Kendall County Business
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MetLife 4Q profit falls 12 percentFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Life insurer MetLife Inc. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit slipped 12 percent as it paid out more in claims and benefits, but results topped Wall ...
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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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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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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...
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Weyerhaeuser to shut 2 millsJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Weyerhaeuser Co. said it plans to permanently shut two mills in Washington state immediately. The closures will affect 196 hourly workers and 25 salaried employees, the ...
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Nissan closing Aurora sales office, cut 110 jobs across U.S.Jan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Nissan Motor Co., Japan's third-largest automaker, plans to eliminate about 110 U.S. jobs as it adjusts regional sales, marketing and design operations because of slowin...
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Westell 3Q losses widenJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - AURORA - Westell Technologies Inc.'s third-quarter net loss was $4.1 million, or 6 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $2.5 million, or a loss of 4 cents per shar...
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Westell Technologies appoints a new CEOJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - AURORA - Westell Technologies Inc., a provider of broadband products, gateways and conferencing services, announced that its board of directors appointed Richard S. Gilb...
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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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Suburban retailers: 'It's not the craziness it used to be'Dec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - If retailers thought this holiday shopping season was tough, just wait. The after-Christmas clearance sales and gift-card spenders aren't expected to save this season, a...