Barrington Business
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Grocery baskets may soon become high-techFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Anyone who has done grocery shopping knows about those small plastic baskets near the doorway. Just lift up the handles and carry one through the aisles to hold a few qu...
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Mobile workforce saves dayFeb 02, 2011 12:00 am - Technology might help keep workers connected while they're away from the office during the blizzard, but that may not stem any losses. A number of companies sent workers...
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Blizzard blitzes local businessesFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Snowstorms can be a bane or boom to local firms
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What blizzard? Some businesses open WednesdayFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - When small business owner John Casper found the roads impassible early Wednesday morning, he pulled on his boots and walked to his hardware store. The owner of Casper Tr...
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Hospira 4Q profit falls on lower sales, costsFeb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - Hospira Inc. fell the most in two years in New York trading after the hospital supply company forecast 2011 profit that was less than analysts estimated. Hospira dropped...
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BGA gets $1 million for its good government fightJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - A watchdog group that fights government corruption in Illinois has received a $1 million gift to continue its advocacy efforts. The donation to the Better Government Ass...
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CF says cheaper gas makes expansion attractiveJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - CF Industries Holdings Inc., the world's second-largest maker of nitrogen fertilizer, said the addition of production capacity in the U.S. and Canada is more attractive ...
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Abbott catheters approved for angioplasty useJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - North Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories today announced it has received regulatory clearance in the United States and approval in Japan for its TREK@ and MINI-TREKT Coro...
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Preschool chain poised for big push in suburbsJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - In the suburbs, preschools are dominated by names like KinderCare, Montessori, The Goddard School and The Learning Tree. Another brand-name preschool is about to enter t...
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Japanese company setting up shop in HuntleyJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Japan’s oldest and largest mounted ball bearing producer will be moving its U.S. operations from Wauconda to Huntley. FYH Bearing Units USA has plans to build a 41,122-s...