Lake Barrington Business
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Walgreen February sales upMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Walgreen Co. Wednesday said its February sales of $5.31 billion were up 3.2 percent, from $5.14 billion for the same month in 2009. Sales in comparable stores (those ope...
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Yara won't increase Terra offer after CF bid, board member saysMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Yara International ASA has no plans to raise its offer for fertilizer maker Terra Industries Inc. after a competing bid from Deerfield-based CF Industries Holdings Inc.,...
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CVS sues KV over generic drug supply cutoffMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - CVS Pharmacy Inc., the operator of more than 7,000 drugstores in the U.S., sued KV Pharmaceutical Co., claiming the drugmaker broke a supply contract after the U.S. Food...
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CF issues new $4.74 billion offer for TerraMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- CF Industries made a new $4.74 billion offer for Terra Industries on Tuesday, just six weeks after vowing to end its hostile pursuit of the fertilizer produc...
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HSBC profit rises 2 percent to $5.8 billionFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank, reported Monday that full-year profit rose 2 percent as sharply lower operating costs helped offset an increase in lo...
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Six Flags management may be on the way outFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Incumbent management of Six Flags Inc. evidently will lose their jobs if holding company noteholders succeed in taking over the theme-park operator by winning confirmati...
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Baxter to buy bone graft developerFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Baxter International Inc. announced it would buy a London developer of next generation bone graft material for up to $330 million. The Deerfield-based company said it wi...
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Walgreen to restructures pharmacy, services businessesFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Walgreen Co., the largest U.S. drug- store chain, said it will restructure its health-care businesses to save money and that Stanley B. Blaylock, president of the health...
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Sound firm leaves Cook County in rearview mirrorFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Noise Barriers is a company that specializes in sealing off unwanted sounds, but it recently decided that no buffer was good enough to protect it from the unwanted taxes...
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Marriott Resort to renovateFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - The Lincolnshire Marriott Resort will break ground on a renovation project Monday. The 175-acre resort, in operation for more than 35 years, plans to comp...