Lake Forest Business
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Grainger reports sales dip in FebruaryMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - LAKE FOREST - Grainger reported daily sales declined 10 percent in February compared to the same month last year. The reason for the drop was primarily the result of wea...
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Aon: AIG insurance unit showed 'clear deterioration'Mar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Aon Corp., the world's biggest broker, told clients that insurance operations at American International Group Inc. showed "clear deterioration" in the last three months ...
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Medline awarded $1.8 million contractMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - MUNDELEIN - Medline Industries Inc., a privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, announced a three-year agreement with Premier Inc. to provide adv...
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Pactiv drops on concern pension contributions will deplete cashMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Pactiv Corp., the maker of Hefty garbage bags, tumbled the most ever in New York trading because of concern the declining value of pension-plan assets will require large...
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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...