Will County Business
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Caterpillar partners with Dirty Jobs star Mike RoweJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Caterpillar Inc. is partnering with Mike Rowe, creator and star of the Discovery Channel's hit TV show, Dirty Jobs. Locally, Cat has operations in Montgomery. Rowe, also...
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DeVry leads drop in education stocks after U.S. details rulesJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - DeVry Inc. led a drop in education companies in New York trading after investors reacted to information the U.S. government released July 23 suggesting some for-profit c...
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Company could bring jobs, revenue to CarpentersvilleJul 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The potential relocation of a commercial business to Carpentersville could inject new life into an industrial park on the village's west side. Village trustees this wee...
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McDonald's 2Q profit jumps 12 percent on rising salesJul 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Net income climbed 12 percent at McDonald's Corp. in the second quarter as customers around the globe gobbled up its cheap food and U.S. customers responded to its profi...
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Auto recovery lifts Johnson Controls 3Q net incomeJul 22, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A recovery in car and truck production helped Johnson Control Inc. more than double its net income in the fiscal third quarter, the maker of automotive batte...
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MetLife buys Allstate unit to add group legal salesJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, has purchased a business providing group legal-services coverage from Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., adding to its Hyatt ...
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State Realtors say home prices 'stabilizing' but 'stubborn'Jul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Home prices in Illinois are showing signs of stabilizing and the Chicago region in particular marked a year of positive sales activity in June, according t...
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Caterpillar 2Q up 91 percent; raises outlookJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Heavy machinery manufacturer Caterpillar said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings shot up 91 percent on a big increase in sales of equipment for industries like mi...
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West Dundee firm sues Sears, others, for patent infringementJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Sears Holding Corp.'s Orchard Supply Hardware Unit, Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc.'s Eddie Bauer stores, Totes Isotoner Corp. and two other retailers were sued for patent inf...
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Sara Lee may sell bread, bakery divisionJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Sara Lee Corp., the maker of Jimmy Dean foods, is exploring the sale of its North American bread and bakery unit, said people familiar with the matter, a move that would...