Northbrook Business
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Crate & Barrel names new CEOJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - NORTHBROOK -- Crate & Barrel named Barbara A. Turf chief executive officer, succeeding co-founder and CEO Gordon Segal. Turf will replace Segal on May 1, the Northbrook-...
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Foreclosures land Illinois in group's top 10 listJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The nation's foreclosure rate soared 75 percent for the full year of 2007, with Illinois among the top 10 states with the highest percentage of homes in some state of fo...
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New competition for ComcastJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - AT&T Inc. will roll out its U-verse television service starting today in about 175 towns in the Chicago market, including many Northwest and West suburbs. The Internet P...
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Winter heating bills have people surfing to Nicor Web siteJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - When the outside temperature drops, you're more likely to think about ways to say money on your energy costs. At least, that's what Naperville-based Nicor Inc., parent o...
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Northwest suburban movers and shakersJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Roderick I. Hart of Lincolnshire has joined the governing board of Rolling Meadows-based Rainbows, an international grief and crisis-support charity for youth. Hart has ...
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Lake County movers and shakersJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Roderick I. Hart of Lincolnshire joined the governing board of Rolling Meadows-based Rainbows, an international grief and crisis-support charity for youth. Hart has more...
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Potash profits from rising crop pricesJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., with corporate offices in Northbrook, the world's largest maker of crop nutrients, said profit more than doubled to a record as rising...
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PotashCorp profits top $1 billionJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - NORTHBROOK -- PotashCorp on Thursday announced its fourth-quarter earnings rose more than 100 percent to $376.8 million, bringing its full-year profits to $1.1 billion. ...
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Methode to lay off 125 area plant workersJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Methode Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will stop making one of its oldest products -- the simple plug-in connector with tiny prongs that mates with another connector ...
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Area banks suffer along with credit industryJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Shares of two suburban community banks rallied Wednesday despite differing financial performance in the fourth quarter. Wintrust Financial Corp. shares increased 6 perce...