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The day ahead in business May 10
Reports: Treasury budget for April, 1 p.m. Local earnings: BankFinancial Corp. Shareholder meetings: General Growth Properties Inc. (annual), WMS Industries Inc. (extraordinary) Sales and revenue: W.W. Grainger for April
Tags: General Growth Properties, Inc., BankFinancial Corporation
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WMS shareholders OK $1.4B buyout by Scientific Games
Tribune staffAt a special shareholders meeting, investors in WMS Industries approved the company's takeover by Scientific Games Corp. The deal, announced in January, combines the two gaming machines makers for $1.42 billion in cash and debt. That put the value...Tags: Leveraged Buyouts, Stock Market, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Scientific Games Corporation
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WMS 3Q earnings slide on acquisition-related charges
Tribune reporterGaming company WMS Industries Inc. said Monday that its fiscal third-quarter earnings slid on charges related to its pending acquisition by Scientific Games Corp. and higher costs. The Waukegan company earned $7.5 million, or 14 cents per share, compared...Tags: Gaming, Scientific Games Corporation, Science and Technology, Entertainment
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The day ahead in business May 6
Local earnings: Accretive Health Inc., Career Education Corp., Federal Signal Corp., Landauer Inc., Middleby Corp., MYR Group Inc., Material Sciences Corp., WMS Industries Inc. Other major earnings: American Apparel Inc., Dillard's Inc., iGo Inc.,...
Tags: The Middleby Corporation, American Apparel, Material Sciences Corporation, Progressive Corporation, Career Education Corporation
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Gambling bill would allow PokerStars, Full Tilt to apply for an online gaming license
A gambling expansion bill is back, but it now includes a provision that would allow PokerStars, once accused by federal prosecutors of money laundering and fraud, to compete for an online gaming license in Illinois. In the first draft of Senate Bill...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Corporate Officers, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Prosecution
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Chocolatier finds sweet spot in Belize
Katrina Markoff, the founder of high-end Chicago chocolatier Vosges Haut-Chocolat, is nearing completion on two high-profile projects: a winery-style chocolate facility in Logan Square and an education center at a cacao plantation and eco-lodge in Belize....
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Arlington Park, Churchill Downs, Churchill Downs Inc.
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WMS Industries places a bet on online gambling
While Illinois officials remain mired in debate over all forms of gambling, WMS Industries is predicting that casinos will soon become ubiquitous — via your computer and cellphone, at least. The Waukegan-based slot machine maker last month received...
Tags: Corporate Performance, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Annual Reports, Corporate Officers, Science and Technology
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State business-incentive program falling short of promised job creation
About five years ago, John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc., the producer of Fisher nuts and trail mixes, agreed to build a headquarters and state-of-the-art processing facility in Elgin rather than head out of state.
In exchange for $5 million in state tax...Tags: Illinois, Maytag Corp., Human Interest, Personal Income, Lisle
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'Happy Days' cast members sue CBS for $10 million over merchandise revenue
Company TownPotsie, Joanie, Mrs. C and Ralph Malph mean business. Four cast members of the iconic 1970s sit-com "Happy Days" on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against CBS Corp., alleging that the television giant has cheated them...... -
Working at WMS a good gamble
![Bradley Rose insists it's "work" to gamble in Las Vegas with the company's money. He's in charge of game development for casino game maker WMS Gaming, a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc., and it's his job to scope out and one-up the competition.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2010-10/56864285-21131926.jpg "Bradley Rose insists it's "work\" to gamble in Las Vegas with the company's money. He's in charge of game development for casino game maker WMS Gaming, a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc., and it's his job to scope out and one-up the competition.")
Bradley Rose insists it's "work" to gamble in Las Vegas with the company's money. He's in charge of game development for casino game maker WMS Gaming, a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc., and it's his job to scope out and one-up the competition.
Back...Tags: The Godfather (movie), Tourism and Leisure, Stanford University, Arts and Culture, Music
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5 Chicago executives' pay outpaces peers
Tribune staff reporterWhen chief executives talk about compensation, they frequently complain that critics fail to take into account the marketplace--the "war for talent" within industries and the benchmarks set by their peers. To try to assess how compensation for Chicago-...Tags: Management Change, Best Buy Co., Inc., Inland Steel Company, Northern Trust Corporation, Gaming
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