Lake Forest Business
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Fortune Brands rises on report of possible breakupNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc., the maker of Jim Beam bourbon, rose the most in more than a year in New York trading after the Wall Street Journal reported that the company may wor...
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Paddock buys DuPage-based Business LedgerNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Paddock Publications Inc. announced plans Friday to acquire the Naperville-based Business Ledger, a bi-weekly publication. The acquisition expands Paddock Publication's ...
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Orbitz partners with Walgreens to keep travelers healthyNov 10, 2010 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- With more than 40 million Americans expected to travel this holiday season, Orbitz Worldwide and Walgreens today launched a yearlong initiative to help kee...
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Motorola's new Citrus for smartphone newcomersNov 10, 2010 10:00 pm - It's not yellow or orange, but a simple black. Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc.'s new eco-friendly Citrus debuts today and targets smartphone virgins. Motorola aims to us...
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Abbott on the hunt for heart-valve maker?Nov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories and Johnson & Johnson, pursuing a potential $2 billion market for heart valves that don't require rib-cracking surgery, are shopping for companies wi...
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Aon's leader leavingNov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Aon Corp. announced that Andrew Appel, the firm's chief operating officer, will be leaving the company at the end of the year. At the present time there are no plans to ...
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Rolland's Jewelers to close at Westfield HawthornNov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Rolland's Jewelers, a longtime family-owned store at Westfield Hawthorn Shopping Mall, plans to close by late December. But that won't be the last you'll hear from owne...
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Abbott, Bayer ask court to narrow patent-misconduct standardNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories urged a U.S. appeals court to make it harder for companies to block patent owners from enforcing their intellectual property rights because of miscon...
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Fannie May opens in Wheeling, Oak ParkNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - CHICAGO — Fannie May Candy, the 90-year-old gourmet chocolate maker, plans to open two new stores: one at 1530 E. Lake County Road in Wheeling on Thursday, and the other...
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Brookdale Senior Living stock halted by trading circuit breakerNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Brookdale Senior Living Inc.'s stock was halted following a 13 percent surge that triggered a circuit breaker implemented after the U.S. equity market crash in May. An o...