Island Lake Business
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Abbott's new dissolving stent may be 'next revolution'Sep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - John Lamb, a retired auto mechanic in New Zealand, was the first patient to get one of Abbott Laboratories' experimental heart stents to treat chest pains. In a sense, h...
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Cardholders prefer debit as credit-card use fallsSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Americans are shunning their credit cards and using debit to avoid incurring more debt, said Javelin Strategy & Research. Total payment volume for debit cards surpassed ...
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Hospira sells $500 million of 30-year bonds to redeem debtSep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Hospira Inc., the maker of generic injectable pharmaceuticals and infusion devices, sold $500 million of 30-year bonds, according to a person familiar with the transacti...
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Omnicare, Walgreen exchange unitsSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Omnicare Inc. and Walgreen Co. Friday announced a transaction in which Omnicare will acquire substantially all of the assets of Walgreens' long-term care pharmacy busine...
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Libertyville store features healthy cooking oilsSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - A Libertyville shop that opened Thursday features an array of extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and other gourmet products. Oh Olive, at 606 N. Milwaukee Ave., hi...
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Kernel Fabyan's popcorn growsSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - DEER PARK - Kernel Fabyan's Gourmet Popcorn Shoppe, which first opened six years ago in Geneva, recently expanded to Deer Park Town Center in Deer Park. Inspired by a lo...
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Abbott abandons plans to sell vaccines businessSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Drug and medical device firm Abbott Laboratories said Friday it has abandoned plans to sell its vaccines unit, less than three months after exploring sales...
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Northwest finalizes merger with physician groupSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Hospital said Wednesday it has finalized its acquisition of Riverwoods-based Affinity Healthcare, making the group's physicia...
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EPA investigating Barrington-area pool businessSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed it's investigating evidence of a possible environmental crime at Barrington Pools Inc. in unincorporated Cook Coun...
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Black Diamond may buy GSC GroupSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - GSC Group Inc., which calls itself a "diversified alternative investment manager," filed Chapter 11 petitions for itself yesterday and affiliates. It intends on selling ...