Hawthorn Woods Business
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Grainger sees October sales increaseNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Lake Forest-based W.W. Grainger today reported daily sales increased 11 percent, compared to October 2009. Results for the month included a 1 percent contribution from a...
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United Stationers' CFO to leaveNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Deerfield-based United Stationers Inc. today announced that Victoria J. Reich, senior vice president and chief financial officer, has decided to leave the company by the...
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Fortune Brands rises on report of possible breakupNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc., the maker of Jim Beam bourbon, rose the most in more than a year in New York trading after the Wall Street Journal reported that the company may wor...
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Paddock buys DuPage-based Business LedgerNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Paddock Publications Inc. announced plans Friday to acquire the Naperville-based Business Ledger, a bi-weekly publication. The acquisition expands Paddock Publication's ...
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Orbitz partners with Walgreens to keep travelers healthyNov 10, 2010 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- With more than 40 million Americans expected to travel this holiday season, Orbitz Worldwide and Walgreens today launched a yearlong initiative to help kee...
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Motorola's new Citrus for smartphone newcomersNov 10, 2010 10:00 pm - It's not yellow or orange, but a simple black. Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc.'s new eco-friendly Citrus debuts today and targets smartphone virgins. Motorola aims to us...
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Abbott on the hunt for heart-valve maker?Nov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories and Johnson & Johnson, pursuing a potential $2 billion market for heart valves that don't require rib-cracking surgery, are shopping for companies wi...
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Aon's leader leavingNov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Aon Corp. announced that Andrew Appel, the firm's chief operating officer, will be leaving the company at the end of the year. At the present time there are no plans to ...
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Rolland's Jewelers to close at Westfield HawthornNov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Rolland's Jewelers, a longtime family-owned store at Westfield Hawthorn Shopping Mall, plans to close by late December. But that won't be the last you'll hear from owne...
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Abbott, Bayer ask court to narrow patent-misconduct standardNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories urged a U.S. appeals court to make it harder for companies to block patent owners from enforcing their intellectual property rights because of miscon...