Lake Bluff Business
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No new trial for Abbott in $1.67 billion J&J verdictOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories failed to convince a federal judge to overturn a record $1.67 billion verdict won by Johnson & Johnson's Centocor unit or to reduce the damage award....
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Flower shop emphasizes build-your-own bouquetOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The owners of a flower and gift shop in downtown Long Grove created a business with an "Old World" feel. The European Flower & Gift Market at 144 Old McHenry Road featu...
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Dunkin' Donuts to give free coffee on MondaySep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Regardless of the Chicago 2016 outcome, Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Chicago and suburbs will provide a free medium coffee on Monday, Oct. 5. "Of course, we all hope t...
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Kraft given Nov. 9 deadline to bid on CadburySep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Kraft Foods Inc. has six weeks to make a binding offer to buy British candy maker Cadbury PLC or else walk away for at least six months, Britain's mergers and ...
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CF Industries renews bid for Terra IndustriesSep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Fertilizer company CF Industries has renewed its bid to buy Terra Industries, saying that it has acquired 7 percent of Terra's shares over the past two weeks and that it...
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Walgreen 4Q profit falls, but results top forecastSep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said prescription drug sales rose in the fiscal fourth quarter, pushing the company's results past Wall Street expectations a...
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CF Industries acquires 7 percent of TerraSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - CF Industries Holdings Inc. bought about 7 percent of Terra Industries Inc. through open-market purchases and repeated its commitment to acquire the nitrogen- fertilizer...
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Insurers returning to underwriting profitSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. property and casualty insurers, a group including Travelers Cos. and Allstate Corp., returned to an underwriting profit in the second quarter, making more on premiu...
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Abbott buys Solvay pharma operations for $6.6 bilSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Abbott Laboratories on Monday said it would pay $6.6 billion for the pharmaceutical business of Belgian chemicals maker Solvay in a move to further expand in...
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WMS Industries gets access to more cashSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - WMS Industries Inc., the Waukegan-based maker of slot machines, said it entered into an amended, unsecured revolving credit facility through Sept. 30, 2012, with a syndi...