Des Plaines Business
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Movers & Shakers - Cook CountyNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Landscape Contractors Association elected Arlington Heights resident Matt Synnestvedt of Synnestvedt & Associates, Northbrook, president of its board of dir...
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Surplus merchandise firm expands with Designer Shoe OutletNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Having two daughters, Adam Fishman learned that women are passionate about shoes. Fishman, who has been in the liquidation business for 15 years, is taking a big step in...
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Lawson stocks dip on earningsNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Des Plaines-based Lawson Products Inc. announced this week a 22 percent decrease in third quarter earnings, hampered by severance costs, higher overall product costs and...
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Briefs: Coleman Cable acquiring businessNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - WAUKEGAN -- Coleman Cable Inc., a Waukegan manufacturer and innovator of electrical and electronic wire and cable products, announced Friday it has entered into an agree...
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Neumann Homes files for bankruptcyNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Neumann Homes filed for bankruptcy Thursday, becoming the second-largest such company to seek Chapter 11 protection from creditors as the U.S. housing recession enters i...
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Gentle Nest online maternity store conceived by Arlington Heights momNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Beth Klicker's business was conceived while she was on bed rest while carrying triplets. Klicker had a tough time finding products to address her own specific needs thro...
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DailyHerald.com among top news sites in MidwestNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald on Thursday announced its redesigned Web site won a regional design award, and two of its reporters won Northern Illinois Newspaper Association awards. ...
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Briefs: Exelon honored for annual reportNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The Chicago chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute on Thursday named Exelon among its top ten area companies for financial reporting, an honor r...
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Kraft profit falls 20 percent on dairy costsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that soaring dairy prices weighed down its third quarter profit, which fell 20 percent from year-ago results that included a one-time gai...
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Briefs: Acura, King agree to develop drugsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - PALATINE -- King Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Palatine-based Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. agreed Wednesday to develop and sell opioid pain drugs that won't be addictive. Acura...