Des Plaines Business
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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...
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Community ties help Picket Fence in down marketOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Paul and Susan Duchek did not quite understand what they had agreed to when a number of years ago they offered to provide picket fencing for the Vietnam Wall Memorial ex...
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Briefs: Mitsubishi Gas taps UOP as supplierOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - DES PLAINES -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced Tuesday that Japan's Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. has selected UOP to supply technology, engineering, equipmen...
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Dunkin' Donuts goes upscaleOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The owners of a new Dunkin' Donuts have been friends since second grade. Todd Shaw, now 36, and Dennis Krob attended St. Joan of Arc school together in Lisle. They remai...
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Halloween teeth may contain lead paintOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville-based Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. said Monday it has started a nationwide recall of about 2,500 "Ugly Teeth" party items because they may contain unsafe...
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Christmas in OctoberfestOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - While Halloween is still a few days away, Christmas has taken over at Oakbrook Center. The outdoor mall in Oak Brook launches a new tradition this weekend with Christkin...
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Dog walker gets inventiveOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Over the years, we've been forced to become more cognizant of picking up after our pets. While walking your furry friend, a bag is usually in one hand and the leash in t...
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Motorola investors, CEO see progressOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - While the mobile phone business dragged down Motorola and it considers some changes between its Chicago and Libertyville operations, Chief Executive Ed Zander says he wo...