Lake County Business
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Allstate to close phone claims center, cut 30 jobsJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - RIDGELAND, Miss. -- Northbrook-based Allstate Insurance will close its Mississippi phone-claims center by Oct. 30, eliminating 63 local jobs. The Ridgeland claims center...
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Six Flags files Chapter 11 reorganizationJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Six Flags Inc., the world's second-largest amusement park operator, filed a reorganization plan yesterday to carry out a restructuring negotiated with a majority of lend...
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Gift cards get fancierJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - DOWNERS GROVE - Versatile Card Technology's newly-launched TerrainCard construction provides a multilevel card front and a flat back. The TerrainCard construction opens ...
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CME Group profit rises, tops analysts' estimatesJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - CME Group Inc., the world's largest futures market, posted second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates on lower expenses and higher rates per contract. Net incom...
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Old Republic posts 6th straight quarterly lossJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Old Republic International Corp., the Chicago-based home-loan guarantor and title insurer, posted its sixth straight quarterly loss as revenue from the mortgage guaranty...
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Economy, iPhone subsidies trim AT&T's 2Q profitJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- AT&T Inc.'s earnings fell 15 percent in the second quarter as it subsidized a record-setting launch of the newest iPhone. The weak economy also continued to ...
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Chicago metro unemployment rate reaches 11.3 percentJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The Chicago metro area's jobless rate reached 11.3 percent in June, according to data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Unemployment r...
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McDonald's patron sues after hepatitis outbreakJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - An attorney who specializes in food safety filed a lawsuit Tuesday against McDonald's following a hepatitis A outbreak in northwestern Illinois. The lawsuit was filed in...
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PepsiCo 2Q profit falls 2 percent on sales dropJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Soft-drinks and snack maker PepsiCo's second-quarter profit and sales dropped slightly as consumers continued limiting their purchases of soft drinks but bo...
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Exelon ramps up LaSalle 1 reactor to 31 percent capacityJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Exelon Corp. ramped up the LaSalle 1 reactor in Illinois to 31 percent after it began generating power to the grid late yesterday, according to a report from the U.S. Nu...