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Plano is preparing to offer its largest economic package ever to lure Pizza Hut's corporate headquarters from Addison. The package, drawn up during months of secret talks, includes grants and tax breaks totaling about $2.5 million. Officials say the multimillion-dollar deal is worth the cost for this city, which is struggling financially.

Plano is preparing to offer its largest economic package ever to lure Pizza Hut's corporate headquarters from Addison. The package, drawn up during months of secret talks, includes grants and tax breaks totaling about $2.5 million. Officials say the multimillion-dollar deal is worth the cost for this city, which is struggling financially.

Shares of some top beverages companies were mixed at the close of trading: Coca-Cola rose $.60 or 1.1 percent, to $57.48. Molson Coors fell $.15 or .3 percent, to $45.57. PepsiCo rose $.20 or .3 percent, to $62.08.

Shares of some top beverages companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Coca-Cola rose $.42 or .7 percent, to $57.30. Molson Coors fell $.20 or .4 percent, to $45.52. PepsiCo rose $.15 or .2 percent, to $62.03.

Shares of some top beverages companies were mixed at the close of trading: Coca-Cola rose $.30 or .5 percent, to $56.88. Molson Coors fell $.31 or .7 percent, to $45.72. PepsiCo fell $.42 or .7 percent, to $61.88.

Shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty Media Corp.'s entertainment businesses, as the chairman of both firms dampened speculation about a sale to a big phone company.

Shares of some top beverages companies are mixed at noon: Coca-Cola rose $.19 or .3 percent, to $56.77. Molson Coors fell $.60 or 1.3 percent, to $45.43. PepsiCo fell $.53 or .9 percent, to $61.77.

PepsiCo, Inc., one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, has been named to the 2009 list of Global Top Companies for Leaders. PepsiCo, with corporate headquarters in Purchase, N.Y. and 198,000 employees in more than 200 countries, was named to the list for the first time.

Shares of some top beverages companies are down at 10 a.m.: Coca-Cola fell $.22 or .4 percent, to $56.36. Molson Coors fell $1.02 or 2.2 percent, to $45.01. PepsiCo fell $.74 or 1.2 percent, to $61.56.