Lake Forest Business
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Grainger reports sales growthApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - LAKE FOREST - Grainger reported first-quarter sales of $1.7 billion, up 14 percent versus the first quarter 2009. Both quarters had the same number of selling days. Ne...
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Walgreens teams with YMCA in new diabetes programApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Walgreens is joining the YMCA in an effort to prevent and control diabetes. The Deerfield-based drugstore chain was picked by insurer United Health Group to partner in t...
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Lake Co. chamber hires back coordinatorApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - GURNEE - The Lake County Chamber of Commerce has rehired Martha Appelhans where she will resume her role as the member relations coordinator. A native to Lake County, s...
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Illinois high-speed rail still an improvement, feds sayApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo beat the drum for high-speed rail in Illinois Tuesday, acknowledging that while the state won't have the fastest trains in th...
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Lincolnshire-based Acco expands in Miss.Apr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - BOONEVILLE, Miss. -- Office products company Acco Brands Corp. is expanding its operations in Booneville, adding another 35-40 workers to one of its manufacturing plants...
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Simon Property boosts offer for General GrowthApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Shopping mall owner Simon Property Group Inc. is willing to settle for a slice of its biggest rival, just two months after it had a buyout offer rejected ...
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Study: Baxter drug helps Alzheimer's patientsApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Baxter International's treatment for immune system disorders also helped Alzheimer's patients retain brain size and function after 18 months in a study that suggests the...
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Motorola readies new 3-D set-top box for cableApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - If you're an early adapter with a new 3-D, high-definition television set, you may appreciate the upgraded set-top box that Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. demonstrated M...
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CVS to double in-store clinics after health-care law, CFO saysApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - CVS Caremark Corp., the largest U.S. provider of prescription drugs, will double the number of in-store medical clinics it operates within five years because of new heal...
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Hospital construction continuesApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - LAKE FOREST - Construction of Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital's outpatient surgery center and cancer center is moving along in Grayslake. The hospital expects to open ...