Island Lake Business
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CF gains on speculation Agrium takeover more likelyJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - CF Industries Holdings Inc. gained in New York amid speculation that Agrium Inc's hostile attempt to acquire it will benefit from the demise of CF'ss yearlong bid for a ...
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Walgreen plans to offer fresh, prepared foodJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Walgreen Co. plans to offer fresh foods, including salads and cut fruit, and prepared meals to draw "time-starved" shoppers to its more than 7,000 stores. The drugstore ...
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Sales of single-family homes in suburbs climb 10 percentJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Sales of single-family detached homes jumped by about 10 percent in 2009, compared to 2008, the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors said Friday. The Downers Grove group...
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Cadbury: Hershey still interested in usJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Cadbury Plc, the U.K. confectioner fighting a takeover offer from Kraft Foods Inc., said Hershey Co. remains interested in the Dairy Milk maker and would transform itsel...
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Cadbury makes case against Kraft takeover bidJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- British candy maker Cadbury PLC on Tuesday stepped up its defense against a hostile takeover bid from Kraft Foods Inc. by announcing that full-year results wil...
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Peapod plans healthy lunchesJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - LAKE ZURICH - Peapod, an Internet grocer, has partnered with Lara Field and a dietitian team to help parents keep their kids focused and energized throughout the school ...
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Jewel-Osco parent Supervalu returns to 3Q profit on cost controlsJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Grocery chain Supervalu Inc. returned to a fiscal third-quarter profit Tuesday on tighter cost controls and stabilizing profit margins as it revamps its s...
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Abbott partner Astellas rejected by top court on Omnicef patentJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling permitting the sale of generic versions of Abbott Laboratories' Omnicef antibiotic, in a victory for Teva Pharmaceutical Indust...
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Woodfield Crate and Barrel set to closeJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Upscale housewares retailer Crate & Barrel is moving out of Woodfield Shopping Center later this month in preparation to move into a larger store in Schaumburg. The Nort...
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Likely Cadbury gains bolster Kraft defenseJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Cadbury Plc, the world's second- largest confectioner, will probably step up its defense against Kraft Foods Inc.'s hostile 10.9 billion-pound ($17.6 billion) bid tomorr...