Deerfield Business
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Arlington Hts. native now runs one of the world's biggest corporationsSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The man who now heads the world's largest consumer products company, Procter & Gamble, grew up in Arlington Heights. Bob McDonald, 56, took over as CEO of the 172-year-o...
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Former employees sue Barrington PoolsSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Two former employees filed suit against Barrington Pools Tuesday in U.S. District Court seeking back pay for overtime. Citing federal and state statutes, John Tokarz and...
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Baxter gives 5-year earnings, sales growth goalsSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Specialty drug and medical device maker Baxter International said Wednesday it is aiming for annual earnings-per-share growth of 11 to 13 percent over the ne...
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Discover credit-card write-offs increased to 9.16 percentSep 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Discover Financial Services, the credit-card company that took $1.2 billion from the Treasury Department's rescue fund, said defaults rose in August. Charge-offs for loa...
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Store with 1,000 cheeses comes to Lake CountySep 14, 2009 11:00 pm - After Sunday night's Bears game against Green Bay, cheese may not be what suburbanites want to think about. But a new store that opened in Lake County could make them f...
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Analyst: Kraft likely the only player for CadburySep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Cadbury Plc, the U.K. confectioner that last week rejected a proposed offer from Northfield-based Kraft Foods Inc., is "unlikely" to receive a competing bid, Bank of Ame...
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Schaumburg-based Sprint affiliate sues over Virgin dealSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc. is asking an Illinois court to block the wireless provider's planned acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA Inc. Th...
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Agrium raising cash during CF Industries takeover bidSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Agrium Inc., North America's third- largest fertilizer producer, said it may raise as much as $1 billion by issuing various securities as it attempts to acquire competit...
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Piano teacher expands to studioSep 11, 2009 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Sally Haas is expanding her business teaching piano lessons from her home to a studio at 1806 E. Northwest Hwy. in Arlington Heights. Haas started he...
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Abbott to buy maker of heart valve repair devices for $400 millionSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories said it agreed to buy Evalve Inc., the maker of heart valve repair devices, for as much as $410 million. Libertyville Township-based Abbott will pay ...