Lake Forest Business
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Abbott abandons plans to sell vaccines businessSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Drug and medical device firm Abbott Laboratories said Friday it has abandoned plans to sell its vaccines unit, less than three months after exploring sales...
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Oak Brook firm offers free trial with e-textbooksSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Oak Brook-based Follett's Higher Education Group has extended their free download program so students can try a digital textbook for at least seven days before buying it...
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Northwest finalizes merger with physician groupSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Hospital said Wednesday it has finalized its acquisition of Riverwoods-based Affinity Healthcare, making the group's physicia...
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EPA investigating Barrington-area pool businessSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed it's investigating evidence of a possible environmental crime at Barrington Pools Inc. in unincorporated Cook Coun...
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Black Diamond may buy GSC GroupSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - GSC Group Inc., which calls itself a "diversified alternative investment manager," filed Chapter 11 petitions for itself yesterday and affiliates. It intends on selling ...
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Abbott cancels potential sale of flu-vaccine businessSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories, after acquiring Solvay SA's pharmaceutical unit, has canceled plans for a sale of the flu vaccine part of the business, said spokesman Scott Stoffel...
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Abbott's Meridia raises heart attack, stroke risk in studySep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' weight-loss pill Meridia increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people with heart disease, according to a study published in the New Eng...
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Hewitt completes acquisition of EnnisKnuppSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Lincolnshire-based Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, today announced it has completed its acquisition of EnnisKnupp, a prov...
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Several stores moving into areaAug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - VERNON HILLS - Discovery Clothing, a value-priced clothing retailer for women and juniors, signed a 14,826-square-foot lease at the Rivertree Court shopping center, loca...
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Journey ends for Mundelein landmark as it's razed for CVSAug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - As rain fell softly Wednesday morning, washing away the previous day's dirt and debris, a decades-old Mundelein landmark became history. Nearly two years after it closed...