McHenry County Business
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Tenneco plant closure to cost 500 jobsSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Tenneco Inc., the largest North American maker of shock absorbers, said it will shut a factory in Cozad, Nebraska, by the end of next year and shift production of the pa...
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Area companies honored for family-friendly workplaceSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott, Allstate and Kraft are area companies recognized on the annual Working Mother 100 Best list honoring companies for providing a family-friendly workplace. Working...
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ConAgra Foods 1Q profit drops 63 percentSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. -- ConAgra Foods Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter profit dropped 63 percent compared with a year earlier -- when it sold a business -- but its adj...
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Caterpillar's dealer sales downSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Caterpillar Inc. announced Monday that dealer sales of its heavy equipment dropped 48 percent in August. Locally, Caterpillar has operations in Montgomery. The world's l...
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Agrium raising cash for CF bidSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Agrium Inc., North America's third-largest fertilizer producer, said it may raise as much as $1 billion by issuing various securities as it attempts to acquire competito...
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Trib Co. fighting trustee's request for Zell probeSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Tribune Co., the second-largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., is in bankruptcy court today opposing a motion by an indenture trustee for authorization to conduct its ...
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Barilla teams up with singer, chefSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - To help encourage families to make the most of dinnertime, Barilla is teaming up with country music star Martina McBride and renowned chef Mario Batali to launch "Share ...
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Acco Brands plans to issue debt as borrowing costs fallSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Acco Brands Corp., the maker of Swingline staplers, is marketing notes due in 2015 as high-yield, high-risk companies seek to take advantage of lower borrowing costs for...
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American Airlines Sept. traffic, capacity fallSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- American Airlines said on Friday that it expects its September traffic to fall 16.4 percent from August, as capacity drops 9.7 percent. Airlines typically...
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BP propane traders cleared of market corneringSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Four men who worked for a U.S.- based unit of BP Plc won dismissal of federal criminal charges that they tried to corner the market for propane gas and manipulate prices...