Northbrook Business
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Briefs: Motorola resolves Metrologic disputeDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Motorola Inc. and Metrologic Instruments Inc. announced Monday they have reached an agreement that settles all outstanding patent infringement disputes bet...
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Allstate surveys teens on drivingDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - A survey commissioned by Northbrook-based Allstate Insurance said Thursday that nearly 90 percent of teens said they hope their friends will be safer on the road in 2008...
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Aon CEO Case lauds terrorism billDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - NORTHBROOK -- Aon Corp. Chief Executive Officer Greg Case on Wednesday praised President Bush for signing a seven-year extension to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, set...
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United vows to do better after third day of massive flight cancellationsDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - For a third consecutive day, United Airlines took it on the nose Wednesday for continuing to cancel hundreds of flights but promised to do better today, despite upsettin...
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Ho elected to Underwriters boardDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - NORTHBROOK -- Underwriters Laboratories announced that Dominic Ho has been elected to its board of trustees. Ho most recently served as chairman of the worldwide consult...
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Cook Co. Movers & ShakersDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Edward Rafalski was named vice president of marketing, to oversee all marketing and communications for the Alexian Brothers Hospital Network, a subsidiary of Alexian Bro...
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2007: A year of surprising twistsDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - In "The Wizard of Oz," farmhand Zeke, played by Bert Lahr, spots trouble on the horizon and shouts a warning. "It's a twister. It's a twister." Like a twister on an unev...
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Platterpus Records finds fondness for vinyl onlineDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - When a photographer and musician met five years ago, they didn't expect something as common as vinyl would lead them into a business partnership. Peter Kuehl, 40, of Sch...
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Briefs: Walgreen earnings up 5.5 percentDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Walgreen Co. used cost-cutting to help it overcome tougher economic conditions in its fiscal first quarter, reporting a 5.5 percent profit increase Friday. ...
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Last minute holiday shopping? You're not aloneDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Last-minute Christmas shoppers are expected in full-force at area malls this weekend. Rising food and fuel prices have cautious consumers taking more of a wait and see a...