Green Oaks Business
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Worst over for Motorola? Executives, analysts think soJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc.'s co-CEOs said Thursday that the worst could be over as the communications company posted a modest second-quarter profit, gears up for mor...
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Abbott recalls cathetersJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP -- Abbott Laboratories said Thursday it has conducted a voluntary recall through the Food and Drug Administration of three lots of the Powersail co...
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Final chapter for Libertyville children's bookstoreJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - A year after new owners purchased Libertyville's Crocodile Pie children's bookstore and saved it from going under, the shop is once again preparing to close. Co-owners A...
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Abbott to acquire nutrition businesses, expanding in IndiaJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Libertyville Township-based Abbott announced today an agreement to acquire the nutrition businesses of Wockhardt Limited, Carol Info Services Limited and certain Wockhar...
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Medtronic will settle Abbott stent suit for $400 millionsJul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Medtronic Inc. said Monday it agreed to pay Abbott Laboratories $400 million to settle patent lawsuits related to the design of artery-opening stents, some o...
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Fortune Brands 2Q profit falls 27 percentJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc., the maker of Titleist golf balls and Moen faucets, cut its full-year earnings forecast after predicting "challenging" sales in its golf and home pro...
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Allstate to close phone claims center, cut 30 jobsJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - RIDGELAND, Miss. -- Northbrook-based Allstate Insurance will close its Mississippi phone-claims center by Oct. 30, eliminating 63 local jobs. The Ridgeland claims center...
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Six Flags files Chapter 11 reorganizationJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Six Flags Inc., the world's second-largest amusement park operator, filed a reorganization plan yesterday to carry out a restructuring negotiated with a majority of lend...
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Chicago metro unemployment rate reaches 11.3 percentJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The Chicago metro area's jobless rate reached 11.3 percent in June, according to data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Unemployment r...
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APAC expands support programJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - BANNOCKBURN - APAC Customer Services, a global provider of inbound customer care solutions, will be expanding an existing client program supporting wireless consumers on...