Deerfield Business
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Economist paints bleak picture at Lake Co. forumFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Senior Economist William A. Strauss joked that he was thankful there were no children in the Lake County crowd Monday afternoon because some of the economic charts he wa...
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Movers & shakersFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Elgin-based Sherman Health announced the addition of Pamela Walker of Batavia as its new emergency department director. Walker has 20 years experience as an emergency de...
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CF Industries seeks Terra takeoverFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - CF Industries Holdings Inc. said Wednesday it will nominate three directors for the board of Terra Industries Inc. to advance its bid to take over Terra. CF ...
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Judges question legality of $25 mil. punishment in Walgreens caseFeb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - An Illinois appeals court questioned Tuesday whether it is legal to order Walgreens to pay $25 million as punishment on top of $6.1 million in compensation for the death...
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Walgreen January sales up 5.3 percentFeb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Walgreen Inc. reported that overall sales rose by 5.3 percent in January to $5.22 billion from $4.96 billion in during the same month last year. Sales in com...
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Heparin testing standards revised after deathsFeb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. scientists proposed new standards for testing the blood-thinner heparin after hundreds of deaths last year were linked to tainted Chinese ingredients. The standards...
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Ex-Baxter unit loses patent suitFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - A former unit of Baxter International Inc., the largest maker of blood-disease treatments, was ordered to pay $15.7 million to Haemonetics Corp. for violating a patent o...
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Walgreen recalling peanut candiesFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Walgreen Co. of Deerfield is recalling four types of candy, because they could be contaminated with salmonella. No illness has been reported. The recalled candies are: ...
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Discover says chargeoffs will rise to more than 7% this yearJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Discover Financial Services, the Riverwoods-based credit-card lender, said failed customer loans will climb beyond 7 percent in the second quarter. The company, which ad...
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Fortune Brands posts first loss in eight yearsJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc., the maker of MasterBrand cabinets and Jim Beam bourbon, fell 11 percent in New York trading after reporting its first quarterly loss in eight years....