Lake Forest Business
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Grainger reports monthly sales upDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Lake Forest-based Grainger today reported daily sales for the month of November 2010 increased 14 percent versus November last year. Results for the month included a 2 p...
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New Lake Zurich steakhouse uses family-raised beefDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - When Dan Beelow had a tough time finding a high-quality steak, he decided it was time to open his own steakhouse. “I couldn't find a great steak anywhere,” Beelow said. ...
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Ratings changed on Cat, Exelon, TennecoDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Analysts changed their ratings or began coverage today on the following Chicago-area stocks. The stock symbols are listed in parentheses after the companies' names. -- C...
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Discover call-options trading surges before earningsDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Discover Financial Services call- options trading jumped to triple the four-week average amid wagers that the payments processor whose stock has outperformed its three l...
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Upscale salon, spa opens in Lake ZurichDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Couture Three Sixty salon and spa recently opened in Lake Zurich at 195 S. Rand Road, Lake Zurich. Stylist and entrepreneur Rose DePaola is the owner of the 3,500-squar...
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Tenneco to sell notes to cover debtDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Tenneco Inc., a maker of mufflers, shocks and struts, sold $500 million of 6.875 percent, 10-year senior unsecured notes, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The de...
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Comptia to continue Hall of Fame traditionDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Oakbrook Terrace-based Comptia, an association for information technology professionals, is starting a virtual IT Hall of Fame to honor innovators. The Hall of Fame will...
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Pace to allow booze ads at bus sheltersDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Alcoholic beverage ads will be allowed in Pace bus shelters, as long as the local community does not object, the agency's board decided. Pace board members approved a ch...
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Hospira to continue making 'execution' drugDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Lake Forest-based Hospira Inc., the only U.S. manufacturer of a medical anesthetic commonly used as part of a lethal dose in executions, said Thursday it plans to resume...
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Caterpillar adds IBM, Abbott Labs execs to boardDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- Caterpillar says it is adding executives from IBM and Abbott Laboratories to its board of directors. The world's largest construction and mining equipment make...