Lake Zurich Business
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Terra favoring CF over Yara in buyer battleMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Fertilizer company Terra Industries said Wednesday its board favors a bid to be acquired by CF Industries instead of a previous agreement with Norway's Yara....
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Lake County's Grainger reports spike in salesMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - W.W. Grainger Inc., the Lake Forest-based distributor of building-maintenance supplies, reported that its daily sales increased 12 percent in February compared to a year...
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Peapod tackles Healthy projectMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - SKOKIE - Peapod, an Internet grocer with operations in Lake Zurich, has teamed up with Neighbor Capital and food desert researcher Mari Gallagher to examine ways to expa...
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Fortune Brands to sell Cobra golf brand to PUMAMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc. said today it agreed to sell its Cobra golf brand to PUMA AG. Fortune Brands is based in Deerfield. ...
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Abbott to pay $450 million for Facet BiotechMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories, maker of the arthritis medicine Humira, succeeded in its bid for Facet Biotech Corp. by offering 54 percent more than Biogen Idec Inc. in its reject...
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U.K. takeover panel probing Kraft-Cadbury dealMar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - The U.K. mergers and acquisitions regulator should investigate whether Kraft Foods Inc. misled shareholders in its takeover of Cadbury Plc, according to a candidate for ...
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Six Flags reports $206 million operating loss in '09Mar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Theme-park operator Six Flags Inc. issued financial statements for 2009 showing revenue of $913 million for the year, a decline of 11 percent from 2008. The loss from co...
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Hewitt acquires Web exchangeMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company announced Friday it acquired Senior Educators Ltd., a Web-based retiree med...
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Palatine woodworking store moving to LibertyvilleMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - The selection of specialty products for Lake County-area woodworking enthusiasts will expand with the opening of a Woodcraft store in Libertyville. But the move isn't so...
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BioSante to raise $18 million inMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced it has received commitments from two institutional investors to purchase $18 million of securities in a registered...