Lake Forest Business
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S&P downgrades Tenneco, matches Moody'sMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Standard & Poor's gave auto-parts maker Tenneco Inc. a two- notch ding on Feb. 27 to match the demotion issued in February by Moody's Investors Service. The new S&P corp...
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Abbott to sell $3 billion of debtFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP - Abbott Laboratories, maker of insulin pumps and heart stents to prop open clogged arteries, plans to sell $3 billion of bonds due in 10 and 30 ye...
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Enterprise fuming over suburban rental taxFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Enterprise Rent-A-Car says the city of Chicago is overstepping its bounds with a tax on suburban drivers who use their rentals primarily in the city. The Nevada-based c...
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Movers & shakersFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Red Oak Marketing, Lake Forest, a provider of full service customer care and communications solutions, appointed Tom Michel as senior vice president of sales. Michel, wh...
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ICC judge recommends Nicor get half the hikeFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Naperville-based Nicor Gas could see its delivery rate hike request get cut in half. Administration law judges on Tuesday recommended to the Illinois Commerce Commission...
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Grainger plans to cut up to 400 jobs as sales dropFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Declining sales are driving Lake Forest-based Grainger to cut costs and eliminate between 300 and 400 jobs. Grainger reported daily sales declined 9 percent versus Janu...
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Our financial panel tells us what they think of Obama's stimulus planFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - While several suburban residents applaud President Obama for his drive to boost the economy, some are concerned about certain parts of the stimulus plan or question how ...
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Economist paints bleak picture at Lake Co. forumFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Senior Economist William A. Strauss joked that he was thankful there were no children in the Lake County crowd Monday afternoon because some of the economic charts he wa...
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Movers & shakersFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Elgin-based Sherman Health announced the addition of Pamela Walker of Batavia as its new emergency department director. Walker has 20 years experience as an emergency de...
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Tenneco reports wider fourth-quarter net loss of $298 millionFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Tenneco Inc., the world's largest maker of vehicle exhaust systems, posted a wider fourth-quarter loss of $298 million and reduced annual pay for the top 50 executives b...