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Briefs: CDW announces daily sales increase

VERNON HILLS -- CDW Corp., a provider of technology products and services to business, government and education, announced average daily sales for September were $36.4 million, an increase of 22.6 percent compared to average daily sales last year. Total sales for September were $692 million, an increase of 16.5 percent. As previously announced, CDW completed the acquisition of Berbee Information Networks Corp. in Oct. 2006.

Hispanic magazine honors Abbott

LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP -- Abbott has been named to Hispanic Business magazine's list of the nation's best companies for Hispanics. Abbott was recognized as one of the magazine's "Diversity Elite 60" companies for its commitment to Hispanic hiring, promotion, marketing, philanthropy and supplier diversity. "As an innovation-driven company, Abbott relies on the diversity of our people to provide different ideas, perspectives and experience that enable us to translate science into new solutions for patients," said Stephen Fussell, senior vice president for human resources at Abbott.

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