Wrigley William JR News

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.'s $1.85 billion of term loans rose in their first day of trading, according to people familiar with the financing.

One of the largest tracts in the old South Side industrial district is for sale and the first $19 million offered gets it.

Home appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. said Tuesday its board has elected William D. Perez, former president and CEO of Wm.

Sure the Cubs were iced out of the postseason, but a new day is dawning at Wrigley Field with new owners and even a new winter sporting season.

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. , the worlda s largest chewing-gum maker, led speculative-grade companies refinancing high-yield, high-risk loans at lower costs this week as investors seek to deploy cash.

A successful business is all about finding a customer base for your product; for William Wrigley Jr.

With $5.5 billion in sales and representing 1.6% of store profits, the front end isna t something health and wellness marketers should ignore.

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., a subsidiary of Mars Inc., said Tuesday it plans to refinance up to $3.5 billion of existing secured term loans.

Ron Brix,A a retired computer systems developerA for Wrigley who hasA Asperger Syndrome, isA on theA board ofA Aspiritech, aA company that trains high-functioning autistic peopleA to work as testers for software companies.

In New York, Barclays Capital hired Adam Taetle from Goldman, Sachs & Co. as a managing director and co-head of the global consumer group in the investment banking division, alongside Nisha McGreevy .

There's not much baseball front office activity on this holiday weekend, so I thought I'd post another bit of history.

The National Advertising Review Board has recommended that the Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Co. make radical changes to advertising for its Eclipse Gum.

An advertising self-regulatory group announced Thursday it has upheld a decision challenging advertising claims made by Chicago-based Wm.

Hershey, after months of internal debate, is now considering a bid for the British candy maker Cadbury , a move that would challenge Kraft 's existing $16.7 billion hostile offer for the company, according to people briefed on the matter.

If you've ever tried to find a Snickers bar in Saigon or Hershey's Kisses in Paris, you were out of luck.

I don't know how many times I've said, "If you want people to sit up and take note , send a FedEx." An email, no matter how well written, is never going to compete with an overnight package.

Casa Central was founded in 1954 by a group of United Church of Christ, Presbyterian and Methodist churches to provide services to Chicago's Hispanic population.

Singaporeans pose while blowing bubbles in this early January 1992 photograph taken a few days before the city-state banned gum.

As the holiday season approaches, many retailers have been coming up with new and improved ways to make shopping fun again during these tough financial times.

Today's Sunday Chicago Tribune article, " Wrigley chairman's Gold Coast penthouse listing is city's most expensive ", details Bill Wrigley Jr.'s sale of his Gold Coast penthouse for $14M. Mr.