Lake Forest Business
-
Small boost on tax holiday's first morningAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Harry Barkelar, general manager of Sears in Woodfield Shopping Mall, started his work force 4 hours earlier than normal - at 6 a.m. - to open the doors Friday for back-t...
-
Riley picked for medical projectAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Lake Bluff-based Riley Construction was recently selected to provide preconstruction and construction management services for the three-story, 23,000-square-foot new sur...
-
Ratings changed at DeVry, Career Eduction Corp.Aug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Analysts changed their ratings or began coverage today on the following stocks. The stock symbols are listed in parentheses after the companies' names. • Career Educatio...
-
Kraft exec: We're focused on Cadbury integration not new acquisitionsAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. plans to focus on integrating the acquisitions of Cadbury Plc and Groupe Danone SA's LU unit rather than make more purchases to sustain growth in Europe...
-
Buffalo Grove bank, police to hold ID theft seminarAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove Bank & Trust has changed the date of its free identity theft seminar to 10 a.m. Aug. 14 at the bank, 200 N. Buffalo Grove Road. The seminar will be presen...
-
Suburban component makers see uptick as Ford, others recoverAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Addison-based Woodland Plastics Corp. had to lay off a handful of workers last year due to the recession and the historic slowdown with one of its main clients, the auto...
-
HSBC unit investigated by U.S. over money launderingAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's biggest bank, said a U.S. unit is under investigation by regulators and government agencies over possible violations of anti-money-laundering...
-
'Tax holiday' saving may not be big, but shoppers still happy to have itAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois' "tax holiday" may not produce huge savings for back-to-school shoppers, but retailers around the suburbs still are doing what they can to instill it with a "Bl...
-
Kraft profit climbs 13 percent on overseas salesAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc., the world's second-largest food company, said second-quarter profit increased as improved performance in Europe and emerging markets offset weaker-than...
-
Vernon Hills may offer another incentiveAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - What had been a rarity is becoming an accepted option to jump-start business in Vernon Hills. For the third time since last fall, the village board is considering granti...