'stunned' his company is being sued by attorney generalJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - A Lombard company is one of four firms being sued for mortgage rescue fraud by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. But the owner of Loan Modification Inc. in Lombard...